What happened at your workbench today?

[playmofire]

Used old earphones to get the locomotive battery power from batteries in the tender:
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Video of it in action:

That was a sound idea.

 

[Paul M]

That was a sound idea.

Hear, hear!

 

[jimmielx]

Just installed a new level crossing - foam board construction.


Now finishing off the fake grass install. Where it’s gone in so far it’s really added some colour to this bit of the layout which passes through a pergola.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Just installed a new level crossing - foam board construction.
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Now finishing off the fake grass install. Where it’s gone in so far it’s really added some colour to this bit of the layout which passes through a pergola.
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Nice one, Vicar

 

[jimmielx]

Done and happy with the results! Possibly a ‘bit much’ at the moment, but will ballast and then think about how to tone it down a bit.

 

[Jasper]

Possibly a ‘bit much’ at the moment

A bit much? Have a look at the prototype:

 

[dunnyrail]

A bit much? Have a look at the prototype:

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Just look at this, tram central in grass verge, cycle/pedestrian way either side of that. Then Trees both sides of that and then road with presumably houses after that. This is the way to plan a Town, a lesson that UK Town planners could learn to make a suitable happy environment to live in. Fat chance.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Just look at this, tram central in grass verge, cycle/pedestrian way either side of that. Then Trees both sides of that and then road with presumably houses after that. This is the way to plan a Town, a lesson that UK Town planners could learn to make a suitable happy environment to live in. Fat chance.

Yebbut, just where do we have the space on our tiny, cramped island ?

 

[dunnyrail]

Yebbut, just where do we have the space on our tiny, cramped island ?

How about new developments? Instead of laying out acres of Motorway a dual carriageways in this could be done.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Yebbut, just where do we have the space on our tiny, cramped island ?

If that tram is in Holland, they haven't any more space than the tight little island. Just a bit more imagination -- which is also sadly lacking in the wide open spaces of North America.

 

[Paul M]

How about new developments? Instead of laying out acres of Motorway a dual carriageways in this could be done.

They haven't even arranged for new properties to have vehicle charging points yet, so anything really complicated is going to take a few centuries

 

[Rhinochugger]

If that tram is in Holland, they haven't any more space than the tight little island. Just a bit more imagination -- which is also sadly lacking in the wide open spaces of North America.

They may not have more space in total sq miles, but they only have a quarter of the population to rattle around in that space.

Part of the problem on our tiny island is a population of almost 70 million souls - and by the way, Scotland has a smaller population that London

 

[Chris Vernell]

They may not have more space in total sq miles, but they only have a quarter of the population to rattle around in that space.

Part of the problem on our tiny island is a population of almost 70 million souls - and by the way, Scotland has a smaller population than London

There's the solution, then : Send half the population of London to northwest Scotland and the other half to Ellesmere Island. Declare the area a sanctuary for ferrel pigeons.

 

[PhilP]

There's the solution, then : Send half the population of London to northwest Scotland and the other half to Ellesmere Island. Declare the area a sanctuary for ferrel pigeons.

If they are going to be that far north...











Shouldn't they be Fair Isle Pigeons?

 

[Chris Vernell]

If they are going to be that far north...
Shouldn't they be Fair Isle Pigeons?

I should have been more precise: Declare what is currently London to be a pigeon sanctuary, barred to humans.

 

[Rhinochugger]

There's the solution, then : Send half the population of London to northwest Scotland and the other half to Ellesmere Island. Declare the area a sanctuary for ferrel pigeons.

Yes, repeated governments have been unpopular for acting like that. The argument has been that, if a person is economically inactive, then it doesn't matter where they live (if the government is exercising their duty in providing housing accommodation).

It was not a popular policy as eBay Mike will tell you - exporting all the benefit receivers to the unpopulated areas on the south and east coast didn't go down well, and although Scotland is a little further out of the way, I doubt that the Wee Burnie would go quietly on that one

 

[Chris Vernell]

Yes, repeated governments have been unpopular for acting like that. The argument has been that, if a person is economically inactive, then it doesn't matter where they live (if the government is exercising their duty in providing housing accommodation).

How about moving BoJo to Rockall?

 

[PhilP]

How about moving BoJo to Rockall?

Is that anywhere near Barnards Castle?

 

[Jasper]

Geez, I got ya'll started with no more than a tram photo.

 

[PhilP]

Geez, I got ya'll started with no more than a tram photo.

Don't worry, Jasper..
Called thread drift, but as soon as someone actually does some modelling, and tells us about it, we will be back on track. - See what I did there?