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Post by solidbond on Nov 26, 2005 23:46:31 GMT
Ack, I completely forgot about this thread! Ok, to answer in turn... solidbond, it sounds to me as if you might just have a hard drive that's got a bunch of bad sectors. Then as soon as you format it again, it marks all the bad sectors so they're not used, but the drive develops a whole bunch of new bad sectors, and so the problem starts again. I'm almost certain that this is the problem. Unfortunately, as soon as the free space gets to below 80% the Live Pause packs up, unless you reboot. So it certainly seems as if the HDD is the problem, but how do you replace it, without replacing the whole box
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Post by solidbond on Nov 22, 2005 8:02:08 GMT
The one I have looks like the one your girlfriend had - I have had it for just under 2 years now. The problem is, it ain't that easy to get a new box You can't seem to buy them easily in the shops, except if you are just signing up, and if you get a replacement from Sky, you don't get a choice in which model you get AFAIK. It does seem to crash according to how much is stored on the box - unfortunatley, as soon as it has less than 80% free it starts to crash - not a lot of use really I have re-formatted the drive about half a dozen times, and it still doesn't last long before it starts crashing again
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Post by solidbond on Nov 21, 2005 7:56:37 GMT
I know a good way to make my Sky+ box crash as well - use it Especially if you want to use the live pause - guaranteed to only work for 2 hours after it's been rebooted, then it will refuse to work again
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Post by solidbond on Nov 20, 2005 0:04:06 GMT
And I wonder why Sky decided to remove the listing from the Sky+ scheduler instead of just adding the fourth program to the schedule as it would normally... I THINK that the Sky+ scheduler only works for the 7 days ahead. So if the next episode is more than 7 days ahead, the scheduler thinks the series has finished!
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Post by solidbond on Nov 7, 2005 1:05:13 GMT
I saw this thread title and was immediately reminded of the Where's Wally books! Aaaaarrrrgggghhh - don't mention them My youngest daughter has got one, and keeps on at me to find all the things that are listed ;D ;D But to answer TOK's question, Dave was hoping to be back this week, but unfortunately, broke his right index finger in a C stock communicating door last week, and is thus unable to type very much. However, he should be back in a couple of weeks or so, once his finger has healed. (Some people will do anything to get out of a rounder on C stock ;D ;D)
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Post by solidbond on Oct 29, 2005 9:39:08 GMT
The FRM was a one-off experiment and was in the X fleet series number list. Therefore was not classed as a type. The RMF were the RMA's relettered and were used on the 175's after BA sold them. Also the RMF had a peculiarity not used on any other PM series. What was it? Actually, the first RMF was 1254, and was a specific design of its own. The RMA's came later when BEA used them. When they were used on the 175 they were known as RMA's. The FRM was always called FRM 1 rather than being in the X series
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Post by solidbond on Oct 28, 2005 20:17:38 GMT
But what about the FRM and (already mentioned) RMF? ;D
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Post by solidbond on Oct 25, 2005 20:38:07 GMT
And of course, Becontree should not be confused with Beacontree Heath, which should be pronounced BEE-kontree Heath, although, London Transport have never realised that they are spelt differently, and have always, on their bus maps and bus blinds, shown it as Becontree Heath
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Post by solidbond on Oct 24, 2005 21:04:57 GMT
Times were, when even rostered Motormen and Conductors sat at separate tables in the canteens... Even today, a few Leytonstone men lunching at White City sit separate from those crews. It works both ways y'know... Conductors? WTF are they? ;D ;D Guards my dear boy, guards
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Post by solidbond on Oct 29, 2005 12:09:58 GMT
The first picture is of an 83 stock drimving motor car. The other 2 pictures are of a 72 stock cab - I suspect a mark one, which has not been modified for OPO.
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Post by solidbond on Oct 21, 2005 22:10:30 GMT
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Post by solidbond on Sept 26, 2005 21:48:30 GMT
No - DD uses NetObjects Fusion - Version 7.5 I believe
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Post by solidbond on Sept 26, 2005 20:50:16 GMT
I'll reply for DD, as I know he has been busy lately, but the reason the main site has not been updated for a while was due to a computer crash, which resulted in the loss of all the local files. Even transferring the whole site back to DDs PC, he was still unable to easily update the site. This left him with 2 options. Rebuild the site from scratch, losing all the stuff that was already there, or spend a lot of time importing all the existing data into his website programme, but meaning it will take a long time. DD chose the latter option, as he felt there was too much good stuff already on his site to risk losing it. The downside is that he cannot update the site until all the data has been imported.
