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tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - DanPicken - 09 Mar 2014
if they have it is anyone going (i know it's over a year away)
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - Tom - 09 Mar 2014
(09 Mar 2014, 4:42 pm)danpick wrote is they have it is anyone going (i know it's over a year away)
Where did you find out about this?
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - DanPicken - 09 Mar 2014
(09 Mar 2014, 4:51 pm)Tom wrote Where did you find out about this?
i haven't just assuming they will
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - MurdnunoC - 10 Mar 2014
Do they still do these?
I've been to a couple in the past - the last one I attended was probably in the early 90's. The highlight for me was the Metro simulator they had set up for the public.
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - Adrian - 11 Mar 2014
(10 Mar 2014, 11:27 pm)AdamY wrote Do they still do these?
I've been to a couple in the past - the last one I attended was probably in the early 90's. The highlight for me was the Metro simulator they had set up for the public.
I think the assumption was made based on that they had one for the 25th anniversary (2005), and 30th anniversary (2010). I hope they do have one though.
I remember a Metro simulator being on display somewhere, but can't think for the life of me where? Would have been very early 90s though and not a depot.
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - MurdnunoC - 11 Mar 2014
(11 Mar 2014, 6:48 pm)aureolin wrote I remember a Metro simulator being on display somewhere, but can't think for the life of me where? Would have been very early 90s though and not a depot.
I think it has been on tour before as I seem to remember seeing it somewhere else too. Perhaps the Gateshead National Garden Festival or some other important North East event.
The simulator itself was a mock-up of the interior of the cab with the some stairs leading up to it. The simulator itself was pretty poor as there was only one outcome - failure to apply the brakes properly leading to an accident!
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - Adrian - 11 Mar 2014
(11 Mar 2014, 7:20 pm)AdamY wrote I think it has been on tour before as I seem to remember seeing it somewhere else too. Perhaps the Gateshead National Garden Festival or some other important North East event.
The simulator itself was a mock-up of the interior of the cab with the some stairs leading up to it. The simulator itself was pretty poor as there was only one outcome - failure to apply the brakes properly leading to an accident!
I was thinking either the air show or Kite Festival for some reason? I'd love to know if it still exists.
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - MurdnunoC - 11 Mar 2014
It would be pretty outdated if it did still exist.
Given how interface-based visual technology has advanced since the 1990s, an updated version could be pretty damn impressive.
RE: tyne and wear metro open day 2015 - Andreos1 - 11 Mar 2014
(11 Mar 2014, 7:20 pm)AdamY wrote I think it has been on tour before as I seem to remember seeing it somewhere else too. Perhaps the Gateshead National Garden Festival or some other important North East event.
The simulator itself was a mock-up of the interior of the cab with the some stairs leading up to it. The simulator itself was pretty poor as there was only one outcome - failure to apply the brakes properly leading to an accident!
It was at the Garden Festival - no idea if it has been shown elsewhere.