Atomic Systems

Re Mr Bertram's poem:
You will still be able to see mail on rail in Yorkshire - the Manchester-Scunthorpe Binliner runs every day carrying two thirds of yesterday's post.

They have a web site at http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk some very interesting ideas to scare other operators - seat or money back will embarass a few of their co-line users for starters.

I didn't get a proper look inside the Arriva Mk2s as i was on a neighbouring train. I hope to sample it first hand in the near future.

I have just made up the consist in MSTS though and all i can say is it needs a soundtrack by Motorhead.

The 37T&T is running over the Harrogate line at the moment. I saw it this morning coming into Leeds. Looks very - Solid.

Lets see, in chronological order: Meeting my Grandad from work and seeing mucky Jubillees working coal up the Cleckheaton branch. The Hornby 00 set I had as a kid with a TPO with working pickup net and the Blue Pullman. Being lullabyed to sleep by the 37s on the Transpennine. Deltic hauled workingme...

The state of the seats on ATNs 150s terrifies me, the moving parts of the train have less grease on them.

As well as the standard Gill Sans there are two specially made fonts which resemble BR signage you can download from most font websites: 'Paddington' and 'London Tube'. Theres also a couple called 'Midland Railway' and 'Coronation Scot' which look like LMS poster fonts from the '30s. - Ideal for tho...

I don't know what everyone is complaining about, I had a very enjoyable day out. There maybe could have been more locos there but for £9.00 you got more than you would at some of the local preservation dos. I didn't find browsing at the stalls difficult and those who found it too crowded clearly do...

How about a JR500 in GNER colours.
Well, we can dream can't we?

I seem to remember local "pop star" WH Auden doing one for his hit, "Night Mail" back in the day. I think it was filmed on the WCML. It didn't feature any 67s though which I thought was a bit poor. I was trying to work out the other day what kind of GWR loco XTC are posing on, on their "Big Express"...

One for the weekend:

What is the train in my avatar pic? Where does it run?

Your travelling between penzance and inverness on a weekend first you have a wife and 2 kids how much is the total fare? I make it £1506 (Actually 1st Open Return) Not bad going when you consider the flight from a local airport would be less than £200. ill give you another guess, also it consider...

I wrote: "Heres three simple ones: 1. Fastest thing on rails? At what speed? 2. Heaviest train ever? 3. As of this month - Between which two cities does the fastest passenger rail service run?" -------------------- 1. Fastest rail vehicle - 9,851km/h (Mach 8) USA, White Sands Missile Test Base, unma...

I think someone may have solved Voyagers' bad timekeeping and reliability problems

- http://www.uktrainsim.com/filelib-info. ... afd40f2619 -

Now for that dodgy kettle.

Your travelling between penzance and inverness on a weekend first you have a wife and 2 kids how much is the total fare? I make it £1506 (Actually 1st Open Return) Not bad going when you consider the flight from a local airport would be less than £200. Heres three simple ones: 1. Fastest thing on...