Peco point motors 2: The Sequel

" snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com" wrote in news:7ccb9489- snipped-for-privacy@q22g2000yqm.googlegroups.com:

When I started at secondary school I used to be bought "Everyday Electronics" by my parents on subscription and I once designed a burglar alarm using CMOS chips, does that count for anything?

(What colour is earth nowadays?)

Depends where you are. Round here it's generally brownish-black, tending to the yellow when I've mixed some sand with it.

"Jane Sullivan" wrote in news:X%%7o.61549$X%4.2703@hurricane:

He he ... I stocked up once I new Part P was coming in ;-)

Just got back from a very wet trip to Budapest where I fell upon the NG tourist railway operated by the young people(sauf drivers). just a tad surprised to find the Peco Point subject still active. If the advise given by experienced chaps is not to be accepted then there is not much point in prolonging the agony!

Peter A B.Sc Dip Nuc Tech OAP and 11 plus 1949.

I've just come back from north Yorkshire Moors - week with cubs as a parent/helper. Did a visit to NYMR, very nice railway indeed but bit crowded with holiday persons (inc us). Standing room only after Some southern engine failed. Real laugh though and got to see Aidensfield station :-)

cheers, Simon

My bro Andy volunteers there. Guy

Ask him if they got some stick from passengers after thursdays break down. Had a good laugh with Aidensfield platform staff, thanked them for the BR experience - onto the train, train sits, off the train, told diesel will pull coaches to shed, diesel shunts coaches onto other platform, passengers get on and it sets off in opposite direction to Whitby, we wait awhile, onto train thats already almost full and return to Pickering wondering why diesel could have taken us instead ?

But tell him theyre a good bunch of volunteers even if fireman of Standard 4 was putting more coal up the chimney than stayed in firebox :-)

Cheers, Simon

I was once waiting on Gothland (Aidensfield) platform when Schools Class