[John Webb]

QUOTE (Grifter_Guru @ 1 Jan 2017, 16:47) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That whistle sounded very odd! Almost as if too much pressure was being supplied.

Sounded ok when they crowed it, but then with a bit more pressure, it sounded.............odd!
There has been debate about the whistle on another railway forum, the majority view being that it is being 'overblown' and thus sounding significantly higher in pitch than it should. It may need adjustment in some way but I don't know if anything is planned.

John

 

[Grifter_Guru]

Sounds like it needs sorting out sooner rather than later.....

Needs to have the pressure regulated by the sounds of it. Either pressure regulation, Restrict the port or restrict the valve maybe?

 

[Bizman]

Another motley assortment:

17/01/2017 (Tue) 07:10 to 08:00 Ch19 "Antiques Roadshow": Chenies Manor 2 - The show returns to Buckinghamshire where they discover a forgotten train set. (S37 Ep 7)

17/01/2017 (Tue) 08:30 to 09:00 Ch37 "How It's Made" - We discover how train wheels are made. (S14 Ep 3)

17/01/2017 (Tue) 20:30 to 21:00 Ch83 "American Restoration": Train Trouble - Tyler tows in a 1947 railroad speeder, but has he underestimated how much it will cost to fix? (S3 Ep 23/48)

20/01/2017 (Fri) 08:00 to 09:00 Ch25 "Flog It!": Exmouth - Paul Martin takes a trip back to the age of steam when he visits the South Devon Railway. (S10 Ep 32)

21/01/2017 (Sat) 16:00 to 17:00 Ch42 "Tough Trains" - The Transcontinental Railroad

23/01/2017 (Mon) 12:00 to 13:00 Ch37 "Built From Disaster": Trains - When trains crash the consequences can be catastrophic. Yet, despite the dangers, we are living in one of the great ages of train travel with faster and safer trains.

23/01/2017 (Mon) 18:30 to 19:00 Ch2 "Great American Railroad Journeys" - St Louis, Missouri. (S2 Ep 1) - Daily M-F

24/01/2017 (Tue) 22:55 to 01:00 Ch48 "Runaway Train" Action film. [1985]

24/01/2017 (Tue) 23:00 TO 23:30 Ch19 "Great British Railway Journeys": Settle to Garsdale - Michael Portillo returns to find out what has happened since he helped save it in the 1980s. He explores the magnificent Ribblehead viaduct and catches a steam train along the line. (S1 Ep 7)

29/01/2017 (Sun) 06:00 to 06:30 Ch19 "Great British Railway Journeys - various episodes all day

30/01/2017 (Mon) 19:00 to 19:30 Ch83 "Storage Wars": Sheets and Geeks - Barry unearths a highly-collectable train set. (S3 Ep 19/31)

Where Ch2=BBC2, Ch19=Yesterday, Ch37=Quest, Ch42=Travel Channel, Ch48=Movies4Men, Ch83=Blaze

 

[Bizman]

More miscellaneous items:
26/01/2017 (Thu) 12:00 to 13:00 Ch37 "Rise of the Machines" - Super Train, Explore the engineering inside this 200-metre-long bullet.

27/01/2017 (Fri) 21:00 to 22:00 Ch42 "Tough Trains: Cuba" - A hair-raising train journey across the Caribbean island of Cuba.

28/01/2017 (Sat) 18:00 to 19:00 Ch12 "Top Gear" - An epic London-to-Edinburgh race. Jeremy takes the Tornado

29/01/2017 (Sun) 06:15 to 06:40 Ch19 "Great British Railway Journeys" - 28 episodes all day til 20:00. Like all good series, it starts at episode 3, 1 & 2 being from midnight the next day.

01/02/2017 (Wed) 08:30 to 09:00 Ch2 "Great British Railway Journeys: The Flying Scotsman" - A once in a lifetime journey aboard the most famous train in history.

01/02/2017 (Wed) 16:00 to 17:00 Ch12 "Top Gear" - The race to Monte Carlo is on, with James travelling by high speed train.

02/02/2017 (Thu) 16:00 to 16:30 Ch42 "Garage Gold: Cleanout Express" - This garage is stuffed with vintage toys and iconic collectibles like Lionel Trains.

