Mundane News

[Gravity Aided]

Or this, although the science and explanations involved are lengthy.

 

[Jenkins]

He just doesn't have room or inclination until September, as the climate here is still quite warm then.
Speaking of climate, I was wondering if you all would like some portable air conditioner units sent over.
P.S.- Your trains aren't air conditioned? Jaysus. This has to be horrible.

If you could get one here for tomorrow, that would be brilliant. Is it small enough to get into a backpack so I can take it to work when I'm next in on Saturday?

 

[Gravity Aided]

Power units that don't catch fire? Wow. We try this thing called a separate locomotive. Might look into that. Siemens make most of them on our line, as the state, more than the federal government (irresponsible at best of times, downright loony at this point) does most of the funding for Amtrak around here.

 

[classic33]

A taste of things to come. The brakes are computer controlled, no driver override. If the computer thinks it's at the station/platform, it applies the brakes.

They've removed the "Dead man's brake". HAL is now in charge.

 

[raleighnut]

Power units that don't catch fire? Wow. We try this thing called a separate locomotive. Might look into that. Siemens make most of them on our line, as the state, more than the federal government (irresponsible at best of times, downright loony at this point) does most of the funding for Amtrak around here. View attachment 476860

We used to make proper trains here too,

View: https://youtu.be/HFH625LVmno

View: https://youtu.be/jPUy9a3xi4w


Even got a small kitchen near the Engines.

 

[Gravity Aided]

A taste of things to come. The brakes are computer controlled, no driver override. If the computer thinks it's at the station/platform, it applies the brakes.

They've removed the "Dead man's brake". HAL is now in charge.

Gott hat Barmherzigkeit!

 

[Gravity Aided]

We used to make proper trains here too,

View: https://youtu.be/HFH625LVmno

View: https://youtu.be/jPUy9a3xi4w


Even got a small kitchen near the Engines.

Wonderful machines, the Napier Deltics.

 

[Andy in Germany]

you might as well be pissing into a volcano for all the good that it does...

Crikey, I'm glad I use the Little Boys Room. Your version sounds much more dangerous.

 

[Reynard]

Crikey, I'm glad I use the Little Boys Room. Your version sounds much more dangerous.

 

[Reynard]

Time to feed the furries, snaffle a spot of supper, and then I'm going to select a bike and head off for a bimble.

 

[Andy in Germany]

A taste of things to come. The brakes are computer controlled, no driver override. If the computer thinks it's at the station/platform, it applies the brakes.

They've removed the "Dead man's brake". HAL is now in charge.

Does it insist "You have reached your destination" after it's locked the train in place?

 

[Andy in Germany]

We used to make proper trains here too,

View: https://youtu.be/HFH625LVmno

View: https://youtu.be/jPUy9a3xi4w


Even got a small kitchen near the Engines.

One of my earliest memories is one of those, in blue with the black marker panel hammering around the curve south of Berwick on Tweed. Lovely beasties they were.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Jeez, guys... Don't you ever go for a wee and to tidy your hair and top up the deodorant and check you've got nowt stuck between your gnashers before going out in public?

Ooohhh. You may have stumbled on the reason I don't have a social life...

 

[Andy in Germany]

I'm sure that has to be fun, especially on a Pacer, which reminds me of a bus on a flat car.

Not far off on the description.

Not far off the construction specifications as I recall, bus on a flat car, designed for ten years of service.

In 1984.

I waited for years for Hornby to bring out their model as a child: I'll go out on a limb here and say I quite liked the 142's , but then I didn't have to commute on one for the last 30 years...

 

[classic33]

Does it insist "You have reached your destination" after it's locked the train in place?

They currently only have four running, out of 93, on driver familiarisation runs. One "broke down" just outside Leeds station. But until they fix the brake problem, they'll not be running them all.