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Certainly was driven hard. You don't often get a whiff of brakepads on HSTs▸ these days - anyone remember the stench the a/c used to suck in from the original type BR▸ used in the late 1970s? - but we did on this occasion approaching both stations and again at Wolvercot, as the driver was using the 100mph limit to the full after Charlbury.
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« Reply #61 on: August 17, 2008, 13:51:32 » |
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Certainly was driven hard. You don't often get a whiff of brakepads on HSTs▸ these days - anyone remember the stench the a/c used to suck in from the original type BR▸ used in the late 1970s? - but we did on this occasion approaching both stations and again at Wolvercot, as the driver was using the 100mph limit to the full after Charlbury.
I remember it well. As you say, you only smell the brake pads nowadays if the driver has had to break hard. I actually quite like the smell - perhaps I'm a bit odd? I believe when the driver selects their 'initial' brake notch, inlets to the air-con are closed. It's when the driver immediately selects one of the higher brake steps available without briefly putting it into the initial setting that brake dust can get into the air-con to give that trademark smell. |
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« Reply #62 on: August 17, 2008, 13:59:44 » |
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It's not just you, I quite like it, but I suppose I can be pretty odd.  |
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« Reply #63 on: August 17, 2008, 14:02:51 » |
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« Reply #64 on: August 17, 2008, 16:12:43 » |
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I actually quite like the smell - perhaps I'm a bit odd? It's not just you, I quite like it, but I suppose I can be pretty odd. I think you're both a bit odd - it's a horrible smell!  |
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"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #65 on: August 17, 2008, 16:25:26 » |
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It's certainly not a "nice" smell, but to me at least it is both a familiar smell and a comforting smell; a smell which reminds one of both journeys and of homecomings.
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« Reply #66 on: August 17, 2008, 18:22:18 » |
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« Reply #67 on: August 17, 2008, 20:07:12 » |
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« Reply #68 on: August 17, 2008, 20:42:20 » |
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Better than any of the smells on a Voyager! |
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« Reply #69 on: August 18, 2008, 07:12:43 » |
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Better than any of the smells on a Voyager! You couldn't be more right there Chris. Give me the smell of HST▸ brakes over the less than welcoming smell you get every time you board a Voyager anyday. |
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« Reply #70 on: August 18, 2008, 07:20:37 » |
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Better than any of the smells on a Voyager! Any of the smells? Amusingly, the smells you can smell on a Vomit are smells of the human body. Pleasant |
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« Reply #72 on: September 17, 2008, 22:40:49 » |
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Quote from the latest staff news/propaganga letter, which backs up recent posts on here... ...the results of the catering feasability study have come in, recommending that all HST▸ 's have buffet cars.
Around 70% of services will retain the current buffet, and FGW▸ will develop a smaller buffet for the remainder, making space for additional seating over the next couple of years.Make of that what you will... |
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« Reply #73 on: September 17, 2008, 22:49:02 » |
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Well, that's excellent news - I recommended right from the outset that buffet cars should be retained! |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #74 on: September 18, 2008, 18:27:57 » |
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But what happens if a "small" buffet is put on a Pullman service?
No, they should all have the normal buffet, with second class table seats put in if necessary.
Or you could have the disabled area in the buffet coach, and put more seating in the coach which normally has disabled space.
It should be standard across the whole fleet.
....but a small buffet IS better than a trolley / trolley in A.
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