Very sad to hear, he has undoubtedly left a legacy with the community with his existing content.

I still check this forum every now and again despite working for the dark side.

Good to see you back Dave!

Regarding small termini, Alton maybe a useful case study for you, it's a 3 platform terminus, 1 and 2 are used by SWR Waterloo trains, meanwhile platform 3 is exclusively for Mid Hants Line trains. The operation is usually the following; a train from Waterloo would arrive at Platform 1, where it wou...

From memory when I used to live near Chester, which at the time had 4 operators, (Arriva, Northern, Virgin and Merseyrail) the platforms are allocated per service, operational requirements or length of train the platform can accomodate rather than specifically by TOCs. However there was some consist...

The private sector hasn't exactly been doing a sterling job which prompted this round of quasi/sorta but kinda not nationalisation (if you can call it that). The previous system certainly hasn't fulfilled any of Majors prophecies of reduced subsidies through free market efficiencies or a more reliab...

I'm one of those rather peverse individuals that likes multiple units, I do also like locos but for different reasons, locos have the noise, spectacle and prescence, akin to a caged beast which provide a sensory experience like no other. Meanwhile units, EMUs have an understated/underdog charm to th...

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naf1234 wrote: and have just demonstrated why government should be kept out of running public transport.

May I just ask, why the government should be kept out of running public transport?

When the cushions are thinner, there's just no 'play' to mould to people's natural curvatures. Give it another ten years, and they'll probably just make them with solid mesh or wooden backs like picnic tables and park benches. That's if they bother with seats at all, won't be long before it's just ...

It's sad to see the demise of the HST's in the UK. They've been magnificent trains over the years - and I still think they are capable of many more years in service in this country. I would far rather travel on a HST than any god-awful Voyager train. I agree, grew up in Reading so HSTs were a famil...

You got any info ,like history, livery details etc for the crane Gary? Can see it being a useful addition to Stratford yard on North Woolwich branch (Yes it's still ongoing). Was wondering if the yellow livery was something it'd have carried in the 70s or if that's more of a later addition.

PFX wrote:I knew I'd seen something about old cars. That'll do nicely thanks Karl, though I'm not sure how many of them lasted until the mid 80s, let alone the 90s...

I think a fair few soldiered on, purely due to duct tape, egg yolk and tights.

Would my Morris Marinas suit?

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clam1952 wrote:UKBL actually merged with TCWW, A couple of Creators are using TCWW's linked site, JATWS to host sites, such as Steve Flanders ING4Trainz and others are just using for downloads. Maybe talk to John Whelan?

That sounds like an idea ...

I've recieved communication from VistaPrint the company which owns Webs, stating I believe their intention to close all Webs.com services, of which Berkshiretrainz is hosted on from June 30th. Although the email is worded a bit vaguely stating: This means we will be retiring Webs on June 30, 2021. W...

I'd given it a passing thought last year but honestly I prefer now just to produce BR era stuff , New liveries are nice to look at but I find most of the modern day railway to be too clinical and precise for my liking . Know how you feel, I'm going that way as well. I see people getting excited for...