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I've spent today riding the GWR Castle sets (well, two of them) and covering my first bit of track West of Teignmouth in my life. On the outward journey I noticed that in someone's garden in the Dainton area, was what appeared to be a helter-skelter from a children's climbing frame, laid on its...

There's been a few mentions of dumped (or simply unused) cars in the "Switching to Electric Vehicles" thread (apologies, I'm not sure how to link posts from other threads on a mobile device). To avoid distracting from that discussion, I've started this one. Across the road from the building my...

This is something that has come up in the "switching to EVs" thread a few times, but isn't directly related to the EV question. More and more new vehicles, particularly larger ones such as buses and LGVs, are being supplied with cameras and screens in place of wing mirrors. However I think this...

mods note - split from this thread It would be terrible for anyone who ended up losing their job as a result, but it wouldn't kill the hobby. They've made so many mistakes that they deserve a boot up the proverbial- hopefully not a terminal one, but if it was they've only themselves to blame...

A thought which was prompted by the 458/4 project thread, but which would be off-topic there... Older BR units on the Southern Region were often identified by type codes such as 4-COR, 4-VEP, 2-HAL and so on. As I understand it the meaning of these codes was somewhat arbitrary, in some cases...

Mention of garage space in another thread just prompted the realisation that almost everyone I know who has (or had) a garage, doesn't actually use it to store their car. I know people who use(d) their garages as workshops, gyms, model railway spaces, laundry/utility rooms and general storage...

There's a thread discussing Southern's temporary renaming of Brighton to "Frighton" to mark Hallowe'en. Leaving that thread for discussion of the rights and wrongs of such things, here's a trivia thread just for fun- which stations could be given a spooky rebranding, and which ones don't even...

Hi all. I'm going to be making the following journey in the next few days (though as yet I don't know exactly when) and have been checking times and fares on the National Rail app... My home station of Batley has a direct (if slow) train to Wigan but this runs via Atherton rather than Bolton so...

mods note - split from this thread Whilst I don't want to pour cold water on people's beliefs (and indeed I can't, as one cannot prove a negative), I would like to remind people of Occam's Razor. Some of the stories on this thread are interesting and fascinating, but I remain a hard sceptic...

I know there's been a few threads of this nature in the past, so I've decided to consult the wisdom of this forum to help me select my next car. First, a bit of background to my situation: It'll be my first car I've owned for about 15 years, so I'm very much "out of the loop" with things. It'll...

Seeing as food threads seem to be popular at the moment (and inspired by the sauce thread), what are some unconventional food combinations that you enjoy and/or would recommend? I've got a few, some of which aren't as weird as all that, but still combine sweet and savoury flavours in a way that...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/white-rose-station.244268/ Still think "White Rose" is a silly name for the station, given that it isn't particularly close to the eponymous shopping centre and doesn't specify what "White Rose" is to the uninitiated. Sure, the...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/transpennine-route-upgrade-and-electrification-updates-cp6.88054/ That's likely a factor. There's a few other bonuses too, it allows six car workings in the peaks and restores the Huddersfield to Wakefield link that's currently...

Inspired by a mention of ketchup in the Supermarkets Discussion thread (and also insomnia), let's discuss examples of products that are the market leader (or close) for their sector despite being (in one's opinion) inferior to a less popular competitor. A few examples to start us off: Heinz...

Just been checking times and fares for the above journey for tomorrow morning (Sat 11 Feb) on National Rail, the only journey options with a fare given is via Leeds (£20.10), the Mirfield is given as a journey option but with no fare. Is this not considered a "permitted route", or is it just a...

This morning, Bachmann announced their 2023 range for GB modellers. Not much in the way of "all new" stuff in 00, mostly just new liveries for the existing range. One that caught my eye in particular was the 143/144 units in the EFE range (presumably the old RealTrack mouldings) which their...

Something I've wondered for a while (and inspired by previous discussions) is regarding the two curves that reopened in West Yorkshire in the year 2000: these being the Bradley curve, and the double track chord between Greetland junction and Dryclough junction near Halifax. Based on past...

A week or three ago, we had a thread in this section about services which could be combined in order to provide additional journey opportunities. I suggested that merging the Hull to Halifax with the Huddersfield to Bradford, as this would allow the latter to return to an hourly frequency...

Or Mossley because of the houses. I'm not a civil engineer so I've no idea which of the two would be more difficult. Probably depends on the details of each, the spillway looks like it would be difficult, but there might be a simple solution that's obvious to those qualified to make that call...

Currently on 2J67 Huddersfield to Leeds, halted at Bradley Junction for the last 20 minutes due to a report of trespass. The guard has just announced that there is a distressed person on the line, current plan is to get them on board and be met by emergency services at Mirfield. Now on the...