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3 hours ago, RailWest said:
AIUI it was a mechanical bolt on the distant lever in the box on rear, preventing the chap in rear clearing his distant without prior release from the box in advance. I am guessing that the term underbolt arose because it was fixed to the lever tail below (under) the operating floor?
(Often) Operating in conjunction with a face disc in the box, I own one from Hooton South which would have been worked by Hooton North and it reads "Down Slow Distant Off" - when North cleared the down slow distant the disc would move from the horizontal to the vertical for the text to be visible and the bobby in South would then know he could pull off the down slow distant.
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11 hours ago, DaveF said:
I'm not sure exactly where Dad took the photo except that it seems to be on the edge of the town, it might be the trackbed of the line to St Combs from Fraserburgh.
David
Doesn't look it, looks like it was always a road track - the bridge has since been replaced by a straight road.
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On 29/03/2024 at 20:51, beast66606 said:
Around here we have the opposite of some of the problems mentioned above - Road Closed Ahead signs can be miles, often around 10 miles away with countless options to go to other places but the Road Closed sign doesn't detail where it's closed so you either take a chance the closure will affect you and go another way, or take a chance it won't and get stuck.
Case in point today - heading out to photograph a train, came to a road closed ahead sign, no further information but on the "main" road to where I was heading, decided to try it as I could turn off at several points and use tiny lanes to get to my destination, or an alternate destination if push came to shove. 5 miles later I turned off the road, on my planned route and got to my place of choice, having passed several more road closed signs with make a u-turn for diversion signs. Having checked since the road was actually closed about 1/2 mile further on from where I turned off - but a "road closed in 5.5 miles" sign would have helped, and no doubt some would have taken the diversion and, if they wanted a location in the first 5 miles, been unable to get to their destination. Pretty typical for over here.
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I think this is what Treggy has mistaken for a ground signal
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11 hours ago, kevinlms said:
Bit was it a replica of something and so correct?
Unlikely - I doubt a local coal merchant would spell their own district wrong, there are photos of the actual wagons in a couple of books but I don't have either. Given it's number is 50, we'd have to believe that Messrs Wood allowed at least 50 mistakes to be made on their wagons - can't see that happening but I'd never say never.
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Replica produced a 7 plank wagon with Stockport Edgeley (sic) spelled wrong
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333808718309
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I could make out an LNWR signal box in the top left of the shots looking into the "depot" and with OldFilmFans tip above I've found this photo BritainFromAbove photo
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Saxilby signals are not somersaults, I suspect they are "one offs"
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3 hours ago, Tumut said:
4 / whilst discussing signal definitions, I have noticed in some Institute of Railway Signal Engineers / IRSE Newsletters, a 4 aspect colour light signal in the rear of a Home Signal protecting a Junction in Advance, is defined as a Distant Signal, yet from a Rule Book perspective, a Distant Signal only has two aspects, Yellow for Caution, next fixed signal is at Stop; or Green, next Block Section is clear to the next Distant Signal in advance, and all applicable signals are at Proceed. Whilst I can see why a Signal Engineer might perceive a 4 aspect signal at the rear of a Home Signal protecting a Junction, as a Distant Signal ; from a Signalman's / Signaller's perspective, such a definition, is both misleading, and may be a source of misunderstanding.
The block section is between stop signals, not distant signals.
I'd need to see context to understand what the 4-aspect signal is about.
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35 minutes ago, Jeremy Cumberland said:
By 4-aspect, could they be referring to a colour light splitting distant, where there are two 2-aspect yellow/green signal heads side by side, replacing two distant arms side by side?
That would still be 2-aspect - you don't add the aspects up to give a total.
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7 hours ago, Jeremy Cumberland said:
As far as I am aware, single track tokenless block always has section signals interlocked with block instruments (line clear gives a one-pull or one-train release), but ordinary double track absolute block often didn't, and nor did single track token instruments.
Tokenless block doesn't use line clear, the box expecting to recieve a train sets their instrument to Accept - the black switch on the instrument.
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19 hours ago, rob D2 said:
The sidings of course are seeing new action again with trains of imported ballast ( spoil ?) going to whitemoor
Now my wife has retired I am intending to head over to Lowestoft and photograph this train this summer
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Thanks.
I've set my recorder for it, it's on at 21:00 on 31/03 if anyone else wants to record it.
Have vague memories of watching manhunt back in the good old days.
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I use the one network map to check for roadworks
Around here we have the opposite of some of the problems mentioned above - Road Closed Ahead signs can be miles, often around 10 miles away with countless options to go to other places but the Road Closed sign doesn't detail where it's closed so you either take a chance the closure will affect you and go another way, or take a chance it won't and get stuck.
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19 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:
Does anyone know if the trains have been, loved yet.
Jamie
I love them 😃
They have been moved near the signal box apparently. The crane has gone.
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News update live from the scene.
Summary :
Sonar has detected vehicles in the water, at least 7 but an unknown total.
Believed there were workers on the bridge but not confirmed.
2 people rescued, 1 ok, 1 seriously injured.
Water temperature low, and now incoming tide adding to the problems along with the fact that any in the water will have been in there for an extended time.
The light is now coming up.
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9 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:
There is a picture somewhere on faceache showing that the crane has arrived from the north. From other pictures it seems that the westernmost unit is completely derailed and the eastern one is still on the track.
Jamie
The crane is self propelled, the loco which brought it down from Carlisle returned as locos are not permitted near the site at the moment. The "plan" (which will no doubt change as things move along) is that the unit on the track will move under it's own power, the derailed and badly damaged unit may be lifted off it's bogies, presumably to be lifted onto a flat bed vehicle but ... it's all a bit up in the air at the moment (excuse the pun) as lots of things are unknown, especially how secure the track is to enable the lifting.
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Crewe
24/08/1977 (Wednesday)
47367 heads a loaded MGR towards Chester
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A rail mounted crane has arrived in the area - apparently going to be used for recovery of the unit(s)
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24 minutes ago, DaveF said:
Port Gorson GNSR coast line Aug 74 J3951
Port Gordon ?
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Insider information suggests known faulty drainage connected with a golf course, the golf were supposedly liable for the drainage but no doubt more information will come to light.
195104 (leading) and 195133 were involved and 104 has sustained a lot of damage.
Line likely to be shut for a while.
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4 minutes ago, billy_anorak59 said:
I don't think you can delete the post, but you can hide it if you want Rob? Use the more options '...' in the top right of your post and select 'Hide'.
You can also report your own post and the admins can move it to the correct thread.
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3 hours ago, DaveF said:
Otterington Class 47 15.00 Newcastle to Kings X May 66 J498
Otterington Class 37 up hauling Class 08 May 66 J499
David
The signal box still stands.
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Signal Spacing clearing point
in Permanent Way, Signalling & Infrastructure
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I also own an indicator for a bolt lock, from Green Lane Junction (not too far from Hooton ^^) which has an indication "Blackpool Street Down Distant" and Off or On. Additionally I photographed one at Birkenhead North No.2 which was worked by Bidston East Junction and was very noisy when B.East pulled the lever to release.