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Jul 16, 2015 23:40:08 GMT
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"Mary, Untier of knots"  That one's just beautiful  Nice isn't it. Still haven't worked out how you arrive at it though  Saw another new one yesterday, 'God's Wheels' and two things struck me: 1) being omnipotent does he actually need any? and 2) if he were a rabid petrol-head, would he really choose an old, clapped out Hyundai? Anyway, to railway matters. The man from Del Monte, he say yes! So it's a goer. Happy boy, me  Jacking a meeting up with the port for next week followed by PNR, then we can really get down to business. |
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Last Edit: Sept 13, 2015 19:46:24 GMT by georgeb
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Get in there my son!
Er, that is to say, well done George, outstanding piece of work.
You probably deserve a beverage of your choice in a local hostelry.
James
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These names really could be a book in themselves, along with explanatory photos.
Coffee table book.....?
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Jul 17, 2015 11:13:50 GMT
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Hi, "Mary, untier of knots" is important to Catholics because it's about the Virgin Mary.
Colin
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Jul 17, 2015 21:22:09 GMT
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Get in there my son! Er, that is to say, well done George, outstanding piece of work. You probably deserve a beverage of your choice in a local hostelry. James Thank you for your kind words I may already have taken your sage advice, but see no reason not to repeat the exercise! These names really could be a book in themselves, along with explanatory photos. Coffee table book.....? A retirement project perhaps? Hi, "Mary, untier of knots" is important to Catholics because it's about the Virgin Mary. Colin Every day's a school day. All comes from a painting I understand. |
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Last Edit: Jul 17, 2015 21:22:24 GMT by georgeb
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Jul 18, 2015 11:04:56 GMT
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We're playing with these at the moment....
Lots of noise, speed and complaints of car alarms going off and decorative plates falling off shelves.....
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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Jul 18, 2015 14:36:34 GMT
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Hi, Two loco, three car train, is it enough? I do like the sound of big diesels, I have the main london to brighton line at the bottom of the garden and often get them going to and from the quarry further up the line with between 18 and 24 wagons behind.
Colin
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Jul 18, 2015 21:19:23 GMT
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Hi, Two loco, three car train, is it enough? I do like the sound of big diesels, I have the main london to brighton line at the bottom of the garden and often get them going to and from the quarry further up the line with between 18 and 24 wagons behind. Colin 3,500Bhp on about 100 tons.... goes well. Bit overkill really, the upper echelons panicked a bit over station stop times causing delays. Now it sits for about two to three minutes a most stations waiting correct departure time! |
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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luckyseven
Posted a lot
Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
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Club RR Member Number: 45
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Jul 18, 2015 21:32:58 GMT
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Hi, Two loco, three car train, is it enough? I do like the sound of big diesels, I have the main london to brighton line at the bottom of the garden and often get them going to and from the quarry further up the line with between 18 and 24 wagons behind. Colin Funnily enough, I drive the Brighton to London mainline and hate getting stuck behind those hairy-&*!£sed ballast trains limping along at 35 miles an hour  You can always spot a freight driver in a messroom; they're the ones who are stone deaf, have acute vibration white finger, a blue nose from hypothermia and smell overwhelmingly of diesel |
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Jul 19, 2015 19:57:19 GMT
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Hi, Two loco, three car train, is it enough? I do like the sound of big diesels, I have the main london to brighton line at the bottom of the garden and often get them going to and from the quarry further up the line with between 18 and 24 wagons behind. Colin Funnily enough, I drive the Brighton to London mainline and hate getting stuck behind those hairy-&*!£sed ballast trains limping along at 35 miles an hour You can always spot a freight driver in a messroom; they're the ones who are stone deaf, have acute vibration white finger, a blue nose from hypothermia and smell overwhelmingly of diesel That's the joy of solidly bolting a V16 two-stroke onto the chassis and skimping on insulation.... good old GM! |
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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Jul 19, 2015 22:33:45 GMT
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3,500Bhp on about 100 tons.... goes well. Bit overkill really, the upper echelons panicked a bit over station stop times causing delays. Now it sits for about two to three minutes a most stations waiting correct departure time! We like overkill. I'm afraid I have to be sensible and go for 1.5hp/tonne. I'm also going to use your video to show my detractors how we do it in the UK Every now and again, someone, normally a Beanie, will demand to know why I'm top and tailing my wagon rakes with a loco when "PNR don't" and it would be cheaper with one. Trying to explain to them that we don't have the room at either terminal for a run-around loop and plus, if we do get one loco fail, the other can make it to the end - albeit at a reduced speed - without incurring delays (and penalties) to PNR, just gets blank looks. They don't even seem to understand that if I did build loops then the trains would have to be shorter and we'd probably lose eight or so containers per trip which, over ten years, is a lot of revenue. Therefore I'll show them your video and just say, "International best practice". No-one ever argues that one! Hi, Two loco, three car train, is it enough? I do like the sound of big diesels, I have the main london to brighton line at the bottom of the garden and often get them going to and from the quarry further up the line with between 18 and 24 wagons behind. Colin Can this be the one person in the UK who buys a house backing onto a line and then doesn't complain that people run trains on it? Brilliant, I never thought such a person existed. Well done that man Funnily enough, I drive the Brighton to London mainline and hate getting stuck behind those hairy-&*!£sed ballast trains limping along at 35 miles an hour You can always spot a freight driver in a messroom; they're the ones who are stone deaf, have acute vibration white finger, a blue nose from hypothermia and smell overwhelmingly of diesel Ah the Freight/Passenger divide. Almost as good as Engineering v Operations! That's the joy of solidly bolting a V16 two-stroke onto the chassis and skimping on insulation.... good old GM! I was amazed at how quiet and smooth running (track aside!) in the cab the old GE locos are here. It was actually quite easy to have a conversation, even with all the doors open. |
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Jul 20, 2015 15:39:04 GMT
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This would probably give them a better idea (just don't tell them its the steepest climb in the UK....)
