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    Weird Happenings During Railtours

    Something similar happened with AIA Charter's Brighton Rock when it got held at Acton Canal Wharf. The local scrotes started throwing stones at the train, luckily causing minimal damage. When it got the peg and started to move there was a return broadside of stones (collected from those thrown)...
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    Tea: Milk first, last, or not at all?

    Let's not also forget that tea needs to be infused in water that is at minimum 93*C, any cooler than that and it won't release all the flavours. This explains why it is impossible to make a decent cup of tea above 7000' above sea level or on an aeroplane as they're usually pressurised to a min...
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    Favourite (Non Train) Youtube Channels

    And tea, don't forget the tea....
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    Under utilised class 67s

    Regarding only needing 4 67s for Mail trains..... Right up to the end of Mail trains there were 4 needed at St Blazey, 2 at Bristol, 2 at Swansea, 2 at Norwich, 1 at Tyne Yard, 1 at Motherwell, 4 at Willesden. There were then 2 needed for the Sleepers and 1 for the Walsall - Aberdeen fast...
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    New trains for East Midlands Franchise

    What's wrong with a DTS - TSP - PC - TS - TS - PC - TS - TSB - PC- TFP - DTF style FLIRT? 7500+hp on diesel, 7000hp on electric, equivalent length of 9 coaches, seating equivalent of 7.5. That should get a wriggle on, do 125mph and be easily and quickly built by Stadler as they are already...
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    Why don't Diesel Trains have AdBlue?

    But those smelly and unhealthy particles entering your lungs are large enough to get coughed back up. The new 'environmentally friendly' smaller particles produced by diesel engines with particulate filters are not.

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