Recent content by philden

You can also travel to Perris by Metrolink to visit the Southern California Railway Museum (formerly known as the Orange Empire Railway Museum).

Some nice pics here - http://www.easternrailservices.co.uk/news.htm

Go to the 'Advanced' search, and you can search sold listings.

I don't think anyone has yet mentioned the band 'I Like Trains'...

There is a link to download it as a high definition PDF - http://carto.metro.free.fr/documents/CartoMetroLondon.v3.6.pdf Phil.

There are trolleybuses in Boston, including some hybrid CNG/electric vehicles than use trolleys and wires through a tunnel from the airport, the Silver line. Phil.

The single version of 'Sound Of The Suburbs' by The Members contained a station announcement at Staines. It doesn't seem to be on the version I have on a CD compilation though.

To counter the bad experiences here, back in 2004 I left my camera on a SWT service from Waterloo. I reported it fairly quickly, I don't think my name was on it. After a few days I got a call that it was in the main office at Waterloo and collected it.

Yes, you can just turn up and buy tickets for the Surfliner.

I have come across this interesting item on Ebay and wonder what it is for? Perhaps some kind of 'weights and measures' inspection, or something? http://www.ebay.com/itm/160865018551?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_6671wt_1142 Any ideas? It is not my sale, by the way, I'm...

I subscribed for a year with the hope that at some stage they'll revert to the landscape format. If they don't I am unlikely to renew.

I agree that the worst thing is moving to the layout of a printed magazine for no good reason. The old landscape format was very computer friendly. Not being able to read off-line is a disadvantage, but I'd subscribe if they revert to the old layout. Phil.

I am in the middle of installing decoders in a Bachmann Voyager also. The motor vehicle is easy, but for the end cars you have choices. The 'standard' option is to use function-only decoders, but for most types you will have to sunstantially rewire the lights to separate the directions. This...