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Forum: Say Hello 20th February 2018, 22:52
Replies: 7
Views: 4,174
Posted By Tony
Thanks John, now you have upset me, that shop...

Thanks John, now you have upset me, that shop used to be one of my "go to" places whenever I visited Manchester. Just shows how you slowly lose touch whilst you bask in the Spanish sunshine for four...
Forum: Say Hello 20th February 2018, 16:16
Replies: 7
Views: 4,174
Posted By Tony
May I suggest a visit to the Ian Allan bookshop...

May I suggest a visit to the Ian Allan bookshop on the approach to Manchester Piccadilly station ? It is only a tram ride away. The staff in there are very helpful.
Forum: Railway Stations 14th February 2018, 17:52
Replies: 11
Views: 8,998
Posted By Tony
The loco certainly looks like a 4-4-0 and by the...

The loco certainly looks like a 4-4-0 and by the general outline it seems to have the feel of a Holden loco, especially by the shape of the funnel. The type of station building belongs more in East...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 5th February 2018, 18:35
Replies: 1
Views: 1,835
Posted By Tony
Very confusing story. Are the new trains going to...

Very confusing story. Are the new trains going to be 98 new coaches or 98 x 4 coach trains ? Are they going to be diesel or electric ? If they are going to be electric, how will they access the...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 5th February 2018, 17:43
Replies: 7
Views: 2,759
Posted By Tony
This type of accident was stopped in the U.K....

This type of accident was stopped in the U.K. over 100 years ago. I realise that the vast distances in the U.S.A. make things more difficult but to have facing points on a main line without signal...
Forum: Say Hello 29th January 2018, 21:33
Replies: 3
Views: 2,075
Posted By Tony
The engine in the photo is a Lancashire &...

The engine in the photo is a Lancashire & Yorkshire 0-6-0 saddle tank. It predates the Class 23, probably built at Miles Platting under the Superintendent William Jenkins. By the small size of the...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 28th September 2017, 12:18
Replies: 6
Views: 4,898
Posted By Tony
I will always remember the day I met him near...

I will always remember the day I met him near Longmoor just after he had bought the 9F. He very proudly showed me round the 9F and the 3MT Standard loco which he also owned. I spent about two hours...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 14th August 2017, 15:01
Replies: 1
Views: 1,778
Posted By Tony
Unfortunately, financial considerations trump...

Unfortunately, financial considerations trump sentiment. Currently there are too many museums that are not, and never will be, viable commercially. The original founders of these museums, driven by...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 7th August 2017, 16:02
Replies: 8
Views: 7,192
Posted By Tony
Stratford is a good spot for freight liner wagons...

Stratford is a good spot for freight liner wagons going on to the North London line.
Forum: Say Hello 5th April 2017, 21:44
Replies: 10
Views: 3,356
Posted By Tony
Hello TJx, welcome to the forum. There are many...

Hello TJx, welcome to the forum. There are many very knowledgeable people on the forum who will be able to answer any questions you may have. Anyway, whoever said that little girls are made of sugar...
Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion 15th March 2017, 19:56
Replies: 1
Views: 1,039
Posted By Tony
I find it very annoying to find a separate web...

I find it very annoying to find a separate web site within the Railway Forum. We used to be able to view film clips now we are confronted by a meaningless box.
Forum: Events & Dates for your Diary 24th December 2016, 14:21
Replies: 2
Views: 3,722
Posted By Tony
Our wonderful politicians have been talking about...

Our wonderful politicians have been talking about HS2 for longer than it took to build the original West Coast route from London to Glasgow ! (plus another 3000 miles or so elsewhere)
Forum: Railway News from around the World 24th December 2016, 14:14
Replies: 7
Views: 4,545
Posted By Tony
"The 10.45 to Guildford will be arriving on a...

"The 10.45 to Guildford will be arriving on a Wynnes low loader at the front of the station"
For it to cost more to move a locomotive or coach by rail than by road is truly the economics of the...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 4th December 2016, 16:58
Replies: 3
Views: 2,446
Posted By Tony
After the way in which the last Labour Government...

After the way in which the last Labour Government and John Prescott in particular treated the railway, I can't see anyone touching this with a bargepole. I was one of many thousands of shareholders...
Forum: Railway Modelling 28th November 2016, 12:32
Replies: 4
Views: 5,910
Posted By Tony
I have discovered that Railroad Tycoon II is...

I have discovered that Railroad Tycoon II is available as a FREE download. It you don't trust free download sites go to Sold Out Software (Amazon).
Forum: Railway Modelling 28th November 2016, 12:29
Replies: 2
Views: 5,431
Posted By Tony
Thanks for the video, a great half hour just...

Thanks for the video, a great half hour just watching the trains go by!
Forum: Railway Modelling 22nd November 2016, 19:33
Replies: 4
Views: 5,910
Posted By Tony
Railroad Tycoon II runs well on Windows 7. It is...

Railroad Tycoon II runs well on Windows 7. It is the best of the RT games, RT1 is very basic and RT3 is a series of set pieces with rather a lot of computer input (you don't feel that you are in...
Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion 5th November 2016, 14:49
Replies: 2
Views: 1,369
Posted By Tony
And the Chinese built this from the goodness in...

And the Chinese built this from the goodness in their hearts? It will give the Chinese rapid access to the heart of this enormous, largely unexplored part of Africa. The do-gooders think that the...
Forum: Railway Stations 26th October 2016, 14:19
Replies: 8
Views: 6,678
Posted By Tony
If I remember correctly, that sign was on the...

If I remember correctly, that sign was on the wall at the top of the underpass slope at the left hand side of the ticket barriers looking from platform 11. The ticket barriers are still in the same...
Forum: Say Hello 31st August 2016, 17:40
Replies: 1
Views: 4,168
Posted By Tony
The Preston to Bolton line was in Lancashire and...

The Preston to Bolton line was in Lancashire and Yorkshire territory. I suggest a couple of books on the history of the L&Y might help stir the little grey cells.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 6th August 2016, 13:35
Replies: 5
Views: 2,996
Posted By Tony
Unfortunately the vast majority of railway...

Unfortunately the vast majority of railway structures are well over 100 years old and will be more and more susceptible to sudden failure. British Railways in all it's guises has not been a good...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 18th July 2016, 13:49
Replies: 11
Views: 16,486
Posted By Tony
As an ex Company Safety Officer albeit in an...

As an ex Company Safety Officer albeit in an Airline, I can think of at least a dozen reasons why OMO is a ludicrous idea, especially on a crowded 12 coach train in the rush hour. Seeing the BBC clip...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 30th May 2016, 13:49
Replies: 1
Views: 1,774
Posted By Tony
If you ever try to travel on the Manchester -...

If you ever try to travel on the Manchester - Leeds line at rush hour, you will know that for all the extra annual seats this implies, you will still be standing up crushed like sardines! If they...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 7th May 2016, 13:56
Replies: 3
Views: 2,570
Posted By Tony
But will it do anything for the grumpy jobsworth...

But will it do anything for the grumpy jobsworth that you meet at the station?
Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion 5th May 2016, 14:38
Replies: 2
Views: 1,408
Posted By Tony
Wow, that was exciting!

Wow, that was exciting!
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