BBC Trainspotting Live

i didn't bother barn.... that young chap looks like he's good with colours. i might have got noshed off.

 

That Dick likes his young lads don't he

 

ha i doubt he's the only one.....

 

and he's another ginger ffs

 

I've just turned it on to see what all the fuss is about and my missus lasted 6 minutes before she stomped off outside to do some sulking gardening
Nice and quiet here now.

 

it was quite funny there's been a few peeps off the forums "sighting" lies to see if they got read out..... a class 390 at wick got read out.... how we laughed.

 

I noticed that last night. He may have toffees in his pocket...

 

i'd predict holes............

 

Or a Rocket

 

I take it that's a trainspotting joke?

 

I've just Googled where Wick is...

 

That was genuinely hilarious!

 

Great programs, very modern.

Not at all like the BBC Railway Roundabout programs I remember. Search Railway Roundabout on Youtube. They were programs produced for trainspotting kids and their dads. Classic programs. Watch them and enjoy.

Nice touch on Trainspotting Live was the educational maths bit about Horsepower. Zed would like that as Torque comes into the equation and you can understand what he says about more power needs more torque.

 

Power is torque x revs, it's quite simple, you get more power from your given torque by increasing the revs. Torque is near as damn it glued to capacity. Increase torque by making it bigger, or increase HP by increasing revs. Or both of course.

 

I like the equation as I wondered how you could work out the torque at certain revs. And the constant of 5252 in the equation is interesting.

My mgb with 1800 engine and rated 84 HP I am now wondering at what revs you get the 84 figure or would it be throughout the range. The B does accelerate away sharply from 30 mph in 4th gear when its doing about 1500 revs. Presumably that does indicate it has high torque as the power is available at quite low revs.

In contrast the 1600 engine on my van needs lots of revs to achieve the power and won't pull at low revs. So presumably the engine has low torque and so a low (54 max) Horsepower.

 

Is it on yet?

 

Patience young Padawan.

 

I'm finding it compulsive viewing. All the young lads like Dick!

 

Speak for yourself!

 

there were only 3 episodes it's finished now.