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Post by rincew1nd on May 2, 2024 23:35:27 GMT
I’m pretty sure we all know what happened near Hainault Station yesterday that led to it being closed all day. For readers overseas and historical context: BBC News - Daniel Anjorin: Marcus Monzo in court over death of schoolboy in Hainault www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68941125
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Post by rincew1nd on May 1, 2024 6:19:00 GMT
Let's start the month with this: Question: (click/tap for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on May 1, 2024 6:17:54 GMT
Location A Between Chigwell and Grange Hill footbridge off Hycliffe Gardens. That's not what it says on my card, does this help? Location A: (click/tap for a larger version) Location B - Blake Hall looking from Blake Hall Road bridge looking east towards Ongar. Location B: Between Blake Hall and Ongar - view from Blake Hall Road in December 2018 [Chris M] (click/tap for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on May 1, 2024 6:13:26 GMT
Answer: Between Maryland and Stratford - Moxy London Stratford hotel in May 2021 (click/tap image for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 30, 2024 6:58:07 GMT
Question: (click/tap for a larger version) The images are identified according to the following diagram:
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 30, 2024 6:57:09 GMT
West of Barking, yes. Just west of Barking, no. See if this helps: (click/tap image for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 29, 2024 19:38:29 GMT
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 29, 2024 7:09:40 GMT
Hackney Central view from train on Chingford/Cheshunt lines. Answer: Between Hackney Central and Hackney Downs - view towards Hackney Central from train south of Hackney Downs circa 2014 [ tangy]
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 29, 2024 7:08:10 GMT
As Colin is currently in the sky, it's me bringing you today's quiz: Question: (click/tap image for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 22, 2024 23:34:14 GMT
This doesn't match my card. And I'm pretty sure that is a little far away. Between Bushey and Watford High Street - View of Bushey Viaduct from The Dell By PM takes the points! Answer: Between Bushey and Watford High Street - viaduct from Oxhey Park in March 2022 (click/tap image for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 22, 2024 23:31:46 GMT
Question: Identify these locations, what links the images and why they were chosen for today Location A: (click/tap for a larger version) Location B: (click/tap for a larger version) Location C: (click/tap for a larger version) Location D: (click/Tap for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Mar 31, 2024 21:22:28 GMT
Could the choice of terminus perhaps be linked to station staff availability to assist detraining?
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Post by rincew1nd on Mar 19, 2024 22:11:11 GMT
Dovetail Games have today released their simulation of the Suffragette Line (Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside).
I've just taken a train for a quick spin and was impressed with the detail, missing defibrillators and fire extinguishers were aplenty. When the line runs adjacent to the District the LU signalling is modelled too, just a shame there's no S Stock trundling along too!
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 29, 2024 23:24:20 GMT
Love the massive sign about what to do if it goes south.
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 29, 2024 20:10:21 GMT
The standard symbol for mile is "mi".
The standard symbol for metre is "m".
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 20, 2024 11:36:21 GMT
Alas, the money went the other way down the family tree, all I get is a middle name!
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 20, 2024 9:08:22 GMT
Who are ComfortDelGro?
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 20, 2024 9:07:18 GMT
Inset 3: Fountains Abbey in December 2014 [Chris M] (click for a larger version) Random bit of info, my great great great...(etc)...great Grandfather used to own Fountains Abbey.
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 17, 2024 23:13:20 GMT
"Nearly 2,000 new trains ordered by the national railroad, SNCF, are too wide for many French railroad stations. So to accommodate the new trains, hundreds of platforms at railroad stations will have to reconfigured." I'm sure this has happened before... Yes: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64717605
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 8, 2024 0:00:26 GMT
No guesses at yesterday, so we are keeping it simple with a single location today: Question: (click/tap image for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 7, 2024 23:57:17 GMT
Tap tap, this thing on?
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 6, 2024 1:13:00 GMT
A Merseytravel All Zone SaveAway is valid on all trains and busses on Merseyside including the Borderlands line up to the country boundary. It's also valid on selected trains is Cheshire (Zone G) and Lancashire (Zone F): Buying a Heswall to Chester single means you can so a nice loop.
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 6, 2024 1:09:36 GMT
Bits of bridge collapse onto active railway? Surely not! Oh.
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Post by rincew1nd on Feb 3, 2024 19:47:03 GMT
There, aren't you glad you asked now? YES
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 31, 2024 0:06:25 GMT
Correct. This image is unmodified.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 29, 2024 22:36:21 GMT
It's an anniversary, and it is linked to the ticket hall/entrance, but we are looking for something more solid than that.
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 26, 2024 0:19:52 GMT
It's four-part Friday! Question: Identify these four locations, which is the odd one out and why (click/tap for a larger version) The locations are identified according to the diagram below:
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 26, 2024 0:17:33 GMT
First in by PM (and so not spoiling it for the other players) was bigvern. North Wembley station entrance on East Lane. Main photo: North Wembley - entrance in March 2023 [Chris M] (click/tap for a larger version) South Kenton for the main and Teddington Weir for the inset? As others have suggested, this whole guess is half right; given that we now know that half was wrong, it means you get the points for the other half! Inset: Teddington weir and lock [ howda62] (click/tap for a larger version)
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 25, 2024 21:39:52 GMT
To me, gapped is when a train doesn't have any pickup shoes on the 3rd rail, surely the shoegear hasn't moved? Or is it a case that a car was on the juice but something about the motor meant it wouldn't move? Firstly, we use 3rd and 4th rails for traction current on LU! Mea culpa, due to reason my head is full of 3rd rail right now! Now whilst I'll grant you S stock doesn't run on the Central line, nor is it in anyway similar from a technical stand point, its possible to gap an S stock and still have pick up shoes in contact with the traction current rails - so the notion that being gapped means all pick up shoes off current needs to be gotten out of your head. OK, I take that point and understand it. I'm still not sure why different traction motors would be a factor in a train getting gapped though?
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 25, 2024 11:36:57 GMT
If that wasn't bad enough while doing CDP/ATOR yesterday I heard that there are problems with the new AC motors as the test train that has been running along the Hainault - Woodford loop got "gapped" in either the North Neck or the South Neck at Hainault depot Could you expand CDP/ATOR please? It's not on our list of common acronyms, ta!To me, gapped is when a train doesn't have any pickup shoes on the 3rd rail, surely the shoegear hasn't moved? Or is it a case that a car was on the juice but something about the motor meant it wouldn't move?
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