Donington Road Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 7 hours ago, highpeakman said: What are those circular structures on either side of the box? 6 hours ago, Welly said: Missile silos.... 6 hours ago, Richard E said: Don't quote me on it but there is supposed to be a siphon under the box and/or cutting for the spring that lies close to the joint line, I wonder if they are connected with that and the drainage of the dive under. 6 hours ago, highpeakman said: Thanks. That would explain them. I look forward to hearing more about that part of the work in time. 5 hours ago, jamie92208 said: Obviously the drive rollers to push it through. Jamie 5 hours ago, Crun said: For huge extractor fans? This video which was posted months ago shows what they are for, drainage of the dive under at 2:18 in. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Richard E said: And an interesting article about the box and how it will be driven into place. A trial push of around 30' is expected in early December. https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f473eb78#/f473eb78/26 Thanks for that article Richard. The best one yet with easy to understand diagrams of how the box will be installed. It really needs printing off and putting in a prominent place at Hurn Road for everyone to read. It would save me having to explain to a lot of people who are always asking "when is the big tunnel going to be bored". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Donington Road said: This video which was posted months ago shows what they are for, drainage of the dive under at 2:18 in. That CGI misses a few things but is quite good for an impression of how it all looks 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 7 hours ago, ess1uk said: That CGI misses a few things but is quite good for an impression of how it all looks But adds some OHLE towards the dive under. A precursor of electrification of the line to Spalding? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, melmerby said: But adds some OHLE towards the dive under. A precursor of electrification of the line to Spalding? Not yet, clockwork, battery and hydrogen have to be trialled first. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Donington Road said: Not yet, clockwork, battery and hydrogen have to be trialled first. You forgot this: Environmentally sustainable fuel in one end, environmentally useful waste out other, as long as you grow roses. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 47 minutes ago, melmerby said: You forgot this: Environmentally sustainable fuel in one end, environmentally useful waste out other, as long as you grow roses. I’ve got one of those. not cheap to run. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2020 And only 1hp, although give it the right diet and there should be an extra bit of wind power 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Busy today on the GNGE part of the dive under: Edited October 17, 2020 by Crun 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2020 A few from the past couple of days. Repairs to the casting flaws on the bridge parapet at Lincoln Road. One large one at the base of one of the parapet sections and a small one on one of the wing wall sections. Kit parked up in place ready for trackworks over the weekend. And a view along Lincoln Road looking south across the new bridge on Friday. Work going on underneath the A15 to level it out ready for hardcore to go in. The guy driving the digger is really skilled and was fascinating to watch. Still pumping water out, small pump running off a genny and feeding across to a sump the other side of the new trackbed which is being drained by a diesel pump ... Hardcore going in to the area under the A15. The diesel pump is visible centre right of frame. They've also been compacting soil on the cutting sides again, they dug it all out yesterday ... And work going on to insert one of a pair of switches on the down joint. It is only one going in this weekend and the other will go in on the first weekend in November iirc. Loco is 66711. It appears this is the western one of the two on the ECML side of the crossover installed a few weeks ago. The next one will go east of the crossover. There was another engineering train parked on the down joint to the right of the frame and out of sight under the old bridge, it can bee seen in a couple of the preceding pictures. Finally work is going on to dig out the embankment that was immediately to the north of the existing joint line in order to provide access from the dive under to the new Lincoln Road underbridge. The new bridge is immediately to the right of the digger. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Richard E said: And work going on to insert one of a pair of switches on the down joint. It is only one going in this weekend and the other will go in on the first weekend in November iirc. Loco is 66711. It appears this is the western one of the two on the ECML side of the crossover installed a few weeks ago. The next one will go east of the crossover. There was another engineering train parked on the down joint to the right of the frame and out of sight under the old bridge, it can bee seen in a couple of the preceding pictures. That is train 6G32, the other nearer the ECML is 6Y72 with 66618 at the head, there is also the third train OOS going towards Spalding, 6G32 with 66756 in charge 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 A little bit about the start of the weekends possession to lay the new switch at Glinton Junction before I got rained off filming. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted October 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) Sunday update. The switch is installed and the run into the dive under can be seen to start taking shape. This is the up line, the down line will sit to the left of this. As always it looks tight on the drains to the left but this is down to the effect of a telephoto lens, the angle the photo is taken from and also no ballast in situ. As I want some weed membrane perhaps I should have asked for an offcut or two ... The tamper is doing its 'thing'. The dive under up rails can just be seen to the right of the tamper. And the PW staff are either taking a break from the spadework that was going on after the tamper had passed or are they getting desperate to be let out ... Over at Lincoln Road the hardcore has been laid past the A15 and was being compacted. Soil to the south of the area under the bridge was also being dug out. Edited October 18, 2020 by Richard E 10 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted October 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2020 Great to see the first rails of the diveunder in place. Thanks for the updates. Jamie 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Just to compliment Richard's photos, a video update of Glinton Junction. Not that much to see as most of the interesting work was done overnight. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 My roving reporter friend has sent these photos taken this afternoon. Compacting the 'correct soil' for the second time at Hurn Road, let's hope they have got the right stuff this time. Most of the spoil has now gone from the south ramp underneath the cross girders. Doesn't the new carpet track bed look nice for the Up Stamford line, hope they trim the white underlay. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I wasn't invited to play this weekend as i'd already been booked out on an axle counter reset in deepest Essex. Hopefully will get a look in for the next install. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 41 minutes ago, LNERGE said: I wasn't invited to play this weekend as i'd already been booked out on an axle counter reset in deepest Essex. Hopefully will get a look in for the next install. 7th November, get booked in now! What would be nice is some photos. The next switch install will be much further away from Lincoln Road so joe public can't see too well. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted October 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, LNERGE said: I wasn't invited to play this weekend as i'd already been booked out on an axle counter reset in deepest Essex. Hopefully will get a look in for the next install. 10 minutes ago, Donington Road said: 7th November, get booked in now! What would be nice is some photos. The next switch install will be much further away from Lincoln Road so joe public can't see too well. Go on Richard......you know you want to use your camera. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I covered a couple of track tests last weekend there and did get a look at the points stored under Lincoln Road bridge. We made used of a bit of spare time to make sure everything was present for the install. I did ask to be on it but the skills matrix put me out testing not installing. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th October, film of earth moving and track bed laying: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F S & T Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 LNERGE I would like to ask you a question if is't ok When a train enters a block section how is it detected? If a track circuit how long are they? My email address is baznorton2@gmail.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2020 36 minutes ago, 40F S & T said: LNERGE I would like to ask you a question if is't ok When a train enters a block section how is it detected? If a track circuit how long are they? My email address is I would edit your post and send the address by PM rather than put it on an open forum (I've deleted it from the quote) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F S & T Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Hi Thanks for the reply. I am 80 and not up with computers. What is PM and how do I do what you suggest? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, 40F S & T said: Hi Thanks for the reply. I am 80 and not up with computers. What is PM and how do I do what you suggest? I should think that the question and answer would be informative for the whole forum, not just via a Private Message Edited October 21, 2020 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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