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That train looks a bit wobbly doesn't it?. is it the tracks there? or the suspension? looks more like driving a boat than a train.
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That train looks a bit wobbly doesn't it?. is it the tracks there? or the suspension? looks more like driving a boat than a train.
davesgcr
Reading books
New York City subway conductors have to point on arrival at a station , to the "zebra" board which indicates the train is properly berthed in the platform. The cab position is about central , and only then can they release the doors. There is an amusing video on Youtube. about it.
Some operators in the UK train the drivers to point at a signal , usually when approaching a caution (single or double yellow) , to reiterate the need for care. White gloves not yet needed over here.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Narrow gauge tracks I think. Always a bit more wobbly.
T & P
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Judging by the video I posted earlier, am I right to assume the Japanese railways routinely have two drivers/ operators in the cabin, even on (what looks like in the video) shorter commuter routes? Or was this perhaps the last leg of the route, and the driver would have been alone for most of his shift?
There’s usually just the one person in the cabin in UK and European operations, right?
There’s usually just the one person in the cabin in UK and European operations, right?
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
Definitely not.
Class 43s, Class 47s, Class 08 shunters, Class 87?? Electric loco Class 150 DMU
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
The SVR have the jigs & test gear ...I guess a bit of maintenance is called for after 25 years...
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
there's 72 (and 4 guard's and 4 driver's) doors on that unit...
bloody annoying the state it's got in to, as it was fully operational in the mid 90s
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
there's 72 (and 4 guard's and 4 driver's) doors on that unit...
bloody annoying the state it's got in to, as it was fully operational in the mid 90s
Too big for my team (& we're "wood-based") to handle,
But I agree, a great shame it has been allowed to get into such a state.
Where ?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
has been in open storage in Coventry for quite a few years, moved to Margate a year or two ago.
The 4-Sub Association has more.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
And the best of British to them - definitely a worthy cause.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
British Rail logo designer appalled by green makeover ‘mess’
Gerry Barney says temporary branding update by rail industry group uses too many colours
It’s a fair comment IMO, the original design is still pretty iconic fifty odd years later.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
tim
EXPLODED TIM! (Help me!!!)
Video of a 1.2 km long model railway network used by Deutsche Bahn to train signalvolk to use all the signalling systems from mechanical to digital currently in use in Germany. Looks like good fun unless you actually have to go out into a real signal box or control centre and do it in real life. Lots of unmasked close quarters face to face chat and a handshake. We still don't do that sort of thing where I work.
"We had a similar facility since 1936", presumably, part of an attempt to keep up with the Mussolinis
"We had a similar facility since 1936", presumably, part of an attempt to keep up with the Mussolinis
editor
hiraethified
You could easily add those symbols. Most modern station signs are so small that they're impossible to read if you're on a passing train, unlike these beauties:
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
I’m guessing it would be towards Leeds at Hebden, but possible it isn’t! There are lines where it changed during the lifetime of them.
Storm Fox
Trying the find the next noun to verb
You certainly could, plus white on black is and the fonts are really nice.You could easily add those symbols. Most modern station signs are so small that they're impossible to read if you're on a passing train, unlike these beauties:
See also pre-warboys road-signs