And for personal aural pleasure (mind the language), 37717 being thrashed within an inch of its life on the same working....
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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joeytalent
Part of things
ITB Everything.
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I have nothing useful to add to this thread other than it's brilliant reading and has quickly become a highlight. I've moved to Minnesota for 6 months, and have a lot of free time to plot modifications for the car and read well written entertainment like this!
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And for personal aural pleasure (mind the language), 37717 being thrashed within an inch of its life on the same working
Even though I'm not a spotter, I could tell a Class 37 from just the noise. When I still worked in Manchester (on Metrolink) one of our P-way guys was often heard to say, "Listen to that 37 barking its tits off up the bank!" Strange. 
So, death and taxes? Well, not so much death (unless it's of your business) and definitely no taxes. In the UK you may get a polite little letter and discreet visits from some nice men in suits.
Here you get...
these plastered all over the front of your building by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, telling the world what a naughty boy you've been. Obviously he'd not been paying the right 'taxes' to the right people.
In other news, having found RS Components here, I've been getting all sorts of stuff. Here's the latest lot
Now drills and quality drill bits are expensive here, so when Madam lighted upon a Black and Decker hammer drill on special offer the other week, she bought it at a good price. Now the drill itself is fine but the bits that came with it are, as usual, are made from cheese and bent or broke just looking at a wall. So, as there's still a fair bit of drilling to be done at the house, I ordered this little lot. Mainly masonry but also some HSS and wood bits. I can see the place looking like a colander by the time the driver's finished playing.
I also bought the Gerber as a present for the driver. I've got one myself and it's a nice bit of stuff with a blade you can sharpen literally enough to shave (should you want to) and will hold that edge. Nice kit. beautifully made and very reasonable too.
The self-loading centre-pop is for me and now there's a load of little dints in the balcony metalwork. Well, you've got to try these things and I've nothing I need to drill at the moment
The good thing about RS is although the kit comes via Singapore, because it's ordered through the Philippines, there's no duty. They also do free delivery on internet orders and on top of that, I got a mail last week offering a 10% discount as well, so all in all a good deal.
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Last Edit: Jul 23, 2015 3:14:41 GMT by georgeb
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I have nothing useful to add to this thread other than it's brilliant reading and has quickly become a highlight. I've moved to Minnesota for 6 months, and have a lot of free time to plot modifications for the car and read well written entertainment like this! Very pleased you're enjoying it. Have a good time in The States What's happening there? Work? |
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joeytalent
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Jul 23, 2015 16:26:38 GMT
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Very pleased you're enjoying it. Have a good time in The States What's happening there? Work? Yeah, I'm a software developer and had the opportunity to spend six months on a placement with a sister company. Really enjoying it so far! Not quite the excitement of Manila, but plenty going on and great weather. |
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Jul 23, 2015 21:59:52 GMT
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Yeah, I'm a software developer and had the opportunity to spend six months on a placement with a sister company. Really enjoying it so far! Not quite the excitement of Manila, but plenty going on and great weather. Nice one! All I ever got offered was 2 months on the Docklands railway.  No ta. |
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What's all this talk of stopping singers leaving the country then George?  |
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
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Jul 24, 2015 10:10:21 GMT
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What's all this talk of stopping singers leaving the country then George? I had to hunt as it's only just made the 'showbiz' news here. Hardly any mainstream stuff at all. He may go on YouTube, but forgets that no-one here really cares what happens to him here. Money can set you free depending who you've p1ssed off |
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Jul 27, 2015 11:43:55 GMT
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To be fair if it's who I think it is he's a woman beater. Throw the book at him says I.
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That one's just beautiful 
You can always spot a freight driver in a messroom; they're the ones who are stone deaf, have acute vibration white finger, a blue nose from hypothermia and smell overwhelmingly of diesel 
No ta.
