AndyID Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 21 hours ago, jamie92208 said: Probably cheap Russian knock off copies of Alco engines. I think those are actually there section Locos. Jamie Moinfo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TE10#History 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 20 hours ago, Oldddudders said: Or just replacing the turbochargers. Not sure they even had turbos. Looks like they were two-stroke diesels with opposed pistons and no cylinder heads. I had a grandfather who was an engineer in a shipyard and I can remember him saying how really nasty the early diesels used in ships and subs were and how much they injured the crews. 3 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 02/01/2024 at 14:37, J. S. Bach said: Ah, powered by ALCo! 😉 EMDs will smoke as well, given appropriate conditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXpTRpn_fuQ&pp=ygUXT2lsIGNhbiB0cmFpbiB0ZWhhY2hhcGk%3D wait for the mid-train helpers at about 1:50. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 Greetings from somewhere near Hanover. Our assault on the border met with minimal resistance. No queue and three bored looking policemen. The advice of the Polish border guard that it was all flowing freely was still correct 2 hours after we called them. We then crossed the Elbe and made contact with Storm Henik. It was a tad wet out there. Just awoken from a slumber at a service station and continued battle with the storm is on the cards, luckily we have 3 hours in hand on the schedule. That post card may be in the post soon. Andy 14 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 2am Buckataul services. We sneeked past the trucks standing guard ( seemingly every truck in Germany, ) to find the petrol station, but more importantly an iced Americano bun. It's become a tradition with the SM42s to stop there for an coffee and an iced bun and I wasn't going to let the early hour stop me observing it. Meanwhile at Lippestadt services they charge 80c to use the toilet but give you a €1 voucher to use in the shop / cafe. We've actually been paid to spend a penny. Andy 10 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 4 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, SM42 said: 2am Buckataul services. We sneeked past the trucks standing guard ( seemingly every truck in Germany, ) to find the petrol station, but more importantly an iced Americano bun. It's become a tradition with the SM42s to stop there for an coffee and an iced bun and I wasn't going to let the early hour stop me observing it. Meanwhile at Lippestadt services they charge 80c to use the toilet but give you a €1 voucher to use in the shop / cafe. We've actually been paid to spend a penny. Andy But what can you get in the cafe cake dept for 20c so you break even? I'll wager you spent rather more than that. The Cunning Hun. And who said the Germans don't have a sense of humour. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 This is interesting. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, SM42 said: Meanwhile at Lippestadt services they charge 80c to use the toilet but give you a €1 voucher to use in the shop / cafe. Have they got contactless turnstiles now to enter the loo or do you still need coins? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, Tony_S said: Have they got contactless turnstiles now to enter the loo or do you still need coins? We got charged 80c each in Belgium. Contactless was available as well as coins and they gave change. Jamie 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 4 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, PhilJ W said: This is interesting. It's easier to aim at a round target (Or a cross for that matter)🤣. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 4 hours ago, Tony_S said: Have they got contactless turnstiles now to enter the loo or do you still need coins? Both 6 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: But what can you get in the cafe cake dept for 20c so you break even? I'll wager you spent rather more than that. The Cunning Hun. And who said the Germans don't have a sense of humour. €4.50, less the two €1 vouchers. It's all very cunning Pay to use the loo and either leave the money behind or give in to the urge to use the voucher. At least you don't have to pay for the loo in addition to what you buy We are currently awaiting our channel crossing. Andy 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted January 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 21 minutes ago, SM42 said: We are currently awaiting our channel crossing. If you're going by boat, lets hope that the water isn't too lumpy... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hroth said: If you're going by boat, lets hope that the water isn't too lumpy... We were delayed by high winds once using the Channel tunnel. We had to wait for a couple of hours in the queue after security. At least there were loos available. Edited January 4 by Tony_S 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 9 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: But what can you get in the cafe cake dept for 20c so you break even? I'll wager you spent rather more than that. The Cunning Hun. And who said the Germans don't have a sense of humour. Not just the Germans, Yorkshireman as well. Before Morrisons was taken over and we're still owned by the Morrisons family you had to pay to park at there supermarkets. So long as you shopped at the supermarket you could claim the cost back. Did I say it was a Yorkshireman. 