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While I’m generally of the opinion that any livery can look good on a class 47, I think this may be the exception which proves the rule.

After many hours of work, I’ve come up with this. All rights reserved. [IMG]

It’s certainly a big improvement. I’m not sure the red line along the top really works because that’s where you put a coloured stripe to indicate...

Oddly enough the other one I can think of which makes significant use of the national flag is the ScotRail ‘saltire’ livery.

I do think that’s a valid point, and I certainly don’t mean to suggest that flags shouldn’t be used for anything, ever. I think my view of the use...

Just as we know that the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ movement is designed to do the opposite - to exclude and marginalise a particular segment of our...

100% this.

My memory is of pairs of 20s (coupled nose to nose) on MGR trains. I’m sure there are instances of 3 having been used, but I don’t remember it...

Trains don’t accumulate dirt in the same way that rally cars do, as they don’t go splashing through the mud - they run on rails. Dirt accumulation...

The 108’s looking great. The second picture is Dalston, looking East. The first picture could be anywhere!

Ah, shame. While it’s true that the fact DTG can do a form of approach control using semaphores tends to suggest they have most of the coding...

Really? That’s great news if so, as - while I have no personal interest in Wonders of Soder - it means we should get routes with Rule 39A working...

I love HSTs and my happy memories of the railways of the South-West of England are of HSTs on London (2+8) and Cross Country (2+7) services....

Yeah, but it's 158 miles and very complex in places. I can't see it happening. If the southern end of the WCML is ever built in the BR blue era I...

The weathered look to the locos is superb. Another reason to love the BR blue era - there’s no need to worry about an existing operator being...

In real life to get out of a neutral section the process is: 1. Lower and re-raise the pantograph. This allows the loco to attempt to re-gain...

Zentrum then. :)

Yes, and 86s were used on freight in the era depicted too. An 85 would be great, but it's not true to say “they would be doing all the freight...

Centre I know it’s all been done before, but I just can’t let it pass. This is England, dammit!

Good point. There are some class 87 videos on YouTube where controls are visible too. We could do a comparison with the JT version.

That’s an interesting insight, thank you. It’s a really complex equation, as the weight of the train will make a difference as well. You really...

A 56, 58 or 2x37 all produce well over 3,000hp, whereas as pair of 20s only produce 2,000hp. Were the 20s generally used on MGR circuits with less...

Trains do coast to different degrees in real life too. For example, generally a unit with AC traction motors will coast less well than a unit with...

The date it’s set should remain unchanged. We have plenty of more modern routes. The whole essence of the route is loco-haulage. The most...

Yes, I think DTG have over-complicated things and made implementation more difficult by trying to sign TSRs in both directions. Most lines aren’t...

Yes, TSRs are always 40mph and the signal checks are so slight that they’re almost never noticeable. It’s odd because it feels as if DTG have...

Really interesting run, thank you. I wonder why GWR had it in the timetable. It's an odd experience driving a stopping HST on the slow lines,...

That’s the one - and a great shot. I always think it’s a shame that DTG trialled the ‘Diesel Legends’ concept on a Great Western route which had...

Agreed, they’re one of the most interesting locos to drive in the game, I think. I particular enjoy them on the Blackpool Branches runs to/from...

To add to the fun the rotary switch to change it is only in one cab, so there’s a 50/50 chance you’ll have to go to the other cab. On the older...

Yes, I’ve made that mistake a couple of times. All goes well until you brake for the first speed restriction, when you discover you can’t release...

Ah, OK. They feel about right to me, but I only use the 31 on passenger trains so the brakes are always in the passenger mode. I know they’re much...

I agree an update to the 31 would be good, but out of interest what’s the issue you experience with the brakes? They seem to work quite...

None of the trains on this route would have had automatic announcement in this era, and the manual announcements made by the guard would not be...

The 323 has a re-creation of a WSP system which extends braking distances considerably in low railhead conditions. I’m not sure it’s all that...

As I understand it, when BR put speed limiters on HSTs they fitted them to all of them. Whether any of the many operators of HSTs changed that in...

Not at all. There are plenty of Drivers in the UK who have had more than one SPAD and are still driving. Operators take into account lots of...

In the early years of HST operation on the Great Western there used to be an unofficial “140 club” of Drivers who’d taken an HST to 140mph. Soon...

Well, I don’t know - but unless someone can tell me differently, the problem remains. The worst one I’ve experienced is the HST. The Driver’s...

I’m the same. I’ve occasionally wondered what difference it makes if you calibrate for different locos/units, but I can never be bothered to put...

An 86 with a DVT was fairly rare on Preston-Carlisle, but common on the Euston-Preston services, so geographically they’d fit on the upcoming...

I suspect the keyhole is the TRTS and the button is the right away.

Ah, in that case it’s not a TRTS - it’s an RA. RA stands for Right Away. When the dispatch procedure is complete, the dispatcher uses it indicate...

Do you mean in the game, or in real life? I don’t have the route, so I don’t know, but I assume in the game it does nothing. In real life it’s...

I also notice that at least 1 post - the first (very helpful) response - has been removed. It now exists only in my response to it. Does that...

I wouldn’t describe the Salwick service as a Parliamentary service. A Parliamentary service is a service which is operated only to avoid the need...

A cynic might suggest that an additional reason for implementing the speed restriction was to discourage the passenger sector from nicking them...

Yes, at my operator the instruction is train brake only, even when running light. It followed a SPAD when the Driver of a light loco was using the...

That is a beautiful-ugly thing to appear on my screen to brighten up a grey Sunday morning. Fantastic! They don’t build ‘em like they used to (and...

In real life when TPWS was introduced the loops protecting buffer stops were initially set at 10mph and Drivers were briefed that they must pass...