Garry KeenorMore #OLEBook updates as I fly through the Lune Valley...
Another day out by rail, so having yet another go at getting the new Discontinuous Electrification (DE) and battery trains section of the #OLEBook right. I think I'm on the home stretch now! #thiswritinglife
Having a day out meandering down to Cornwall - a good opportunity to get stuck in to the next version of the #OLEbook and a big new section on discontinuous electrification and battery trains. #ThisWritingLife
It's official: I'm Back On My Bullshit, drafting the isolation section for the next version of the #OLEbook while on a day out on the train.
I have picked up my metaphorical pen and begun the process of creating the 7th edition of my #OLEBook
Welcome to another #RailwaysExplained thread... this one is another port over from the Site We Don't Mention. More to come!
HOW IT WORKS - TROLLEY OVERHEAD LINE
Back in 2019 I visited Beamish Museum, and used what I learned there to write about Trolley #OLE for the #OLEbook 6th edition.
Another #RailwaysExplained thread... this one is another port over from the Site We Don't Mention. More to come!
HOW IT WORKS - SPARK GAPS AND SURGE ARRESTERS
One of the things that I spent a lot of time on back in 2019 was sourcing good quality images for the #OLEbook - getting the more obscure stuff from publicly accessible places was quite hard.
That's why I had to go all the way to North East England to hunt down this Spark Gap on the Tyne & Wear Metro
Pan-European knowledge exchange, electrification-style; sent a copy of my #OLEBook to one of the Kiessling et al authors; got a copy of their book in return!
π£β‘οΈπ I haven't shilled my #OLEBook for a while, so its time to shill it again... you can download for free at https://www.ocs4rail.com/downloads and buy the hardback from the PWI at https://www.thepwi.org/product/overhead-line-electrification-for-railways/ #ElectrifyAllTheThings
#OLEBook NEWS KLAXON! π£β‘οΈπ
I'm really pleased to be announcing a new partnership with the Permanent Way Institution re: my electrification book; so that for the first time, the hardback edition will be permanently available for anyone to buy via the PWI bookstore at https://www.thepwi.org/product/overhead-line-electrification-for-railways/