Do you work in the Rail industry?
No. I used to print wallpaper for a living but now I run this website.

Do you have a TOPS terminal at home?
No. I wish, it would make things much easier if I did!

Why reference to I, how many people run WNXX and associated sites?
One, myself. Although in time it will be expanded to include more people.

Why did you not reply to my e mail?
I read all incoming e mail and try to reply to all but quite oftenI get behind with the replies. Sometimes I have an inbox clearout.

Why are you sending me viruses from your e mail account?
I'm not, the from address is being spoofed by the virus. When people get virus infections on their computers quite a number of viruses will search their e mail address book and temporary internet files for e mail addresses to either forward itself on to or use as a spoofed from address. Every visitor to the site stores the contact e mail address in their temporary internet files so the potential for spoofing is there.

Have you done a typo?
Probably. I'm terrible for not proof reading or double checking what I've written. If you see something that is an error (please) drop me a line and I'll amend the entry.

When was the site started?
June 1999.

Why?
Because no one else appeared to be doing anything similar at the time. Because I thought it would be something to do to start/run a website and always enjoyed reading the 'End of the Line' section in the old Rail Enthusiast magazine.

Where do you go train spotting?
I don't. Not in the classic notepad and pen in hand sense anyway. That is an activity that I gave up in about 1995 although I had never lost an interest especially in the scrappers side of things. I do get out and about with a camera on a fairly regular basis though. Running the site has reignited my interest in railway photography.

Who do you host the site with?
One and One internet.

How do I find what I'm looking for?
The main sections of the site can be navigated via the links on the top menu and via the related sub section links within the sections. You can also use the search facility (towards the right on the upper menu bar) or use the sitemap page.

Why is the site sized as such?
Since coming out of the frameset the site is sized at 1024 pixels and set to centre on the screen.

What screen resolution etc. do you use?
I'm currently looking at this via a 22" LED monitor which is much wider than the site.

Why did you used to use frames and why are some sections still set out in a frameset?
For a number of years the site was laid out in a frameset. Personal preference at the time, I found it worked. As monitors and viewing resolutions got wider the presentation of the site (in my opinion) started to fail in that content on the news page was being dragged across even wider screens - a paragraph as laid out would become a couple of lines on widescreen - and the data content tables were displaying over to the far left. In early 2011 the site was rebuilt without the frameset. Some older sections, such as the news archives,  have been left in frame though because it was taking so long to reformat everything into the new style.

I understand that the site had been updated or some pages don't show as updated when I try to view them. Why is this?
This is usually down to your ISP and their transparent cache. Some are better than others. Clicking refresh or pressing the F5 key usually works. Pressing CTRL and F5 together forces a cache update. Google will provide further understanding of transparent caches. 

How do I send you a photo?
Via the Email link on the contact page.

What format should I send it in?
JPG.

What size of image is acceptable?
Any size will do. The photographs are downsized before publication at this end. Ideally the photo should be at least 1024px in dimension.

Have you got a broadband connection?
Yes.

Can I send an image scan?
Yes but please remove scan overlap from the area's around the image before sending.

What resolution do I have to use?
Any.

Can I send a digital image?
Of course, yes.

Should I enhance / sharpen my digital image / scan before sending?
You can do but there is not requirement to do so. During the preparation of the images for publication at this end they are colour corrected, sharpened and re-sized.

What should I name my image as?
Ideally your image should be named with the details required as mentioned above. For example a shot of 47799 at Manchester Piccadilly on December 21st 2003 by Fred Bloggs should be titled - 47799 Manchester Piccadilly 211203 F Bloggs

Should I zip my JPG images up before sending?
No need to as JPG images are already compressed anyway. You only gain about 1 or 2% more compression when sending as a zipped folder. Obviously Bitmap images and the like should be either converted to JPG which are about 10% in file size or saved into a zipped folder for transmission via e mail.

I have a photo I'd like to submit but if it was known I took it I'd get in trouble at work.
Title the photo Anon and make sure it is stated in the e mail that you don't want crediting with the shot.

I have an issue about copyright.
It is stated that copyright for individual images used on the site remains with the providers of the images. You can put a watermark or credit on the photo somewhere if you like. Sometimes the national magazines get in touch looking for permission to use photographs that are displayed on the site. They are aware that they will have to gain permission from the copyright holder of the image and their request is passed on for the consideration of the copyright holder. Permission is never granted at this end.