Phil Parker Posted Monday at 12:21 Share Posted Monday at 12:21 1 hour ago, SteveyDee68 said: Having said that, I think it was half way through episode 2 that I reckon I guessed the biggest plot twist of all Is that the bit where the hero posts "How do I fix this train?" on RMweb, and the internet slows to a crawl due to the number of replies? 😁 2 2 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted Monday at 12:25 Share Posted Monday at 12:25 Just now, Phil Parker said: Is that the bit where the hero posts "How do I fix this train?" on RMweb, and the internet slows to a crawl due to the number of replies? 😁 Made worse, the hero doesn't see the solution as the thread went off topic and ended up discussion how expensive modelling had become, then someone mentioned TT120 from Accurascale and the thread was filled with people wishlisting individual locomotive numbers/liveries/front end/louvres variations ad nauseum. 1 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted Monday at 13:12 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 13:12 Three questions: Is the train electric? Could they not just turn the overhead off? Can you tell I couldn't be arsed to watch it last night? 2 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Monday at 15:18 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 15:18 On 06/09/2024 at 16:13, Stuart A said: Strange you should mention Mission Impossible... Helicopter in the Channel Tunnel with TGVs anyone? I thought the Channel Tunnel had single tracks in both tunnels? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Monday at 15:23 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 15:23 2 hours ago, Neil said: Three questions: Is the train electric? Could they not just turn the overhead off? Can you tell I couldn't be arsed to watch it last night? If they could hack the entire system I should imagine they could easily prevent anyone turning off the power. Unless they can find someone in a Michelin Man rubber suit with a length of cable to earth the OHLE. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Monday at 15:31 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 15:31 They seem to have all of the disaster movie stock characters. The hero out of favour with his superiors, the PITA politician, the 'lost' child, the lady in a wheelchair and a few others on the train. And off the train the computer internet expert that the head of the department doesn't want but the only person who can sort it out.. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Monday at 15:37 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 15:37 Someone mentioned on another thread that the train seemed to be to big (out of gauge) for the UK system and I thought the interior looked too American and what with in some shots the train was running wrong track? Perhaps that indicates the target audience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted Monday at 15:38 Share Posted Monday at 15:38 2 hours ago, Neil said: Three questions: Is the train electric? Could they not just turn the overhead off? Can you tell I couldn't be arsed to watch it last night? One of the characters mentioned that the loco was a Bi-mode, and was designed to switch automatically to diesel if the 25 kV was cut..... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimble Posted Monday at 15:40 Share Posted Monday at 15:40 12 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: If they could hack the entire system I should imagine they could easily prevent anyone turning off the power. Unless they can find someone in a Michelin Man rubber suit with a length of cable to earth the OHLE. I mean, if balloons and tarps getting caught in the overhead are good enough to bring it down I don't think it's that hard if you really really wanted to. A bit more costly than doing it properly sure. Of course, any sensible, or even insensible idea to stop a runaway train that could be thought up here wouldn't be dramatic or last minute enough for the people making the show. How many runaway train movies have them stopping the train at the first attempt with relative ease before it gets dangerous? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyRule1 Posted Monday at 15:53 Share Posted Monday at 15:53 6 minutes ago, bimble said: 6 minutes ago, bimble said: Of course, any sensible, or even insensible idea to stop a runaway train that could be thought up here wouldn't be dramatic or last minute enough for the people making the show. How many runaway train movies have them stopping the train at the first attempt with relative ease before it gets dangerous? In the case of Nightsleepder stopping the train early could have happened, even within the plot that developed. The search for the code and hacker, along with back stories of the main protagonists could have made up four of the episodes, but we would have nothing to talk about here if that had occurred. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted Monday at 15:55 Share Posted Monday at 15:55 22 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: They seem to have all of the disaster movie stock characters. The hero out of favour with his superiors, the PITA politician, the 'lost' child, the lady in a wheelchair and a few others on the train. And off the train the computer internet expert that the head of the department doesn't want but the only person who can sort it out.. I was disappointed that the kid didn't need insulin. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted Monday at 16:49 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 16:49 1 hour ago, Fat Controller said: One of the characters mentioned that the loco was a Bi-mode, and was designed to switch automatically to diesel if the 25 kV was cut..... One of the characters mentioned that the loco was a Bi-mode, and was designed to couple both male to male and male to female. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted Monday at 16:53 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 16:53 I thought I'd interrupt this thread to say I re-watched The General last night. Utterly unbelievable. Great fun. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted Monday at 19:00 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 19:00 I watched 'The Train' for the 323rd time. Utterly fake throughout. Didn't even use British equipment and Jenny Agutter wasn't in it I've just realised. Ar$£ 1 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted Monday at 19:10 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 19:10 Leaving aside anything that happened as part of the plot, was I the only one who thought that it was yet another drama series where the cast were prone to mumbling (for no good reason) rather than speaking their lines clearly ? Adrian 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Baldyoldgit Posted Monday at 19:34 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 19:34 I went down the pub 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted Monday at 19:46 RMweb Premium Share Posted Monday at 19:46 I'll be watching episode 2 in about 15 minutes, might still be worth watching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted Monday at 20:18 Share Posted Monday at 20:18 Watched first two episodes. Absolute hokum and hilarious. steve 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted Monday at 20:23 Share Posted Monday at 20:23 3 hours ago, Jeremy Cumberland said: I thought I'd interrupt this thread to say I re-watched The General last night. Utterly unbelievable. Great fun. 1 hour ago, Mallard60022 said: I watched 'The Train' for the 323rd time. Utterly fake throughout. Didn't even use British equipment and Jenny Agutter wasn't in it I've just realised. Ar$£ The tracklaying scene from The Wrong Trousers is totally unrealistic. Must remember to start a thread about how unbelievable it is… 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted Monday at 20:51 RMweb Gold Share Posted Monday at 20:51 27 minutes ago, 009 micro modeller said: The tracklaying scene from The Wrong Trousers is totally unrealistic. Must remember to start a thread about how unbelievable it is… There's a fair few of us who would love a box of Peco flexitrack that behaved like that! 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted Tuesday at 08:04 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:04 There was some nice model work at one point, where the train is heading for the rake of tank wagons. Even if they changed from ancient 4 wheeled versions to bogie TEAs when they were struck! steve 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted Tuesday at 08:38 RMweb Premium Share Posted Tuesday at 08:38 16 hours ago, Fat Controller said: One of the characters mentioned that the loco was a Bi-mode, and was designed to switch automatically to diesel if the 25 kV was cut..... It’s only identifying as a locomotive 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted Tuesday at 08:48 RMweb Premium Share Posted Tuesday at 08:48 9 minutes ago, Legend said: It’s only identifying as a locomotive If was a Tans Pennine Set, would that be the same? P 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted Tuesday at 09:44 RMweb Gold Share Posted Tuesday at 09:44 I watched ep1 last night as Sunday night was F1 catchup. I too will have to watch biting my lip about plot inaccuracies, SWMBO would be rolling her eyes etc 🤣 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JohnR Posted Tuesday at 09:57 RMweb Gold Share Posted Tuesday at 09:57 The frustrating thing is if this was about a different subject - say road vehicles - the producers and writers would make sure they got details correct. It really just feels as if they havnt bothered. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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