If anyone has any question’s regarding U.K operation’s I will try and answer them for you.Not promising I can,that is but I will try my best.
Welcome to the forum…
Several of your countrymen post here on a regular basis…
Enjoy.
Hi there, UK engineer - [#welcome] to the forum.
You might also want to check out the thread British Railway Operations
Welcome UK – I haven’t railfanned the UK in more than twenty years, but I did enjoy then and hope to get back one day.
You mean you’re not a driver?
Cor blimey, guv…
hmm, you got me on that one.Yes I am a driver, and Im late for work but if anyone has any other question’s,then i’ll reply when I finish my shift.Best regard’s from sunny Manchester.
Hello and [#welcome]!
Do you drive passenger or freight, and do the trains really run on time?
I drive Virgin on passenger work.Recently we lost one of our class 390 tilting train’s due to a track fault in which sadly one lady died and a few were seriously injured including the driver.The actual train stood up to massive stresses far greater than ever tested.The train itself will be reapired.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6391743.stm
On time train’s
Well, from a driver’s point of view - the newer train’s certainly help to regain lost time due to signal check’s e.t.c with quicker acceleration than the older train’s and it is now very rare to be more than 10 minutes late.
May I congratulate you on your photo’s.I really liked the old E and F unit’s
The train itself will be reapired.??A new english word, even on me.!!
I meant repaired !!
Sorry
Ok, I have a question. Probably will seem like a silly question, but I’ve always wondered…
What is the purpose of the wheel that I see in photos of European locomotive cab interiors?
Is it some sort of “deadman’s” device?
I think it may be the old fashioned “parking brake”. It is wound on and off to stop the loco running away when it’s air has leaked off.
Those were usualy mounted vertically on the back of the cab wall. If Zardoz means the thing that looks like a steering wheel on the driver’s desk then that would be the power controller. This style is quite common on mainland Europe. I was in the BLS shops in Switzerland a few years ago to have a play with their new locos and they had these, but they were combined power and ECP brakes depending on which way it was turned.
I also bid you welcome to the forum, although I live here I’m from elsewhere.
Thanks for the prompt reply.
The wheel of which I speak I see the driver/engineer moving it slightly as they proced down the tracks; just slight adjustment, similar to what you would do with your vehicles wheel as you drive down the road. The small adjustments are what got me to think it was a safety device.
Unless I’m all wet, and you guys actually have to steer your trains! [:)]
That’s the throttle.
Howdy and welcome!
Adrianspeeder
Ok, I have to ask,…what is a Virgin? Thanks for the kind comment on my photos.
[#welcome]
And - is this the same company that had, if my memory doesn’t fail me, Virgin Airlines? Or am I confused?
Mook?
Welcome to the forums.come back when you can.
stay safe
Joe
Hi! engineer.
I am visiting England in May to take videos and photos of the railway scene. What should I be aware of to do this from the station platform? [security, permission, etc;] I plan on visiting the London terminals, Bristol TM & Parkway, Crewe, Manchester & some smaller stations.
Thanks for any info you can give me.
Bristolian