Friday 14 January 2011

class 37

The Class 37 has a relatively low axle loading for its size and power. With the withdrawal of most of the smaller types of diesel locomotive, this left them as the only mainline type available in significant numbers for lines with weight restrictions, and for a number of years they handled almost all locomotive-hauled services.
Built from the late 1950s to the early 1960s this locomotive was capable of reaching a top speed of 90 MPH, You can find the Hornby Class 37 in the original British rail Blue livery with the yellow nose cones which they used to paint all of those locos in those days for safety reasons. The Class 37s found use on both passenger and freight workings, being one of the mainstays of the BR fleet. While used for moving freight in a widespread area , passenger work was mainly with in the Eastern Region with use on London - Norwich and Cambridge services, the latter through to the 1980s. This is one of the locomotives that Hornby produce in their range.

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Model trains

Many like the steam era with some of the famous names that used to travel up and down the British Railway network such as the Mallard and the Flying Scotsman are two very popular makes that can still be bought off the counter from most Hornby stockists. With the new Virgin Pendolino train being quite popular with the youngsters as these are the trains that are being used today. The god thing today about model railways are they can all be controlled by DCC which means driving more than one train is so much easier.

Sunday 3 October 2010

Getting The Train

Generally daytime trains do not have sleeping cars. You can find trains run every few minutes in busy parts of the country. A number of cities have trains that link to local and International stations and with a number of train changing it is easy to reach certain destinations. With air conditioning being fitted on some trains, helps with the comfort of travel.

Trains today offer a very effective way of transporting people from place to place. You can find that using a comfortable train can also be better than plane or car travel.

The railway can be the most premier style of transport for long haulage and short journeys. With the beginning of coal trucks to the evolution of passenger transport, the train has gone from strength to strength. As developments got better, the aid of steel tracks and wheels made the railways much better. That is why various model railways like Hornby OO gauge are around today.

Most of today's rail network is computerized and even tickets and timetables can be found online. Indian Railways has enhanced the esteem of Rajasthan tourism by providing facility of luxury trains. Visitor from other foreign destinations or even other Indian railways can now make reservations online to go to Rajasthan. To help with safety on travel the Indian railway asks for medical practitioners to make themselves known while making reservations. Insurance is given to the travelers of Indian railways when traveling on the train or in the station.

Indian Railway a nation owned enterprise is the largest rail network in the World. Indian Railways also make online railway reservation facility through IRCTC official website. To have your reservation booked in advance can be a great edge if you are traveling to lots of places, so this facility helps. Indian Railways offer the option of long distance and suburban travel.

Many other networks around the world are now providing an improved services to their customers and better services.

Saturday 9 January 2010

Mobile Kitchens

People have been starting and running their own businesses for years. Some of the most successful people in business today are people who took a small idea and made it into something big. This was the chance they needed to make themselves into something big. There are many types of businesses out there from offering a service to make people’s lives easier to selling a product such as with the food service industry. Recently popular in food service is purchasing a concession trailer as a mobile food kitchen. There are several positive aspects of owning a mobile concession trailer as opposed to a stationary restaurant at a static location.

One advantage to having a mobile kitchen is a word in its title “mobile.” Rather than staying in one location, someone with a mobile kitchen can attend events and sit in places for business in areas all over. This allows for high-paying events to be in reach for the business owner. The traditional stationary restaurant does not have the luxury of moving from on place to another based on potential profit. This is definitely one advantage to having a mobile kitchen over a stationary restaurant.

Another reason being able to move a restaurant can be a great advantage over a stay-in-place restaurant is that, if business is bad in a certain area, a mobile kitchen can get up and move to a location that will provide more customers and therefore more cash flow.This is as good as money making from home. With a restaurant in a building in one location, if a restaurant is failing because of the location such as scarcely populated area, or food that does not go together with the area, the owner can not just get up and move his business. He must figure out another alternative to moving in order to save his business.

One final reason that purchasing a concession trailer can be advantageous over a restaurant in a building is the fact that it is very affordable compared to the cost of a stationary restaurant. Hundreds of thousands of dollars may be required to successfully get a traditional restaurant off the ground. For as relatively little as $25,000 – $30,000, you can purchase an almost new, spacious concession trailer equipped with a grill, deep fryers and other cooking equipment suitable for running a restaurant. This is a fraction of the cost a traditional restaurant would cost just to get it ready to run, much less order food and other miscellaneous supplies.

There are several reasons that a mobile kitchen could be more beneficial to purchase than a regular restaurant. Some of them include that mobility is a very advantageous thing to be able to do with a restaurant, particularly if you are not having any luck in the location you are currently at. Another reason is that concession trailers cost much less to purchase, supply, insure, and maintain than any traditional restaurant you can find. Having a concession trailer does not have to be the end of the business line for you. Purchasing a concession food trailer can be just the stepping stone you need to move on to purchasing a traditional restaurant.

Monday 7 December 2009

scheme to help jobless

A new scheme designed to give unemployed people the skills they need to return to work has launched at Milton Keynes college. Workability MK has been unveiled just when the jobless figures top 2.47 million. This level has been the highest since 1995. Dozens of unemployed people have signed up within weeks of its launch. Milton Keynes college are manager for community projects Gina Reily said it has been more important than ever for people to get the advice, training and qualifications they need to put themselves in the right position for employment in the city. Workability MK developed by the college in partnership with Job centre Plus and the learning and skills council is for over_25s who have been claiming job seekers allowance for six months or more. Part of the new training programme gives people free access to part time training and skills course while they can still claim benefits. There are specific courses to address skills gaps that have been identified locally in the areas like customer service, construction and childcare. The course should go along way to help people.

Leadership in MK

Milton Keynes needs strong leadership says Philip Smith. The future of Mk needs better transport links and improved communications networks was said by the senior business leaders . They have called for a venture fund to invest in local businesses as they continue to grow. They were responding to a questionnaire circulated back in August By Andrew Peck the business representative on M K P. The survey addressed the problems of infrastructure, planning around the local skills and growth of the city as a whole. it was mentioned that the regional shopping centre was crucial for some action to be taken with these issues as t provides plenty of jobs in Milton Keynes. Business needs structure and consistency with clear leadership in these times. Together we make up 75% of businesses in MK and collectively they are fully prepared to work together with MKP and others.

Wednesday 18 November 2009

Finding the right job


Looking for a job can sometimes be a bit daunting if you are not sure what you are looking for. In the early years after you have just left college or schooling the job you sometimes hoped you would get does not appear to be on the horizon. Many take what job they can in the meantime, either waiting on tables or working in a local supermarket just to make the ends meet until the right prospect comes along.
The problem is many people get stuck where they are and as long as the money is coming in they tend not to venture to far away from what they are now doing. The hope of the new career starts to dwindle as other things take over such as family and relationships and before they know it, the career they originally trained for has not materialized and they have ventured into something completely different.
Whether it's jobs in Milton Keynes or any other part of the country the job hunt continues on for many people. However it is nice to see that people do start to run their own businesses as well, which can pay better than most jobs if you select the correct business.