Trainspotters

milkinc13 · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:32

i do like trains, but i wouldn't go out spotting them, but it's each to their own i suppose

J1234 · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:35

AcidHell2 said:
and the train toilets flush straight onto the track.

Really!?

BigglesPiP · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:36

There shouldn't be spotters for anything that doesn't have a show.

milkinc13 · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:37

yup, you didn't think it was collected into a tank on the train then emptied every day did you?

Beans on toast Dave · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:39

train spoters pale in comparision to my brother in law,
he takes or used to take photos of signal boxes, that must be fun

loltim · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:42

milkinc13 said:
yup, you didn't think it was collected into a tank on the train then emptied every day did you?

Actually... yes.

Glaucus · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:56

Justin said:
Really!?

yep...

Most companies have siad when they next upgrade there trains they will put cess tanks on the train to collect it. Apart from First Great Western. Why they still have a license I will never know

Mr Joshua · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:59

Everyone has hobbies which others could call sad and whilst trainspotting is not my cup of tea, the information they collect can be useful to modellers.

J1234 · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:02

AcidHell2 said:
yep...

Most companies have siad when they next upgrade there trains they will put cess tanks on the train to collect it. Apart from First Great Western. Why they still have a license I will never know

That's disgusting!

I never knew that :/

Gaijin · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:02

Justin said:
Really!?

Why else do you think they ask you (or they certainly used to) not to flush the toilet whilst at a station?

Glaucus · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:03

Justin said:
That's disgusting!

I never knew that :/

Yes, yes it is..

Gaijin said:
Why else do you think they ask you (or they certainly used to) not to flush the toilet whilst at a station?

They still do and we all hate working just by stations as the area is covered.

[TW]Fox · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:21

milkinc13 said:
yup, you didn't think it was collected into a tank on the train then emptied every day did you?

On most modern trains it is - newer trains have retention tanks.

milkinc13 · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:23

i thought that it all still went onto the tracks

Glaucus · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:23

[TW]Fox;12103689 said:
On most modern trains it is - newer trains have retention tanks.

Only brand spanking new ones and not for all companys. Is there actually any on the tracks yet? certainly isn't any in the south west territory as far as I know.

Even virgin cross country ones don't have tanks. Sorry Arriva.

So it's hardly any rolling stock atm and wont be for a considerable time yet.

DanTheMan · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:26

I wonder if the Japanese bullet trains empty it onto the tracks?

Imagine being pelted by 200mph poo.

Mr Jones · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:28

DanTheMan said:
I wonder if the Japanese bullet trains empty it onto the tracks?

Imagine being pelted by 200mph poo.

Only if you happen to lay down under the tracks?

me227 · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:32

Dr Jones said:
Only if you happen to lay down under the tracks?

Nah it shoots out the top in Japan. Makes it look like a steam train.

jegz · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:38

AcidHell2 said:
yep...

Most companies have siad when they next upgrade there trains they will put cess tanks on the train to collect it. Apart from First Great Western. Why they still have a license I will never know

Well i dunno if you travel on trains very often but if you travel on a train with a cess tank (virgin or cross country) on it, it normally stinks of **** and to top it off you cant open the windows

, whereas FGW doesn't (unless you count stinky passengers) and you can open the windows

Glaucus · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:40

jegz said:
Well i dunno if you travel on trains very often but if you travel on a train with a cess tank (virgin or cross country) on it, it normally stinks of **** and to top it off you cant open the windows , whereas FGW doesn't (unless you count stinky passengers) and you can open the windows

I can tell you the virgin cross country trains don't have tanks..

And no use them as little as possible as they are far far too expensive.

[TW]Fox · 16 Jul 2008 at 20:04

Virgin Cross Country has not existed for some time now.

All Cross Country Voyagers are fitted with retention tanks for toilet facilities. The only Cross Country trains without are the odd spot-hired HST's.

Acidhell2 said:
So it's hardly any rolling stock atm and wont be for a considerable time yet.

This is utterly false. They've been around for many years and almost all new rolling stock is fitted with them and has been since the early 1990's.