…where the menu prices are basically the same for each, no less.
I think the 142 was designed to be a bit wider than the Mk.1 body in places, and this is what enables the 3+2 seating layout. The 141 had been...
Pages 14-15 of the above manual detail an additional use of the Gear Hold feature, ie. bypassing a protection system when starting away on a...
Even before the advent of walkie-talkies, it was possible (if not exactly common) to fit a radio in the cab of a shunter (from 11:45): [MEDIA]...
Ah yes, that's precisely what I was looking for. If only that particular manual was on locodocs… So basically, the gear-hold feature is not...
More precisely, the Class 143 and 144 were built with Alexander (bus) bodies instead of the Class 141 and 142's Leyland (bus) bodies. The...
Refers to the instructions typically found on a shampoo bottle.
I'm having trouble figuring out what the "gear hold" button would actually do, since the documents that would explain that in detail are missing...
Scotsman seems to have a general problem with tight-radius curves. It can't negotiate the balloon-loop track (which, at the real-world...
No. But all the points in the area are centrally controlled, and all the coupling and uncoupling operations include those 1-minute pauses, so I...
I don't think it's all that visible from the trackside, but I found a large graveyard modelled on the east side of the line, roughly in the...
This is simulating a route-learning exercise over the area. I'd say it mostly feels weird because you've already covered most of the ground in...
0P02 would be the headcode. I've had this too, though haven't checked it yet after the patch. Either the 08 needs to be routed by a different...
I would chalk that one up to the local vandals.
I think this one divides into two 2-car sets at Blackpool, then both return to Man Vic separately - so it's mostly a way to avoid a separate ECS...
But the problem is precisely that the AWS system starts up in a glitched state, where it should be inactive but is actually both active and...
A lot of minor branch lines (and truncated secondary lines) that were converted to freight-only traffic ended up operating in a semi-abandoned...
I'll double-check for each of the classic diesels, once I'm done running the Preston Docker…
If it was fixed, why does the problem occur on this loco but not on others, eg. the Class 20s on the Preston Docker? I can do a normal overcharge...
Actually, the bug is in the overcharge function itself. The system is supposed to return the brake pipe pressure down to the normal release...
Yes, several of the older locos (and even some of the newer ones) spawn with glitched physics state in Free Roam. In the case of the 47, the...
That's one of the "collectables" on this route. If you walk up to these lamps, you'll magically fish a six-foot-long fluorescent tube out of your...
Those signal arms are exactly the same size. If one looks slightly longer to you, remember that the lamp is shining through the green lens which...
Those behaviours are correct for the type and era. Hustle alarms were a relatively recent introduction - noting that slam-doors without any...
The branch to Blackpool South diverges at Kirkham & Wesham, not Poulton-le-Fylde. The signal as shown is cleared for the former Fleetwood branch,...
FWIW, I'm seeing vibrations on Blackpool - and not in the Pacer. Second the idea that it could be suspension related.
Amplifying this: shunting one Pacer into another engages the mechanical coupling only. Pressing the Couple button in one of the facing cabs...
Blackpool Branches is actually a great example of where shutdown and cold-start would be logical. The Pacers are stabled in various sidings and...
In some of the freight services that you can drive in the Vectron, you are routed to follow an all-stops passenger train. The average speed of...
I was able to find these two rather grainy photos of era-appropriate PIS displays, though these are from the Western Region rather than Midland...
The Pacer has tread brakes, which have the very distinctive characteristic of being relatively weak at high speeds but "biting" pretty hard as you...
On PC, I'm not seeing any crashes at all. Take that for what it's worth, as I have more than the average amount of RAM and VRAM. On the subject...
There is only one advance speed warning sign on the entire route - for the 15mph limit at Blackpool North station throat. That's how it was in...
Ah, Farington Curve Jn. But I see 20mph signs in both directions here - when entering the Ormskirk branch it's by the crossover of the Blackburn...
You should give at least an approximate location for this. None of us have any idea which 20mph restriction you're talking about.
Britain doesn't use short tons, but long tons and metric tonnes (which are much closer to each other); I assume TSW reports metric tonnes in the...
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This seems to be a problem with the brake pipe overcharge logic on this loco. The overcharge is restored back to the normal release pressure at...
Was the 8F still attached with its own brakes on? A quirk of vacuum brakes is that with a powerful enough exhauster, you can have good vacuum...
I think you're supposed to pay attention to the red signal just beyond it. ;)
In the days when Distant signals were more commonly semaphore arms, they could have had AWS magnets as well. The AWS magnet is capable of being...
I've been running around in the Pacer for a while, and in general I'm impressed - in the sense that JT actually seem to have a quality control...
You should set the train brake to Full Service before removing the brake key. You will then be able to release the brakes from the other cab...
Right now, what we have is expenditure being dictated by government and then some of that expenditure being siphoned off as profit/dividends - at...
Which is why I said TPWS was a huge missed opportunity. For very little extra cost, it could have been a significantly more capable system,...
…except for TPWS. Without power, TPWS grids are just lumps of oddly shaped metal between the rails. AWS, however, does fail safe in this sense....
Hey, we already fought a war to keep the Gestapo out of Britain…
AWS was, I think, a retrofit on these early diesel locos. As such, the mounting location varies per type. Most have a switch unit on the back...
One fundamental reason British railways differ from most others is the signalling principle it operates on. Tramways are often distinguished from...
Crewe to Weaver Jn is WCML proper, and the branch from there to Lime Street is generally considered part of the WCML network. It's just modelled...
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