The Chill Out Zone

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

earned a Gold medal

In real life you'd earn a download and a Driver Manager going on a run with you!

On the Edinburgh-Glasgow push/pulls (class 47-coaches-DBSO) if you arrived even a minute late there was a platform inspector waiting for you wanting to know why.

[trikey]

Evening all, can't understand all this train speak!!

[RPWC]

Evening all,we had heavy fall of snow this morning, we had light covering overnight and it snowed virtually all morning. Went bro my mum's this afternoon got about 5 miles to the west and the snow had almost disappeared but by the time I got to mum's 15 miles west,there was snow again

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by trikey

Evening all, can't understand all this train speak!!

Study the Thomas the tank engine cartoons! Never had an engine talk to me . . . . quite frequently swore at them but never had one answer back.

[trikey]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Study the Thomas the tank engine cartoons! Never had an engine talk to me . . . . quite frequently swore at them but never had one answer back.

I just keep hearing Ringo's voice

I did used to mould the flag and detonator cases so I do have a little input into the train world

[FLYING BANANA]

Evening everyone

Trying out the Kraken spiced rum for a change.

The Air/Sea/Rescue and lifeboats have been busy tonight on the Tamar. Think someone may have jumped off of the bridge.

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by trikey

I did used to mould the flag and detonator cases so I do have a little input into the train world

Only had to use detonators once. Engine failed, middle of winter, about 2 feet of snow and still falling. Opened the detonator box, white detonators . . . . 2 feet of snow and I've got effin white detonators! When the rescue engine arrived the usual move was to lift the detonators, couldn't see them, just had to explode them. Fun night that, pre cab radios, pre mobile phones, had to walk about a mile and a half in 2-3 feet of snow to the nearest signal to advise the signalman what had happened then stood freezing my nuts off waiting for the rescue engine.

[trikey]

Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

Evening everyone

Trying out the Kraken spiced rum for a change.

The Air/Sea/Rescue and lifeboats have been busy tonight on the Tamar. Think someone may have jumped off of the bridge.

Oh that’s not good Bob..

[trikey]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Only had to use detonators once. Engine failed, middle of winter, about 2 feet of snow and still falling. Opened the detonator box, white detonators . . . . 2 feet of snow and I've got effin white detonators! When the rescue engine arrived the usual move was to lift the detonators, couldn't see them, just had to explode them. Fun night that, pre cab radios, pre mobile phones, had to walk about a mile and a half in 2-3 feet of snow to the nearest signal to advise the signalman what had happened then stood freezing my nuts off waiting for the rescue engine.

Ow! Sounds fun Steve, as you may have already sussed.. I hate being cold, never mind having an ordeal like that as well.

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by trikey

Ow! Sounds fun Steve, as you may have already sussed.. I hate being cold, never mind having an ordeal like that as well.

Never forget that one. wasn't even my train, Motherwell driver who should have worked it was nicked for something else. I wasn't a happy bunny that night! Loco was diesel electric, (huge) engine turned a generator that sent power (about 2,000 amps at full power) to motors that turned the wheels. I later discovered what happened was snow had entered one of the motors, caused a massive earth fault which basically destroyed the power circuits.