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East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Slightly off-topic but may play a part in EWR, Bletchley Depot gets a £66M investment https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/porterbrook-to-finance-class-730-depot-improvements-at-bletchley/66212.article -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Just a gentle reminder that this thread was previously locked due to 'off topic" posts. -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Trains running again today! -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
According to Realtime Trains https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:S52375/2024-02-06/detailed Rail Replacement buses are back in operation again!. -
Carlisle Citadel in Late Victorian Times
Pannier Tank replied to Citadel's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
Thank you for the information Michael, much appreciated; certainly makes a very nice Panel. -
Carlisle Citadel in Late Victorian Times
Pannier Tank replied to Citadel's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
A beautiful panel; I'd be interested in it's construction and the software used. Is it it printed card with a polycarbonate cover? -
Bletchley (early 60s) DMU Allocation
Pannier Tank replied to Pannier Tank's topic in UK Prototype Questions
Not until October 1988 when they were allocated to Bletchley for maintenance. At that time Bletchley already had an allocation of 2 Single Car and 9 2 Car Derby Light Weight Units which were maintained in the carriage sheds to the south of the station. -
Whilst browsing the http://www.railcar.co.uk website I found reference to: 51899 59744 59764 51900 being allocated 'new' to 1E Bletchley 17th December 1960 51897 59743 59763 51898 being allocated 'new' to 1E Bletchley January 1961 (Stabled at Chaddesden sidings - 12th November 1960 pending allocation) The above sets remained at Bletchley for 6 months before being transferred to Marylebone. I wonder what services these units covered; possibly trialled on local services to/from Euston?
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Why were the Class 60s so unreliable?
Pannier Tank replied to OnTheBranchline's topic in UK Prototype Questions
Isn't 60 014 at EMD Longport for that very reason? -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I will take a look at Bradshaws, thank you. A lot of my books are currently in storage so I was unable to compare current timings with the past and rodent279's posting allowed me to do that. -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I was hoping to find an old timetable to compare Steam Timings with the current Timetable. 72 Years ago Bletchley to Kempston Hardwick was 33 Minutes, today it's 31 minutes. -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
When I past Bletchley Station the other day it looked like progress was being made on the Signalling. -
Class 317's on the WCML
Pannier Tank replied to AMD8806's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
No, Bletchley's allocation was Class 317/1 (317 301 to 317 348) -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Interesting article titled East West Fail? The troubled return of the Varsity Rail https://www.varsity.co.uk/features/26362 -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I don't think so. Rather than start a new thread, maybe this thread could be re-named to 'East West Railway Oxford - Bletchley - Cambridge' . -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I would think that the Down Home Signal at Woburn Sands was top of the SPAD Risk list? -
East West rail, Bletchley to oxford line
Pannier Tank replied to porkie's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Wasn't one of them (fantasy) "10 trains per hour and 100MPH running" ! ! -
Princes Risborough Track Plan
Pannier Tank replied to David Bigcheeseplant's topic in UK Prototype Questions
The Up & Down Lines re-join again just North of Saunderton. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/36958 -
I should have realised this as I've implemented a "Lock / Release" for the "Section Signal" on my single line BR(W) BLT which uses "Tokenless Block Instruments" to provide the "Section Signal Locking".
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Looking at your Lockable Levers page where you describe five lever states: 1: Lever Unlocked 2: Lever Locked Normal 3: Lever Locked Normal, but moveable from Reverse 4: Lever Locked Reverse 5: Lever Locked Reverse, but moveable from Normal I would say that a Lever should either be Locked or Unlocked and as such options 3 & 5 are un-prototypical.
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The human side of the railway...
Pannier Tank replied to Rugd1022's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
Bletchley Platforms 1 & 2 were the "Oxford Branch" Platforms and were both through Roads combining before leading onto the Down Fast. Empty Coaching stock used these Platforms to access the Carriage Shed. When the old Foot Bridge was replaced in 1964 in readiness for Electrification , Platforms 1 & 2 became severed in the middle. The South End of Platform 1 was lifted and the North End became a Loco Stabling Sidings. Platform 2 was divided into North and South Bays. The South Bay was used for Oxford Passenger Trains until the Service was withdrawn in 1967. The South Bay continued to be used for Loading Mail Vans which were attached to the "Down Postal" late evening. In later years the North Bay was used for loading Mail Vans for the early evening Parcels to Northampton. -
The human side of the railway...
Pannier Tank replied to Rugd1022's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I believe the Bletchley to Oxford line up/down designation is to be changed. Originally the Oxford & Cambridge Branches were "Up" to Bletchley, the Bedford Branch, as far as I know, still is but the Oxford Branch I believe will now be "Down" to Bletchley. Maybe this is so that a "Oxford to Cambridge" train will be "Down" all the way instead of "Up" to Bletchley and "Down" to Cambridge. -
Wow, thank you so much Tony. The images are of a great help to me and have given me some focus.