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Post by solidbond on Oct 17, 2005 20:41:03 GMT
The standing instruction on the District Line is to change the destination blind at the station before the terminus, so that, as you enter the terminus, passengers on the platform can see where the train will be going back to Of course, the refurb changes all that, as you can no longer change the destination until you have arrived at the terminus, else it will get confused
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Post by solidbond on Oct 12, 2005 6:45:45 GMT
Indeed they have modified it as you say, as part of the last update to the software, when they added all the disruption announcements. (BTW - I hope you have all learnt all the various announcements and their numbers - there are only about 12 A4 pages of them )
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Post by solidbond on Sept 25, 2005 22:01:11 GMT
I was told that the D stock annoucnements stop when the doors are closed because the door chimes use the same speakers as the PA, but other stocks have separate speakers. Anyone confirm/deny? Not sure if it is the same speakers, but it certainly is the same system. Whereas on the C stock, there is a separate system for the door chimes and the PA/DVA, on the refurb D stock they both use the CIS, so the door chimes override the DVA
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Post by solidbond on Sept 25, 2005 17:00:21 GMT
While on most stocks the announcement will continue, on the refurbished D stocks, once the door close button is pressed, the announcement will stop.
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Post by solidbond on Oct 14, 2005 20:02:21 GMT
Hi I know this maybe be the saddest of the sad thing to do, ;D but is there a link or something where i can get that 12 page list of the train announcements? Cheers lads Sturdjos Unfortunately not I only have it because I photocopied it from the CIS simulator at Upminster, and I don't relish the prospect of scanning in 12 or so pages
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Post by solidbond on Aug 24, 2005 20:26:59 GMT
Re: Kings X runnaway... What stopped the train? Presumably it was tripped. When was this incident? Can't remember exactly, but I think that the current was discharged, and it came to a halt due to gradient, although it may have been tripped. It happened in about 1994, or thereabouts.
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Post by solidbond on Aug 24, 2005 16:23:07 GMT
Not only prosecuted, but found guilty of endangering passenger safety, and got sentenced to six months inside.
As a direct result of his actions, 'traction restroking' was implemented on all stock, preventing the pilot light circuit from being completed if the CTBC is in a motoring position. Hence the reason why, if a driver loses the pilot light, they have to shut off and wind up again
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Post by solidbond on Mar 28, 2007 18:23:30 GMT
That isn't going to polish out. SB can you tell us how that happened? Indeed - it happened one Sunday morning when a D stock had a motor seize but it was not identified as such - it was thought it was a brake problem, so the train was diverted to Parsons Green, back to High St Ken, down to Ealing Broadway then into Ealing Common depot
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Post by solidbond on Mar 28, 2007 16:13:29 GMT
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Post by solidbond on Jul 30, 2005 23:29:21 GMT
In the early days, it was transferred, I believe, using the link to the main line at Leyton. When that link was removed it was transferred via Ealing Broadway, Central to District, then via Acton Town and Finsbury Park.
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Post by solidbond on Dec 16, 2006 18:57:58 GMT
I second solibonds comment Even if you can't spell soli dbond today ;D ;D
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Post by solidbond on Dec 15, 2006 23:55:08 GMT
Sorry to be pedantic, but I would say that the train in the second of those latest two pictures is actually heading from West Ken to Earl's Court
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Post by solidbond on Apr 2, 2008 22:42:36 GMT
I'm definitely going for Central, and I'm thinking possibly Oxford Circus W/B.
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Post by solidbond on Mar 21, 2008 20:24:05 GMT
Something about it is making me think of Redbridge.
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Post by solidbond on Mar 19, 2008 7:55:39 GMT
Ah that is a sight that many member of staff have seen - well the smokers anyway And anyone learning or being assessed on Section Switches ;D ;D And that little yellow sign - shouldn't Buzby have taken it with him? ;D ;D
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Post by solidbond on Feb 23, 2008 9:48:55 GMT
Ooh - now that is going to be a tough one PM sent ;D ;D Dunno where the rock is though.
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Post by solidbond on Dec 18, 2007 8:22:05 GMT
There's no doubt that both sides are not part of the main image. If you look at the cable run on the right of the picture, it is far too close to the rails. If you look at the rails to on the left, you can see sunlight with plenty of shadows, but there is no gap in the vegetation on the left for that sunshine to come through As to the white plate with '00' on it, unfortunately they appear in lots of places now, as they are numbering of the sleepers, rather than any specific place. Even the fact that they are '00' doesn't help, as there is a plate every 20 sleepers, but they only use '00', '20', '40', 60' and '80'! As to where it is, my first thought was between Turnham Green and Gunnersbury, but while it looks a little like that, I'm not convinced. BTW, it is a good one this time ;D
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