Recent content by Richard Scott

To be honest, the powerpack is irrelevant, it's part of the train and just makes the train longer (it's more like a loco but shorter and also has advantage of removing underfloor engine noise); it doesn't use up passenger space like a cab, which is part of the structure. Considering years ago...

May be a few more table seats? In a 220 think only 2 tables per standard class coach?

How can the interior get much higher density; hardly any tables as it is?

Any chance of a bit of a hijack and ask if anyone has some photos of 26043? Thanks.

Wasn't held but luckily another was possible. Nor do I usually but no choice on this occasion.

No, both have border controls as do a number of countries around there.

Currently at Stuttgart and virtually no long distance trains are on time. Looks like connection already out the window. Suppose I should have expected this.

Totally agree, did this last week and it's no issue (unless missingthat little bit of track out is a problem!). Sensible to book seat reservations, though, if on an interrail ticket.

I did and you forget about it. Occasionally check if something I want to see is coming past but, more often than not, I forget! Mind you a 66 is actually very noisy at 3am on a summer night when I have the windows open. None of the neighbours moan about the trains as we've got used to them. The...

The ride is hideous, at 125mph feels like it may leave the rails. Perhaps different coaches ride differently depending on their position in the train? Also driver's seat has its own suspension?

My thinking is that you're not duplicating cabs wasting space that could be used for passengers, an 8 coach Voyager has 4 cabs, probably more than an entire coach, in reality, lots of duplicated equipment e.g. compressors etc, all adding to weight. You also only need one set of staff either loco...

Ok, I see that but a modern loco with 3phase transmission is going to be significantly better than older designs. I appreciate it won't be up there with distributed drive trains but won't be far behind. A 68 on load 5 seems to accelerate fairly quickly and would imagine an electric loco would be...

Looking at some posts previously saying that journey times haven't really improved over past few years acceleration isn't much of an issue. 1711996148 Doesn't have to be 100% loco hauled fleet and even if it was modern coupling systems could be employed, nothing to say everything has to have...

I appreciate that but operational convenience is not matching demand or are the railways run for sake of the operators? At least loco hauled could easily be lengthened at depot if needs be. With modern bi-mode locos the need for changing locos can be removed. It just seems loco haulage has been...

I believe the original 25s (25/0) didn't have roof mounted horns either so difficult to tell from a 24 from a distance.