Agree Pete, disc brakes are a revelation. I would add thumbshifters. I used to hate fiddling with tube mounted levers. Also for downhill MTB's, seatpost droppers are a game changer.
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Whilst I can't compete with my three mile, less than 100 feet of ascent, ride to Lichfield Trent Valley High Level, I can trump you on the ralway content - as this is the photograph I took there at 14:30 today (55009 Alycidon)
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Woo hoo from an English Electric two-tone air horn to you Graham :)
I was a little disappointed by the sound. The photo was taken at Lichfield Trent Valley High Level signal box, where the chord from the west coast mainline allows southbound traffic to climb up to the old South Staffordshire line to Burton upon Trent and Derby.
It's a tight bend, and an incline of around 1 in 30, so you would expect some noise - especially as it was pulling a class 57 (the reserve engine in case of failure). Somewhat different to last time I saw one move, screaming down the east coast mainline at 100mph pulling an express train - probably with Graham in 1st class :)
Had no idea what a "chord" related to in railway terms.
Thanks Marco.
Every day a school day :)
“Railway Herald”? What a sheltered life away from railways I have led, I looked it up to see if it was real.