A slightly unusual #RailwaysExplained thread today...

HOW IT WORKS - OVERHEAD LINE TEST TRAINS (SLIGHT RETURN)

A while back I did a thread on OLE test trains which you can read here: https://mas.to/@25kV/110895234449246235 More recently, SPL have put together a further iteration of the FrankenTrain™ to test the next stage of Midland Mainline Electrification (MMLE), & today they kindly invited me and a colleague on board to observe high speed testing of the new OLE between Wigston and Kettering North Junction.

#Amazon has started creating auto-generated #AI reviews. The review for my @scarfolk book says that it's "full of fun, fascinating articles for children".

Would that be the book that I designed around cult brainwashing techniques and contains images of dead & disfigured kids?

#scarfolk

Welcome to another #RailwaysExplained thread... this one is another port over from the Site We Don't Mention. More to come!

HOW IT WORKS - NEUTRAL SECTIONS

Back in 2020 @driverbod125 asked: "I was hurtling along in my 125mph diesel train earlier & started thinking about Neutral Sections...

When designing OLE do you take into account locations of signals? I mean you wouldn’t want a train stopped in a section unable to draw any juice?"

So lets answer that!

#railways #OLE #OCS #OverheadLine

A few thoughts for people who are new due to #twitterdown #riptwitter

Currently mastodon feels like early Twitter: growing fast, rough edges, evolving norms, not everyone is here yet.

Don't instantly give up because it's different. Give it time.

Your follow(ing/er) count is not a scoreboard.

Chances are you've gone from a fire hose to a trickle, but is that actually bad? You don't have to frantically recreate your old feed. Maybe just slowly add content that makes you happy.