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  1. JohnMcL7

    Is Trainz worth a look?

    I haven't played Trainz for many years but what I liked about it was not the simulator aspect (I have TSW4 and most of the UK DLCs) but running a little railway and planning out where the trains needed to go to pick up materials and deliver them. It's in the Steam sale at the moment and there's...
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    Train Sim World 3 16 item bundle for £11 on Humble Bundle (PC/Steam only)

    Humble Bundle have TSW3 and a number of DLCs for £11 total at the moment for use on Steam which is a bargain: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/train-sim-world-3-mega-haul-bundle
  3. JohnMcL7

    Travelling between Levenshulme and London advice

    I normally take simple trips in Scotland so wanting to check something on a ticket I'm looking at. I want to get a return ticket from Levenshulme (a small station in Manchester) to London going down on Friday and back on Sunday. Going down seems fine as I take a northern train first and switch...
  4. JohnMcL7

    68005 in Inverness

    Hopefully it's ok to post this here, 68005 is up in Inverness and I think this is the RTT link for it: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/22513/2020-05-21/detailed I'm wondering if anyone knows why it's up here and when it's likely to be leaving? Thanks for any information.
  5. JohnMcL7

    Class 08 vs Class 20 for shunting duties

    I was watching a video about the Scunthorpe steelworks following the pair of class 20's as they carry out various shunting tasks around the site. Not really knowing much about this sort of thing I was wondering why they'd choose class 20's over class 08's for shunting duties given the class...
  6. JohnMcL7

    Theoretically what's the most powerful diesel UK locomotive possible?

    There's possibly a recent topic on this so please point me to it if that's the case. I was watching a documentary about the US turbine locomotives which mentioned these are still the most powerful single prime mover there has been (even though the locos were huge and in three parts) which still...
  7. JohnMcL7

    Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh RA rating?

    The Royal Scotman has arrived today hauled by a 66 and was surprised to see it was off to the Kyle of Lochalsh tomorrow as I thought it was too heavy, this page shows it as an RA5 and 66's not permitted: http://www.scot-rail.co.uk/page/Route+Availability Is this page incorrect? I see it...
  8. JohnMcL7

    What would be a suitable consist for 37025 and 47834?

    As I live in Inverness I bought a model of 37025 and thinking of buying some coaches to go with it just as a static model. I noticed Bachmann have a set with the viewing car which I like the idea of but it's in the green livery rather than the blue livery. Which coaches would this locomotive...
  9. JohnMcL7

    Trying to identify a couple of Inverness freight services

    I'm not sure if I should be asking in the TOPS thread or separately, I'm not looking for the exact locomotives but just wondering what these two services are likely to be: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U23234/2019/02/24/advanced...
  10. JohnMcL7

    Diesel driving experiences, any recommendations?

    I'm not sure which is the best forum section to ask this question but this seems the most suitable one. I've noticed a few sites offering diesel driving experiences and was wondering if anyone had actually tried one or could recommend one? I would love to have a shot of something like a 37 or...
  11. JohnMcL7

    Favourite Locomotive names?

    Following on from the discussion on naming the new Scotrail HST's and the variety of different suggestions, I was curious what are people's favourite names on existing locos. I've never been keen on naming them after people as it just doesn't seem to fit a large roaring diesel engine even...

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