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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19376 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Royal Scotsman stamp set, the last set of stamps issued as a Queen Elizabeth II set. Can be obtained from https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/flying-scotsman |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21129 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Royal Scotsman stamp set, the last set of stamps issued as a Queen Elizabeth II set... Oooer... I've been reliably prompted that there's some crossed lines on that one!... Note: Those stamps show the "Flying Scotsman", whereas a competitor "The Royal Scott" ran on the west coast mainline. The Flying Scotsman ran on the east coast mainline. The "Flying" was so named due to the innovations of the day for adding a second coal tender, a deployable water scoop for replenishing the boiler water tanks, and a narrow corridor through the tenders so that the engine crew could be changed, all to enable keeping the train in non-stop furious flight! Jago has much further detail to share: Why is Flying Scotsman so famous? Enjoy! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19376 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
It was a brain fade, allowed at my age. But more important news. Fiery Greece train collision kills 26, injures at least 85 TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 26 and injuring at least 85, officials said. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30988 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
A different perspective on Greek trains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz4PljSHNwU |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36642 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Another bit of history back on the rails. Historic 120-year-old Locomotive 3001 returns to service at NSW Rail Museum after restoration. Cheers. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66301 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Meanwhile more modern rail events are getting Drone flyovers, lots of concrete is going up where needed too. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36642 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
As a result Norfolk Southern announces safety upgrades amid derailments. Norfolk Southern announced plans on Monday to improve the use of detectors placed along railroad tracks to spot overheating bearings and other problems in response to a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border a month ago...It's just a shame that they didn't act earlier. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21129 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Why oh why not simply put temperature sensors on each bearing housing and require that all those sensors regularly "check in" by one of the low power IoT wireless protocols to the "Engineer's Desk"? That would also ensure there is a regular "all present and correct" check so that no bits of the train get left behind... Also, a "checked ok" button could be included to record when a human has physically been there to look at the bearings... Or are such requirements too hard to regulate for?... Stay safe? Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36642 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Far too sensible? Cheers. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66301 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
That may not be possible without a lot of money the railroads may or may not have, there are some calls for Congress to Nationalize the railroads again, this time permanently unlike from 1917-1920. In OH NS had not just 2 derailments, but 4 in a span of less than 5 months... U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, released a statement Saturday criticizing Norfolk Southern. “Sandusky, Steubenville, East Palestine, and now Springfield - four Norfolk Southern derailments in less than five months because this corporation has been more concerned with its profit margin than with Ohioans’ safety. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30988 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Why oh why not simply put temperature sensors on each bearing housing and require that all those sensors regularly "check in" by one of the low power IoT wireless protocols to the "Engineer's Desk"? That is a lot of polluting batteries to change. (Have you seen a FRED?) 1.62 million rail cars times 8 detectors per car ... who is going to make them and who is going to pay for them? |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30988 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
In OH NS had not just 2 derailments, but 4 in a span of less than 5 months... USA averages 1000+ derailments per year, about 3 per day. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13848 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36642 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Not a good evening for travelling home by train. Sydney’s rail network has suffered a “train communication issue” that wreaking havoc ahead of the afternoon’s peak hour rush. Sydney’s rail network suffered a “train communication issue” that wreaked havoc ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s peak hour rush — with commuters being shut out of stations and being told that the “entire network is down”.That will take hours to clear. Cheers. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36642 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Yet another train comes off the tracks. :-( West Virginia train derailment injures 3, rockslide causes fiery diesel fuel and oil spill. A train derailment in West Virginia on Wednesday morning left three people injured and caused a fire after diesel fuel and oil spilled out onto the ground. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36642 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The story just keeps getting worse. :-( Railcars with loose wheels discovered during cleanup, Norfolk Southern says. Norfolk Southern — the railway company whose train derailed last month in East Palestine, Ohio, contaminating the surrounding area with toxic chemicals — announced Thursday night that it had determined that some of its railcars, of a specific make and model, had loose wheels. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22508 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Oh b*****r. It's never good to have a loose wheel on a rail vehicle :-( This report poses several questions, including how old were the wheelsets in question (a wheelset is the combination of wheel, axle and bearings); where are the manufacturing records for those wheels, including press-on forces (wheels are press fitted to the axle and the force required is measured for every wheel, then every nth wheelset has the "push-off" force measured along with a whole load of dimension). Are there records of hot bearings associated with the affected batches of wheelsets? (a trend of these wheelsets running hot may indicate poor assembly or may lead to the wheel/axle interface loosening). Lots for the investigation teams to get their teeth into. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36642 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13848 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
When Trump got in his big push was to eliminate all the red tape "holding back" businesses. However, when you hear business complaining about red tape, what they are complaining about is that their profits aren't nearly as high as they would like them to be, and cutting back on time consuming practices- such as inspecting products for compliance to safety standards- and getting rid of the staff that are no longer required once those checks (and often the very standards themselves have been removed) is a great way of reducing those costs of doing business. Naturally, none of those savings are passed on in reduced purchase prices to the customer, but the customer does end up with increased costs due to the crappy quality of the product they have bought, and the lost time & money from the impact to their business in repairing/replacing the crappy product & the impact that failed product has had on them doing business. Grant Darwin NT |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66301 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
When will the wheels be pulled? After the next derailment, profits come first... Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
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