Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Is that a Class 68 @VelvetUnderpants ? Dapol have just released a rather nice 00 model of it.
View: https://youtu.be/S5SPY0AIyQA
View: https://youtu.be/S5SPY0AIyQA
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Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
Furness last Saturday
Hover Fly
Lazy so and so
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
Foxfield, Duddon Valley, last April
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
They're quite styled for a diesel. The ones with yellow ends look really angry.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
I'm astonished that the rules have been changed to allow the yellow ends to be removed under certain circumstances; I thought they'd be there forever.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Yes, there are noise regs. Pass-by noise of 85dB at 80km/h, 7.5m from the centre of the track, in case you were interested. 89dB for starting noise (pulling away).
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Don't get me on that!
Essentially it is the EU that has got rid of our yellow front ends. At this point I could break into a fearsome pro-Brexit rant, but yellow front ends were only introduced to improve visibility for non-steam trains. Now, with greater controls on track working, three front end lights, and specific requirements for their beam and intensity, it doesn't add anything to visibility at all.
Only new trains can get away without the yellow fronts. It is possible to lose the yellow front for re-liveried trains. However you need to do a risk assessment, which is always going to be more expensive in time and money than just getting a pot of yellow paint out.
And don't get me started on the minimum area stuff. No, really, don't.
What do I think?
I think black is bad. I think yellow isn't necessary. I think that those that are determined to remove the yellow front end from their livery are over-estimating how much people consider the colour of the front of a train (even subliminally) when deciding whether to use one or not. I don't care that much and get frustrated by those that do.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
We were there a few days ago, to ride the Velorail.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Our local state railways have just brought in anew colour scheme based on the Baden-Württemberg state flag. Here's the flag:
Here's the interpretation on the trains:
Oh, the irony...
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Hmm. No irony, really. The EU didn't say "you can't have a yellow front end". They effectively said "No other countries in the EU have a requirement for a yellow front end, so clearly the consensus is that it does not make a material impact on safety. Any colour is fine."
For my next rant, I will chose detonators, once called fog signals. Guess which the only country in Europe is that still requires them to be carried in train cabs?
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
I've often wondered who makes detonators. They can't be cheap - low demand (they are virtually never used) and lots of expensive lead.
Apparently they only have a 5 year life.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
The irony for me was that at exactly the point where Yellow Ends are beginning to disappear in the UK, largely for aesthetic reasons, Baden-Württemberg brings them in as part of its "cool new livery".
Now all they have to do is make the trains run on time...
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Do they then spontaneously explode?
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
Italy has a new Mussolini, so it'll happen* there.
*apparently there is some truth in the pound shop Hitler making the trains run on time, mainly done by giving the services really slack timings.