02/02/2017 (Thu) 18:05 to 18:35 Ch24 "Storage Wars" - Victor brawls for a unit containing an antique train set.
04/02/2017 (Sat) 19:00 to 20:00 Ch42 "Tough Trains" - Bolivia

04/02/2017 (Sat) 20:00 to 21:00 Ch37 "Salvage Hunters" - Drew packs his van with deals from a heritage railway station in Yorkshire

06/02/2017 (Mon) 12:00 to 13:00 Ch37 "Built From Disaster: Trains" When trains crash the consequences can be catastrophic. Yet, despite the dangers, we are living in one of the great ages of train travel with faster and safer trains

08/02/2017 (Wed) 20:00 to 21:00 Ch19 "Impossible Engineering: Maglev Train" - Marvel at the Maglev Shanghai Train, the world's fastest commercial train which can reach speeds of over 400km/h

13/02/2017 (Mon) 18:30 to 19:00 Ch41 "Indian Food Made Easy: Kashmiri Cuisine" - Jessica, a volunteer on board a classic steam train that winds its way through the stunning Yorkshire dales, gives the 50 or so fee-paying guests who dine on the train an Indian menu,

Ch41 = Food Network

 

[Bizman]

Lots of railway programmes at the moment, mostly repeats. Here's a new series:
10/03/2017 (Fri) Ch37 Quest 21:00 to 22:00 "Railroad Alaska" - Frozen Danger. S1 - 1/7

 

[Grifter_Guru]

Sounds interesting!

I must admit though, I keep finding a lot of these programmes being uploaded to youtube or dailymotion. Some real corkers on there too by all accounts.

Quality is variable but usually a "decent" copy is available.

 

[Bizman]

A small selection this time:
18/03/2017 (Sat) 20:00 to 21:00 Ch42 "Tough Trains" - Bolivia. S1 Ep 1
21/03/2017 (Tue) 13:05 to 14:10 Ch 4 "Posh Pawn" - A retired couple decide it's time to part with their colossal back garden railway
22/03/2017 (Wed) 19:00 to 20:00 BBC 2 "Great Continental Railway Journeys" - Transylvania to The Black Sea. S5 Ep 1/7

 

[Bizman]

It's been awhle, but new stuff is starting to appear:

29/05/2017 (Mon) 12:00 to 13:00 Ch37 The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track - King's Cross. (S1 Ep 1)

29/05/2017 (Mon) 12:55 to 13:00 Ch 2 Coast: Brunel's Railway - Mark Horton travels on Brunel's Great Western Railway along the stunning south coast of Devon.

29/05/2017 (Mon) 21:00 to 22:00 Ch 2 New: The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown - Engineers must construct and fit out a new station at Paddington, erect a 130m long great glass canopy to soar above the structure, and plug directly into Brunel's original station. (S1 Ep 2)

01/06/2017 (Thu) 10:40 to 11:40 Ch 31 Inside the Tube: Going Underground - The World's First Underground London's Metropolitan Line was the world's first underground railway. (S1 Ep 3)

02/06/2017 (Fri) 17:30 to 18:00 Ch 37 How Do They Do It? Locomotives, (et al) - How do they build one of the world's most powerful locomotives?

05/06/2017 (Mon) 10:40 to 11:40 Ch 31 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways - Ice Train to Nowhere. (S3 Ep 1)

07/06/2017 (Wed) 12:00 to 13:00 Ch 37 Mighty Trains: The Shinkansen - Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 177 mph. (S1 Ep 2)

09/06/2017 (Fri) 10:40 to 11:45 Ch 31 The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant: Boom, Bust and Blood. (S1 Ep 1)

11/06/2017 (Sun) 21:00 to 22:00 Ch 83 New: Combat Trains: Nazi Railways. (S1 Ep 1) - Auschwitz survivors explore the railways' part in the Nazis' mass murder.

Where Ch 2=BBC2, Ch 31=Spike, Ch 37=Quest & Ch 83=Blaze

 

[reddo]

Thanks Ron. The last programme looks interesting.

 

[Bizman]

@reddo, as of today, Blaze has moved to Ch80 with 83 being Blaze+1. You made need a retune depending on your equpment.

 

[reddo]

Thanks Ron - noted.