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#11
N Gauge Discussion / Re: A British domestic train f...
Last post by jpendle - Yesterday at 05:39:19 PM
I would guess PA announcements.

John P
#12
N Gauge Discussion / Re: A British domestic train f...
Last post by ntpntpntp - Yesterday at 05:12:14 PM
Quote from: Ski on Yesterday at 04:48:41 PM... a first run factory sound equipped 9 car Azuma set, but the sounds seem to be set for GWR, not LNER.
How can you tell, what's the difference?
#13
N Gauge Discussion / Re: A British domestic train f...
Last post by Ski - Yesterday at 04:48:41 PM
I know this is an older thread, but thought I would still post it here. I had previously acquired a first run factory sound equipped 9 car Azuma set, but the sounds seem to be set for GWR, not LNER. Is there a CV setting that exists to switch this? I am guessing it's the Zimo sound decoder and I can't find a CV mapping sheet for this particular installation.

Cheers.
#14
N Gauge Discussion / Re: West Highland Models wagon...
Last post by Southerngooner - Yesterday at 04:43:40 PM
These now seem to have disappeared......

Dave
#15
General Discussion / Re: My local bus stop
Last post by Trainfish - Yesterday at 11:22:28 AM
Blimey. If I found you like that I'd be checking for a pulse!
#16
General Discussion / Re: Bathurst This Weekend - He...
Last post by Bealman - Yesterday at 10:52:40 AM
Broom broom!  ;)
#17
General Discussion / Re: My local bus stop
Last post by Newportnobby - Yesterday at 10:43:21 AM
Far too many cushions/pillows to hand for Anne, methinks :worried:
#18
General Discussion / Re: The angry thread
Last post by RailGooner - Yesterday at 10:42:28 AM
Quote from: EtchedPixels on October 09, 2026, 05:15:22 PM
Quote from: scottmitchell74 on October 06, 2026, 02:43:51 PMSorry to hear and absolutely! They should be off sidewalks and on roads as a vehicle.

UK e-bikes are only allowed on cycle paths / lanes and roads. Doesn't entirely fix the problem because in many places you'd need a deathwish to dare to cycle on the road not the pavement and there are no where near enough cycle routes.

E-bikes and e-scooters are vehicles, as are their analogue equivalents. All vehicles are prohibited from travelling along footpaths and pedestrian pavements, but are allowed to traverse them for access. There's no age exemptions — it doesn't matter if the rider is 4 years old or 44 years.

I live in Oxford, and the problem here is not the lack of cycle paths. The problem here, as I suspect it is in most places, is the poor standard of road-craft amongst cyclists:
  • 90% of cycle-paths in Oxford are one-way, but this is neither observed by cyclists nor enforced by the local authority.
  • Everyday I witness cyclists dangerously undertaking on single carriageways that have no cycle lane.
  • Who hasn't witnessed cyclists overtaking in the zig-zag area of a pedestrian crossing, or jump red lights?
  • It is all too common to see eejits cycling with headphones on, or using a mobile phone, or carrying dangerously unsecured large items.
  • Last night I witnessed an eejit riding an e-scooter on the cycle path collide with a passenger alighting from a bus, knocking them to the ground. The scooter rider carried on his way without even a glance back.

Conscientious cyclists, who obey the law and observe good road-craft, are sensitive souls taking every criticism of bad cycling personally. This makes conscientious cyclist one of the biggest problems — they ought to be part of the solution, but can't be while they bury their heads in the sand.

Back in the 90s the Police stopped a Chinese national cycling the wrong way along a one-way street in Oxford. The cyclist apologised and explained that he thought the two yellow lines along the edge of the road was a cycle lane!! A 100% factual story.
#19
General Discussion / Re: The angry thread
Last post by Newportnobby - Yesterday at 10:40:57 AM
What is legal in this country matters not a jot as it never seems to get enforced and, if it does, there's no room in the prisons for any who get convicted. The general public cannot take action into their own hands as they then become the butt of the law.
When, oh when, will more be done to penalise parents for the actions of their feral kids? That will soon reduce instances of this.
#20
General Discussion / Bathurst This Weekend - Here's...
Last post by Platy767 - Yesterday at 10:27:17 AM
Ok all you rev heads. Bathurst 1000 enduro on tomorrow.

Here's the youtube link to the Top 10 shootout. Pity we can't filter the commentary from the car sound.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_21MwYUKc

Mark
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