Fatality at Watford Junction
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:43:23 -0600 (MDT)
This is causing major problems this evening. Does anyone have any more info?
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Re: Why isn't manual transmission used on railway vehicles?
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:43:21 -0700 (PDT)
On 10 jul, 15:38, "R.C. Payne" <rc...@nospam.ac.uk> wrote:
> Paul Scott wrote:
> > "Mortimer" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
> >news:yuidnbrWDL8HmOvVnZ2dnUVZ8uadnZ2d@posted.plusnet...
> >>"R.C. Payne" <rc...@nospam.ac.uk> wrote in message
> >>news:g54vmd$aa$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk...
>
> >>>I've never run a ...
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Virgin Liveried 47 at Crewe
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:23:45 +0100
Does anyone know what the virgin liveried class 47 is stood in the yard
outside the old Crewe Diesel Depot ?
It looks to have been there for some considerable time and appears to still
be named.
Thanks in advance for any information.
Regards,
Gordon.
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East Midlands Trains Dec 08 timetable
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:06 +0200 (CEST)
I understand that EMT has been taking representations for a few months now with regards to its Dec 08 timetable. This will be the biggest change to services to/from St Pancras since Midland Mainline introduced its clockface timetable to London after introducing its Turbostars many moons back.
Does anyone have a li ...
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East Midlands Trains Dec 08 timetable
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:44:15 +0200 (CEST)
I understand that EMT has been taking representations for a few months now with regards to its Dec 08 timetable. This will be the biggest change to services to/from St Pancras since Midland Mainline introduced its clockface timetable to London after introducing its Turbostars many moons back.
Does anyone have a li ...
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Re: Why isn't manual transmission used on railway vehicles?
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:28:11 +0100
In message <_fmdnQmOQsudmevVnZ2dnUVZ8uOdnZ2d@posted.plusnet>, Mortimer
<me@privacy.net> writes
>What is the profile of a dog clutch? Does it have rectangular castelations
>like two chess castles/rooks enmeshing top-to-top or does it have a sawtooth
>profile. I'd have thought that with a rectangular profile there ...
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Re: Why isn't manual transmission used on railway vehicles?
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:28:11 GMT
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:49:43 +0100, Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:40:00 +0100, Mortimer wrote
>>>
>>> My Series II still has the starting handle clipped under the bonnet lid
>>
>> How easy is it to turn over a diesel engine as on a Land Rover,
>
>errrr... Most series Land-R ...
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Re: Why isn't manual transmission used on railway vehicles?
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:53:23 -0700 (PDT)
On 9 jul, 16:36, Bill Hayles <gro...@billnot.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:29:27 ?, Stimpy <stimpy199...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >My '68 Land-Rover only ever had synchro on 3 and 4. ?Double-declutching is
> >one of those skills that, once learned, stays with you forever
>
> If you know what you're d ...
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Re: Why isn't manual transmission used on railway vehicles?
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:44:37 -0700 (PDT)
On 10 jul, 02:17, D7666 <d7...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 10, 12:54 am, Tony Polson <docnews2...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Some older diesels had a cold start knob that gave a richer mixture.
>
> Ummm ... richer mixture ?
>
> Diesels have fuel injection pumps and no variable control over air -
> well at l ...
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Re: BBC - New delay for troubled rail firm GC
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
Tony Polson wrote:
> "John Salmon" <john.e.salmon@gensheet.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Presumably they are trying to serve the whole of Teesside, but they can't
> >> call at Middlesbrough or Thornaby without a reversal, so the choice is
> >> between Billingham, Stockton, Eaglescliffe or perhaps (just over the old
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