GREAT WESTERN INTERLUDE 

Thank you Phil. It's always nice to able to recreate a typical bucolic event. Alan

Thanks, pleased that you enjoyed it.

Thank you Bob. I have never forgotten an audio recording by Peter Hanford of a country station where the cooing pigeons were disturbed by the arrival of a train only for the serenity to return on its departure. I was lucky yesterday in as much that there were only two passengers who were out of shot which gave the impression of desertion. Everything worked well yesterday which just goes to show if one goes often enough things will fall into place. Kind regards Alan

Thank you Brian. Yes, a tank engine footplate is a good place to lose weight! I took it quite leisurely and called it a day at 3-00pm. Regards Alan

That was my aim Heinz, I'm pleased that, in your opinion, I achieved it. Alan

Thank you Noel. That's correct. No shortage of exercise for the bobby...once every hour and a half or so! Alan

Thank you Simon.

Do the others use radio?

Yes , for example "Deutscher Esenbahnverein DEV". They call it Zugleitbetrieb. There is a central station and one man similar to the man in a signalbox allows the train to drive. One man on the train gives him a feedback, for example the train arrived a certain station. The term train means a loco as well as a loco with cars. But often there ist only one engine with a liitle train that belongs to the museum railway. So it isn't neccessary to use a token. Some well known museum railways ( Railway Museum Nördlingen or Einsenbagnmuseum Bochum) use tracks and signaling by the DB. That's the easiest and best way