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I used to stick "Ironbridge" up on the 158's I used to drive for ATW regardless of the fact there has not been a station open down there since the 1960's. I presume this was done as we were still running specials down to the power station up to about 1990. BTW I must find out how to alter...

Yep sign all the roads including the ex RES one. I have actually been in there before now with one of the ECS Euston to Central Rivers Via Stafford moves.

No where interesting at all! :D Bham, Inter, Cov & Stafford are all I have been told so far.

It's mostly as Oxley Box is coming out then (on the 28th in theroy anyway). Salop-Wolves as an important link to wales as it is also has the Crewe diversion so not the end of the world. There is a lot of track alterations going on at Oxley, mostly to the yard I think looking at all the panels...

Still have the Water tower on the WCML at south of Castlethorpe that used to supply water to the troughs there. Bit different to the rest of the WCML infrastucture. Oh & theres still one at Rugby on the upside.

No good for passenger use mate, No ETH & slow as a slug getting away. But I totally agree, what a waste. Typical of todays railway though. It saddens me a lot as I was a signalman when they were doing trials with them in my area when they were brand new. I always prefered the 56's (as they were...

Not really the same issue at all, I know what you are saying but does not translate to rail at times. Defensive driving policy dictates a similar start to what you say. For my lot it says class 221 brake earlier & lighter which is all well & good, however being the fact that Voyagers slide at...

I was told from quite a few railway workmates over time that it was intended to be upgraded to four track by the LMS before WW2, however apparently WW2 started to kick off before it was started. If that is true or not I don't know 100%, but I will say it needs it. The whole Coventry to Bham...

Yesterday was Possesion overun's & then axle counter failure in the Blisworth area (2nd hand info as I was off yesterday). Today was rail head issues with LM again compounded by the fact as said a points failure at Bham Inter. I left Bham right time with the 07:50 to Eus, I think I was about...

Funny enough I was looking at pictures of an actual steam powered plane the other day....so you never know.:wink:

Well I guess you missed my point totally there as well as being rather rude. I did not say I would like to see 140mph from everywhere, I said that if they gave us incab signalling on the WCML so we could have 140mph running as the Pendos in derated power form will give us then I don't see why we...

We don't need it at all. Just another diversion of cash away from anything non London based. I do London to Preston in 2 hrs on the train I can't do that in a car legally. However If I want to travel from deepest darkest Wales/scotland/Yorkshire then I need a lot longer. Spend the money on...

Not done 00 since about 2001 when I sold off most of my stuff including my rather obsesive collection of class 47's (Did have about 70! :roll: ) down to 20 now! Well I like them in real life. I however have got back into railway modelling in a big way in the larger scales. I tried it back in...

Where are we talking about here? If on the up Cov's to Up fast over the flyover we go from 125mph EPS/MU (100Mph PS) to 75mph EPS (65mph PS) over the North Flyover (Trent Valley Jnc). Then stay at 75mph till we go onto the Up fast which is then EPS 125mph (390) or 120mph (221), Followed by EPS...

Pretendolino has been running a bit more lately as we keep putting major flats on a lot of 390 sets & it seemed to be covering a set a day last week as they recieved lathe attention. However less slippy this week (although 390011 I had tonight was fubared in the A end with wheel flats). BTW...

I trained on ERTMS when I was still driving for ATW & it is a horrible system to work with in level 2. Hard to describe exactly why, but it makes you focus too much on a VDU rather than whats actually happening out on the track. Hated it in a big way. It's another shoddy signalling system like...

Been a while since I've posted an update on here, work has been ongoing though. The scenery is virtually complete down to Maindee North Jcn. Trackwise, the south wales mainline has been extended past East Usk yard towards Seven tunnel Jcn. The line is all in place the other way as far as the Jcn...

One of my favs was years ago when I was with NR. I was working as a pilotman & aboard an EWS class 37. The loco was obviously just back from spain & all the notices & printed items were in spanish along with some traincrew added comments. Not that unusual I know but felt very weird to be on a BR...

That just about sums everything up to me as well, well said.

I agree entirely with what you say regarding tatty stock vs shiney, people are like magpies sometimes. When we started running to Bham Inter this year the staff there were amazed that we were using 158's, they thought we were only using the "old" stock to do driver training down there & could...