Chuffer
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Especially whilst riding your push bike until the conductor spotted you and made you let go !!!
How ever did we get to live so long ????
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How ever did we get to live so long ????
Nassau65
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Fond memories
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Mr. Cricket
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Christ there's a lot of OAP's in this room
Mad4slalom
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Sorry to hear you will be hogtied for a while chuffer, can you get a rebuilt unit off the shelf snd then return yours for a core charge? Maybe less down time as only a day to fit instead of a few weeks waiting for yours to be rebuiltHad a `BIG gulp of air ` day today after receiving the awaited call from Williams Brothers Speed Shop . I had left the C3 with them whilst on holiday to investigate slow up shift problems on the TH350 tranny as I knew fluid levels were ok . Turns out it needs a total rebuild and new electronic lock up . Ouch !! Gonna be off the road a while meaning I miss out on a few up and coming shows and events .
. Frustrating to miss this peak summer weather.
antijam
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You're right.......and the new 'electric' revolution has reminded me of an interesting lesson learnt as a child. If you'd just missed a bus as it was pulling away it was always worth a chase to grab onto the pole and haul yourself onto the platform. I lived in London at the time and as well as buses we had trolley buses too: it was never worth trying to chase down a trolley bus. Even in those days electric power had the acceleration to make a chase on foot futile. Of course if you had missed a 'trolley' there was always the chance it would drop a 'trolley pole' off the overhead cables and grind to a halt. You then had plenty of time to catch up with it while the driver dug out his long pole with a hook on the end to reattach the trolley pole to the cable. Happy Days....
Mad4slalom
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Two nice flying machines ! A lovely blast to the north cornish coast today, lunch on the way to visit a friend working on some aeroplanes. St merryn was a Ww2 naval airbase. Planes thst flew from here included seafires, and sea hurricanes, lysanders, barracudas and several others I cant remember 🫣
corvette loving the warm weather, so much smoother acceleration , no stumbles or hesitation that I get a bit of in the cold weather. A cracking day. 
corvette loving the warm weather, so much smoother acceleration , no stumbles or hesitation that I get a bit of in the cold weather. A cracking day.
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Whilst calling out " tickets please " and having a fag out the corner of their mouth at the same time !!!
Chuffer
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Yeah ! And all growing old discracefully !
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
I discussed the various options with the guys at Williams Bros . They could possibly get a new TH350 unit shipped in from the States quicker than putting my unit through their tranny builder but it would cost more . The car is drivable but up shifts can be very erratic . If I took the car way they are not booking in new jobs for 3 to 4 months as they are so busy . Leaving it with them means they can drop on the job for a while here and there if held up on other projects , plus if any of the guys work overtime at weekends . Seems the best plan as I don`t want to do more damage by driving it and booking it in later . At least I have a some free weekends now to and play with the steam locos !Sorry to hear you will be hogtied for a while chuffer, can you get a rebuilt unit off the shelf snd then return yours for a core charge? Maybe less down time as only a day to fit instead of a few weeks waiting for yours to be rebuilt
Chuffer
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Back in my day lad , they were horse drawn trams and you were likely to slip on something hot and steaming if you chased after one !You're right.......and the new 'electric' revolution has reminded me of an interesting lesson learnt as a child. If you'd just missed a bus as it was pulling away it was always worth a chase to grab onto the pole and haul yourself onto the platform. I lived in London at the time and as well as buses we had trolley buses too: it was never worth trying to chase down a trolley bus. Even in those days electric power had the acceleration to make a chase on foot futile. Of course if you had missed a 'trolley' there was always the chance it would drop a 'trolley pole' off the overhead cables and grind to a halt. You then had plenty of time to catch up with it while the driver dug out his long pole with a hook on the end to reattach the trolley pole to the cable. Happy Days....
Chuffer
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Sounds like a fab day out . Is that a Cessna ? Love the Jaffa Cake livery !!Two nice flying machines ! A lovely blast to the north cornish coast today, lunch on the way to visit a friend working on some aeroplanes. St merryn was a Ww2 naval airbase. Planes thst flew from here included seafires, and sea hurricanes, lysanders, barracudas and several others I cant remember 🫣
I always find cars drive better in cold or damp conditions than hot weather as there is more moisture in the atmosphere . Maybe you benefit from cooling effect of the Atlantic down there in Kernow .
Chuffer
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I remember trolley buses run in Bournemouth until 1969 . Always found them fascinating with over head cable systems criss crossing the streets .Don’t remember trolly busses, but have heard the tales of the driver? Having to get his pole out occasionally to re hook something on.
Roscobbc
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Much like the 'analogue' older District Line Underground train stock my grandfather drove up to the mid 1950's........they didn't have an accelerator quite as we currently know it - trains had a system of electrical 'shunts' - so rotating the 'dead mans' handle simply physically connected additional power terminals - inexperienced or drivers who didn't care too much about passenger comfort could create a really jerky and unpleasant ride for passengers. Guessing the same logic applied on Trolley buses - I do remember people 'standing' in the isle effectively getting 'thrown' up/down the between the seats when the driver perhaps accelerated without care. Oddly in the opposite way to many poorly trained bus drivers today who simply bang the brakes on when slowing and taking no care of people standing.
Mad4slalom
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Such a cracking day , tops off and would have been rude not to have declared it a “Window out Wednesday “
Chuffer
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Sounds very much like the 1950`s era Class 08 diesel electric shunters . It was part of my job as Duty Shed Master to drive one as required to shunt `dead` steam locos around the shed yard or station pilot duties moving carriages from one platform to another at Bridgnorth . The two big brass handles control the electrical power input to the traction motors that is generated by the 350 bhp diesel generator . The are three stages of power application and we referred to it as being in `First Notch ` , Second Notch ` or full power `Third Notch `. The smaller brass handle on the control desk simply selects forward , neutral and reverse . All controls including brakes are duplicated enabling the loco to be driven from either side of the cab which gives a better field of vision for the driver when shunting .
Roscobbc
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Grandfather spent most of his working life from 14 years old on London's underground network (except for a period when he served in Army during WW1) spending his last working years (before obligatory retirement) carrying-out shunting duties at the 'end of the line' Upminster depot. The site was expanded a number of years ago - its a huge site that even locals seem totally unaware of.
Chuffer
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That certainly is a monster depot !