2 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 9 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: Not just the Germans, Yorkshireman as well. Before Morrisons was taken over and we're still owned by the Morrisons family you had to pay to park at there supermarkets. So long as you shopped at the supermarket you could claim the cost back. Did I say it was a Yorkshireman. A firm that nearly never got going. William Morrison ran a market stall in Bradford and his two sons, one of whom became Sir Kenneth, were narrowly missed by a falling steam loco at Adolphus Street in Bradford.the loco came through the station wall and fell about 30 ' into the street narrowly missing the two brothers wheeling their cartback from the wholesale market. They were unscathed But the loco was cut up on the spot. Jamie 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4 8 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: Not just the Germans, Yorkshireman as well. Before Morrisons was taken over and we're still owned by the Morrisons family you had to pay to park at there supermarkets. So long as you shopped at the supermarket you could claim the cost back. Did I say it was a Yorkshireman. The two big Morrisons stores round here were former Safeway supermarkets. Safeway hadn’t charged for parking and neither did Morrisons. Perhaps they were worried about Essex folk re running the Battle of Benfleet when visitors from York had their boats burned and had to walk home. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 15 hours ago, pH said: EMDs will smoke as well, given appropriate conditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXpTRpn_fuQ&pp=ygUXT2lsIGNhbiB0cmFpbiB0ZWhhY2hhcGk%3D wait for the mid-train helpers at about 1:50. The comment below is interesting, saying that it is noticeable that the locomotives stop smoking when they leave the tunnel implying that the smoke is due to incomplete combustion of the fuel. Does seem a logical explanation. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 We are back home and mostly unpacked After leaving the tunnel, didn't turn the wipers off till we got onto the M42. I've seen less water in a car wash. The only thing needed was a 3rd speed on the wipers. Beer and sandwiches at SM42 Towers are now order of the day Andy 11 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, Tony_S said: The two big Morrisons stores round here were former Safeway supermarkets. Safeway hadn’t charged for parking and neither did Morrisons. Perhaps they were worried about Essex folk re running the Battle of Benfleet when visitors from York had their boats burned and had to walk home. Clearly then a case of Yorkist discrimination against good, honest Lancastrians. To hold a grudge for that long obviously sore losers. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, SM42 said: We are back home and mostly unpacked After leaving the tunnel, didn't turn the wipers off till we got onto the M42. I've seen less water in a car wash. The only thing needed was a 3rd speed on the wipers. Beer and sandwiches at SM42 Towers are now order of the day Andy Hope you remembered to drive on the right side. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SM42 Posted January 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: Hope you remembered to drive on the right side. It does take some getting used to, even for those who haven't been abroad. We did catch up with a police car hogging the middle lane on the M40. The reason became apparent when they pulled into lane 3 behind a Fiat 500 that had been bumbling along in the outside lane. A quick flash of blue lights sorted them out. He then dropped in behind me but I was a good boy and just about stayed on 70mph, maybe touched 72 briefly and left them behind. I do like it when a 4 lane motorway is reduced to 2 lanes by MLOC. No really, I think it's great. 😠 Andy Edited January 4 by SM42 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, SM42 said: It does take some getting used to, even for those who haven't been abroad. We did catch up with a police car hogging the middle lane on thd M40. The reason became apparent when they pulled into lane 3 behind a Fiat 500 that had been bumbling along in the outside lane. A quick flash of blue lights sorted them out. He then dropped in behind me but I wax a good boy and just about stayed on 70mph, maybe touched 72 briefly and left them behind. I do like it when a 4 lane motorway is reduced to 2 lanes by MLOC. No really, I think it's great. 😠 Andy I'm surprised you came across a cop car. Rarer than hens teeth. Must have been going back for something to eat or a loo break. 3 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5 Night Owl from the Piedmont. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 6 hours ago, jamie92208 said: A firm that nearly never got going. William Morrison ran a market stall in Bradford and his two sons, one of whom became Sir Kenneth, were narrowly missed by a falling steam loco at Adolphus Street in Bradford.the loco came through the station wall and fell about 30 ' into the street narrowly missing the two brothers wheeling their cartback from the wholesale market. They were unscathed But the loco was cut up on the spot. Jamie Some policemen getting a "cop" of a Flying Pig that obviously couldn't fly! http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/bradford_adolphus_street/ 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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