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Passenger trains do run faster over here than in America, and that is what the railways are primarily set up for here.
The screw and instanter couplings are still considered variants of the three-link system. They use a modified middle link to reduce, but not...
The brakes of the new wagons are too weak in the loaded condition. There are braking performance standards in the UK, and my experiments show...
Actually, according to my investigations, the loaded wagons do not meet the braking performance standards currently in force. There should be...
This would be a great time to have an official Feedback thread. I have some comments I'd like to make…
Indeed, the 10% launch discount for the wagons themselves and the 10% bundle discount stack for a total 19% discount.
Literally full of TEA…
Odd, I travelled on 158s quite regularly in the 90s, and they always seemed to behave themselves. The few serious delays I remember were due to...
The 158 has wheelslip protection. If you lose traction, the engine will throttle down for a few seconds until the driven axles are back in step...
He's asking you a specific question. On a mixed-traffic route with both express and stopping passenger services (and freight), how does the fact...
This is the signal protecting the northern entry to Blackpool North carriage sidings, right? There is a call-on signal head beside the main head...
Right - it's true that the crossings are interlocked with the signals (this is a standard feature of full-barrier and swing-gate crossings, in...
Several of the classic BR diesels have a seat height adjustment, too. You can prioritise the view out of the window or visibility of the in-cab...
I'm taking a bit more of an optimistic outlook on this. It's not just a reskin, but a new model - with, I assume, new physics. We could thus...
Do they still have a union requirement for 5 men moving a car indoors? Emissions regulations got to the point where the engine could safely be...
Modern EMUs usually do have good acceleration. The 385 seems reasonable in this respect. However, the control is much too sensitive in the...
Sectorisation was something completely different. It actually does make sense to have staff and rolling stock dedicated to particular types of...
Three or four years that marked the beginning of Sectorisation, which was actually quite an important transition for BR. It's not too difficult...
I've noticed that the Talent 1 requires relatively high brake settings to obtain similar braking performance to other trains in TSW. My...
I don't think they've changed the sound of the 47, at least not recently. It's still so loud externally that, with it parked and idling at the...
Simply put, the 70 is a later introduction. By the time it arrived, literally hundreds of 66s had been imported and were in traffic. Freight...
The 66 has a "reputation" IRL among drivers. It really is quite loud and uncomfortable in the cab, and the alternator transition in the mid-speed...
I've always heard it said that Manchester is especially rainy, because it's surrounded on all four sides with tall hills. Snowdonia to the...
Well, another usual part of braking technique is easing the brake when coming to a stop. That reduces the jerk forces, which are more noticeable...
I think the technical term in play is "brittle systems". Good software architects know how to build "robust systems" that are not brittle, ie....
This is JT's way of simulating approach-controlled signals, and in some cases for improving the signalman's behaviour in terms of which trains to...
Passenger trains are probably the easiest to practice with at first, as they have the relatively strongest and quickest-acting brakes. Generally...
While I don't check the individual wagon numbers, it is true that they came in different braking arrangements. These are distinguished by the...
Respectfully suggest that Skyhook - who have been developing this wagon pack - have been spending much of their development effort on fixing MML....
There's actually a really good reason why not the Turbots (YCV), specifically. They're vacuum braked, and the 66 only has air brakes. So you can...
I have a feeling that the upcoming Formation Designer will go some way towards improving that.
This is being fixed for the 142 and 158. It seems that JT and Skyhook are working together on this, and some small adjustments are all that's...
I can confirm that this happens within 2 hours, starting at 0858, on PC/Steam. I took the ballast wagons from Preston to Kirkham CE, and brought...
There is a sharp difference in practice between some countries and others. Countries that use 16⅔Hz or 20Hz power for railways normally use...
The ECML also has them, and has the advantage that they're actually done more-or-less right. On E-G, going through a neutral section causes the...
It's the air compressor.
It's a clbuttic S****horpe problem.
I'm reasonably sure the power developed in Notch 1 & 2 is out of step with (higher than) what you get in Notch 3+. That will make it feel weird...
The HST version of the Mk3 has only a buckeye coupling. You'll need to use one of the Mk2s as a match vehicle. IRL, the ETH system is also...
I've come across this on Peak Forest, while trying out the Pacer on it (which has a much better headlight than the stock traction). In snowy...
I think that's Godley Junction. There was a CLC branch from here towards Stockport, and the junction station was built accordingly. Note that...
What's more, the 47's vacuum exhauster doesn't start running until you have the Master Key in and the Reverser away from Off. You'll definitely...
I think I've traced this to the use of "Unload passengers" instructions rather than "Load passengers", which I'm pretty sure is what the...
Versions of the 142 with the Voith transmission are supplied with the route, just not used by default, and you can drive them by selecting them as...
They still do! [MEDIA]
Rumour has it that German engineers were horrified by how British drivers operated the Class 52 (which is mechanically very similar to a DB V200)....
On any unit with a Voith hydraulic transmission, it's best to use partial throttle for a few seconds to give time for the transmission's fluid...
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