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I thank you as always my friend.

Thank you Greg, It's such a great train.

Hi Nancy, I thought I had lost you, glad to see you are still there. Are you doing the railroad in N or HO? Take care, David.

@@trainsontuesday when i rebuild it will be in scale but I am thinking about one loop of HO scale im not sure yet but it will be a bit before i start running trains as i have to start all over again I have to get the table and wood and foam again I lost everything due to a bug invasion thats why you have not seen me in a while i needed time to grieve the loss and get over the trauma i suffered so now im trying to get my life back again and now im going to start getting back to where i was before i lost everything! you will never lose me i just needed to take some down time!

Thank you Lincoln.

Thank you, your comments give me great pleasure.

Hi Ray. Thank you, please keep me informed of your plans.

Hi Chris, it is a bit of a shock when VIA shows up at the scheduled time these days. Last year it seemed like most trains were on time, not so this year. It was great meeting up last year, unfortunately I couldn't make it this year. Time and life have flown for sure, I can't get my head around that either. Glad you are enjoying the videos. I'm busy with a big project at home and don't have a lot of time to make them at present. Have a great summer and take care, David.

Thank you Michael. I've noticed over my last few visits that the British railway operators are sipping back into that time keeping mode. Cheers, David.

Hi Anthony, it is too bad that people don't use the train more often but at this time of year the trains do tend to be well patronized with tourists.

Hi, thank you for your perspective. It is the way I tend to look at it too if I am travelling, I've done the Vancouver to Halifax run a couple of times. Being a seasoned UK train traveler too I know that 30 seconds can be the difference between catching a train or missing it

As long as you have WIFI it should be okay to commute.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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Hello Michael, glad you enjoyed the video. The ship in the photo is HMS Girdleness. The inset picture is HMS Penlee Point. Both are the same vessel but vastly different. Dad was on it as the Penlee Point in the Pacific theatre. David.

Hi Andy. Yes, the train can be slow but on a long trip even a low trip will be faster than driving because the train runs all through the night too. Cheers, David.

Hi Lee, thank you. I do enjoy my layout and those VIA trains.

Thank you Phil.

Well Digger, the route between here and Vancouver is through the Thompson and Fraser canyons. Both are incredibly scenic but neither No.1 nor No.2 are scheduled to run through there during daylight and even being 17hrs late wouldn't have made much difference to that. If you want to see it all in daylight then you'll have to travel on the Rocky Mountaineer. Of course that would cost you both arms, one leg and the farm. lol.

Hi Les, the sleeper car and first class would be okay for their meals but not coach class, the food would be available but at cost. Both diners were full as No. 2 passed by.

I'm sure it says something about that in the fine print on the ticket.

Hi John. they are running 20/22 cars at present but 10 years ago it was around 30/34. Cheers, David.

Hi Steven, I don't know the details as to why it was so late, it may have left late, I just don't know. CN makes no bones about it, they want the train off their tracks. We have warmed up nicely now but we are still getting bad winds. David.

Thank you Alberto. Take care and you have a nice week too. David.

Hello Oscar. Our weather has warmed nicely, 28c. today but we are still getting bad winds. Potted plants got scattered around the yard again last night. I think my railway can be relied on to run more than VIA Rail can. Cheers, David.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you Peter.

Thank you Scot

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you can wander around freely for the most part.

Hi Mon, glad you liked it. The observation cars are included in the price of your ticket. There are some restrictions on where you can go on the train but everyone has access to the observation cars.

Thank you Digger, it's an old one now, never to be seen again on the real railways. I guess that's another aspect of our modelling, preserving history

Hello Michael, I liked the ex CN coaches too. I think they are all gone now though. I think the track speed along this stretch is 50 MPH for freight and 80 MPH for passenger. It has been a long time since I have seen those kind of speeds though. Cheers, David.

Hi Elizabeth, yes, that was lucky.

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Hello Elizabeth, yes, I am basically well. I hope you are well too.

@@trainsontuesday Greetings David, that is good👋🚂🙏🏻⭐💖🤗

Thank you Dave, that is very humbling. David.

Ha Ha. Violet is a miniature Dachshund who thinks she is the neighbourhood watch dog. She was in the room above the layout.

Hi Lincoln, thank you for the view and comment. I have a bit of catching up to do on your channel. David.

Hi Anthony, glad you liked the trains. VIA means nothing more than the dictionary translation. In this case it could be interpreted as "Go by" rail. VIA RAIL.

Hello Michael. The loco looks new I admit but it isn't. It has been around on the layout for many years. That VIA did seem to be making good speed didn't it? Regards, David.

Thank you.

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Hi John, you should try to do it if you can. I've ridden in the dome cars much of the way across this great land, it's unforgettable.

Thank you my friend.

Hi Ray. Thank you, it was fun to get the old CN version of the VIA out again, I wish the real one would run on time. Another chance tomorrow. Cheers, David. P.S. Any ravel plans this year yet? ( I've just about given up on trying to get away.)

Thank you Dave.

Hi, that's great to hear. It makes it worthwhile doing to get comments like yours. Cheers.

Hi James, nothing new there just some stuff I don't run very often. The unit is a Tyco F9 shell on an Ahearn drive. I have another one to do to give me an AA consist.

Hi Mon, yes, it is strange to think that we will be seeing the days grow shorter again by the end of next week. We still do not have really nice weather, strong winds again today. Glad you liked the train action, HO and 1:1. Cheers, David.

Hi Lee, thank you as always. David.

Hi Steven, congratulations on your retirement, good things ahead for you. I think that's a great idea to treat yourself to a model you want. The layout plans sound fantastic, I can't wait to see your progress. The days are warming for sure but the wind won't quit. Cheers, David.