Broithe Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Got a few spare containers? Make a model of "Stadium 974" in Qatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudfan Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Well we know what E = mc2 means but for the life of me I cannot figure out how,Qatar and the World Cup are compatable. Some mysteries are just not meant to be solved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcorkrailway Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 32 minutes ago, spudfan said: Well we know what E = mc2 means but for the life of me I cannot figure out how,Qatar and the World Cup are compatable. Some mysteries are just not meant to be solved it’s quite simple really Money + World Cup = sports washing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rush and Lusk Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Very illuminating bogie switching technology between Sweden and Finland - thanks Broithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Rush and Lusk said: Very illuminating bogie switching technology between Sweden and Finland - thanks Broithe I think what we're seeing there is that the guide rails prevent the flanges on the slightly narrower Swedish wheelsets from moving sideways far enough for one of the wheels to drop off the wider Finnish rails. There's not a huge difference in the gauges, and by forcing the narrower wheels to run in the centre, they can run on the wider rails, on the outer edges of the narrower gauge wheels. I think it means you can run Swedish wheels on Finnish track, but not Finnish wheels on Swedish track. It reminds me of a real 'sit-com moment' in France in 1990. We were starting a tour of the chateau at Amboise and the guide was the most multilingual person I've ever seen. She was dealing with a barrage of questions in many languages, from all directions and handing out leaflets for the most common ones, English French, Spanish, German, Italian, etc. A chap standing next to me said something totally incomprehensible, on the off-chance that she could speak his language - it was clearly one that she didn't, so he reverted to a heavily accented English question? "Do you have those leaflets in Finnish?" Straining to listen, but not understanding most of it, she realised that the question was in English and guessed what he was asking, based on the word "Finnish" - unfortunately, she actually heard him say "finish" in her head and said - "About forty five minutes." This mystified him, which then mystified her and I started laughing. I nearly had to draw diagrams to explain to them what had actually happened... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Broithe Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Galteemore said: I remember two traders at the boot sale in England talking about another one - during one of the football tournaments, when people started flying flags on sticks held in car windows, he had found some really cheap red/white cross flags and bought a large number, hoping to cash in from the loyal England fans - only to find out that they were Danish flags and they hadn't even qualified. There were Finnish UN troops in Cyprus when I was there, and we often went through their area. You usually saw them on their own, sometimes in pairs, but, even then, they rarely seemed to speak to each other. Very quiet people. Since then, I have believed that, if you can see three Finns at the same time, it means that you are actually in Helsinki. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Broithe Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 There are some very specific vehicles out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 This seems as unlikely as RTR Irish model locos did, and still does. And yet, there it is, in 1:1 scale. And no argument about what gauge track to use... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 But Peco points I bet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Branchline121 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Broithe said: No. 721 is such a cute little vehicle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Branchline121 said: No. 721 is such a cute little vehicle! Perhaps the original Jess was particularly cute - we need a picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Only pic of Jess I could find 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 "Jess Irish Model" turns up this. Fairly cute, but probably a high maintenance device. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 The Forth Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 14 minutes ago, Broithe said: The 15:40 from Achill to Claremorris departs from Newport in the last light of day on 11th November 1973. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Broithe Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 I remain amazed that this has happened. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 20/11/2022 at 6:51 PM, Broithe said: I remain amazed that this has happened. I'm amazed I can't hear the sound of cans being kicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Horsetan said: I'm amazed I can't hear the sound of cans being kicked. Funny enough I've noticed the fold up tables on the ICRs make such a sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 20/11/2022 at 6:51 PM, Broithe said: I remain amazed that this has happened. "Full service"? Two trains, six days a week? Havin' a laugh, as always with this route for the last forty years. maybe they'll lift the line speed limit from 21mph to 36mph, though? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 A weathering example. Ideal for the "just bury it in the garden over the winter" technique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchline121 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Broithe said: A weathering example. Ideal for the "just bury it in the garden over the winter" technique. Why’d British Rail even paint trains in desert sand livery when they could’ve done this!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Harcourt Street. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Broithe said: Harcourt Street. Saw that the other day - pity there are no trains upstairs! Edited November 24, 2022 by jhb171achill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Seen in Milton Keynes shopping centre. Amazingly, they have used proper railway company transfers for the lettering….but the body shell still needs some work to look convincing…. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Galteemore said: Seen in Milton Keynes shopping centre. Amazingly, they have used proper railway company transfers for the lettering….but the body shell still needs some work to look convincing…. Live steam, or DCC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 33 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Live steam, or DCC? Clockwork 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Clockwork Left-handed or right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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