jgooding Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Hi I've been a long time reader here and ebuild. I'm renting in a town called Keynsham near Bristol with a wife and two daughters. After losing a lot of money by buying a house in December 2007, we refuse to buy another new build and I have convinced the other half we should self build. So just a thanks and apologies for the bombardment of questions I will send your way. 2
jack Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Welcome, and no apologies required! Most of the people who are able to help you will have been helped by others along the way. What goes around comes around, etc.
Guest Alphonsox Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Hi and welcome to the forum, Please ask away? Do you have a plot yet or are you still hunting ?
jgooding Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 Hey, We're only looking atm, found a few sites that are a possibility. Might need to find a site that can fit two houses now, as I've also managed to talk my bother in law into self building. Currently spending some time in Surrey for work atm and wish my wife would move this way. What I've seen is very nice.
Steptoe Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 15 hours ago, jgooding said: Hi I've been a long time reader here and ebuild. I'm renting in a town called Keynsham near Bristol with a wife and two daughters. After losing a lot of money by buying a house in December 2007, we refuse to buy another new build and I have convinced the other half we should self build. So just a thanks and apologies for the bombardment of questions I will send your way. We actually bought our house in December 2007 too, We've seen about 30% gain, So I think you've been a tad unlucky,
jgooding Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 Yer we stayed there for 7 years to try and recoup some, ended up with 32k of negative equity. Luckily got a job driving trains (not southern), so now we're back at square one.
Tennentslager Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Forgive the daft question but does a train have a steering wheel? Like I know you can't do a three point turn but what about points... do you just go where they send you?
jgooding Posted January 23, 2017 Author Posted January 23, 2017 I get it a lot, no, wheel signaller sets the route so you need to know where your going, as you can't go where you don't sign. One girl asked if they have wheels because she's had only been on the underground. 12 hours ago, Tennentslager said: Forgive the daft question but does a train have a steering wheel? Like I know you can't do a three point turn but what about points... do you just go where they send you? 1
jack Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 14 hours ago, jgooding said: ... my bother in law Freudian slip? 14 hours ago, jgooding said: Currently spending some time in Surrey for work atm and wish my wife would move this way. What I've seen is very nice. Yes, it's nice (I live in west Surrey), but prices are eye-watering. I'd prefer to have lived somewhere cheaper so we didn't have to tie so much money up in a house, but this is where my wife's family live (mine are overseas) and where we ended up with my work a few years ago. I wouldn't move now we're settled, but I do sometimes look at the amount we have "invested" in this house and wonder... 1
jgooding Posted January 24, 2017 Author Posted January 24, 2017 hmm I should correct that as he would be our electrician and kitchen fitter/supplier?. I'm in Horsley atm route learning, I think that's your way? Unfortunately someone's been hit so I guess its paperwork today
jack Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, jgooding said: I'm in Horsley atm route learning, I think that's your way? We're nearer Farnborough, but not that far.
SteamyTea Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 I did some training for ASLEF once, got to 'sit with the driver'. Fascinating journey. 110 MPH does not seem fast from the cab, the signals appear quite quickly and, at the time, the driver had to swap over safety system. Much more complicated than I ever imagined. Then there are the track sitters to deal with, not something I could cope with.
Roger440 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 On 23/01/2017 at 20:46, jgooding said: I get it a lot, no, wheel signaller sets the route so you need to know where your going, as you can't go where you don't sign. One girl asked if they have wheels because she's had only been on the underground. Some people think this is the steering wheel.......................................
Nickfromwales Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Lol. It's a coffee grinder. How else do you think they make it ? Hi, and welcome to the 'other side'.
jgooding Posted March 31, 2017 Author Posted March 31, 2017 On 29/03/2017 at 09:03, SteamyTea said: I did some training for ASLEF once, got to 'sit with the driver'. Fascinating journey. 110 MPH does not seem fast from the cab, the signals appear quite quickly and, at the time, the driver had to swap over safety system. Much more complicated than I ever imagined. Then there are the track sitters to deal with, not something I could cope with. I drive freight and engineering trains. 125 in a passenger train feels fairly slow, I find it far worse doing 60 in a freight/engineering train that doesn't want to stop.
Tennentslager Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 2 hours ago, jgooding said: I drive freight and engineering trains. 125 in a passenger train feels fairly slow, I find it far worse doing 60 in a freight/engineering train that doesn't want to stop. O Right, okay, it's not got a steering wheel and doesn't want to stop and you call yourself a driver...! Next thing you'll be saying is it doesn't have a CD or satnav? I'd join a Union
jgooding Posted March 31, 2017 Author Posted March 31, 2017 no cd or sat nav but a kettle/fridge/microwave etc never go hungry 1
SteamyTea Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) 33 minutes ago, jgooding said: never go hungry Nor does the Fat Controller But you might get this: Edited March 31, 2017 by SteamyTea
jamiehamy Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 3 hours ago, jgooding said: I drive freight and engineering trains. 125 in a passenger train feels fairly slow, I find it far worse doing 60 in a freight/engineering train that doesn't want to stop. It is true that a Deltic can't run full speed on the mainline light engine because it's brakes are so poor? I was told it can only do 100mph once it's coupled to airbraked stock.
jgooding Posted March 31, 2017 Author Posted March 31, 2017 well light engine would run as a class 0 so its max speed is 75mph if the line speed us 90 or above, if below 90 then max speed is 60mph.
SteamyTea Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 What kind of freight goes in your trains, is is a lot of domestic refuse?
jgooding Posted April 4, 2017 Author Posted April 4, 2017 not as much as you might think, used to move a lot of coal but nothing now. Mostly cement and materials for engineering work.
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