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6th February 2012In celebration of our third birthday we have added a new set of themes for the website and forum. In addition you can also submit your photos to the gallery via Flickr (by tagging them with tmrweb), the upload form is still going to be used for photo competitions.
Posted by Craig — 06 Feb 2012, 23:26
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Latest TORD Items
PNB: Personal Needs Break - normally a scheduled break for crew, but sometimes urgent ones are taken.
OTMR: On Train Monitoring Recorder
NTHC: Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
Hoover: So called, when built due to the rheostatic braking cooling fans making a 'hoover' like noise. 50s lost this braking equipment fairly early on in there lives.
Drop a plug: Has nothing to do with surging cold water in the boiler, after all, it's the water that keeps the plug cool and prevents the lead core from melting. These plugs melt when the water level is allowed to drop to a level below the firebox crown, otherwise the resulting weakening from overheating the firebox will cause this area to bulge under the pressure and eventually explode.
Service Disruption
@creative_crack 7. How long do I have to wait for my Railcard to arrive? Answer here http://t.co/oqeMZsRq
CLEARED: Trains are expected to run normally between Crewe / Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent at the start of service on Wednesday 08/02
CLEARED: Trains are running normally between Sydenham and Crystal Palace
UPDATE: Delays between Crewe / Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent expected until end of service http://t.co/ZOtNdHP3
NEW: Buses replace trains between Reading and Basingstoke until end of service http://t.co/HBNIZ1FA