East Coast Mainline Blockade for Werrington Junction diveunder

[Mark Saunders]

5 hours ago, melmerby said:

Real Time Trains isn't on the ball yet.

It shows 4E20 (and the others) today as going via Werrington Jn. but did not have a timing report from there (not surprising really!)

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H01648/2021-11-29/detailed

 

Railcam UK also haven't updated their diagram for all the signal berth numbers.

The schedule still has a timing point in it but the route taken avoids it hence the ‘no report’.

 

Trains with a timing point at York Yard South jct and go via the Station rather than the Slow lines show the same!

[John Tomlinson]

There now is a passing point of "Glinton Jn." on Realtime Trains, which I don't remember being there before.

 

John.

[melmerby]

6 hours ago, Mark Saunders said:

The schedule still has a timing point in it but the route taken avoids it hence the ‘no report’.

 

 

The schedule is still showing via Werrington, hence the timing point.

The correct route for 4E20 via Marholm & Glinton Jns on RTT as I posted earlier does not include Werrington Jn.

I'll repeat it here: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H01649/2021-12-11/detailed

Edited November 30, 2021 by melmerby

[Crun]

18 hours ago, melmerby said:

The schedule is still showing via Werrington, hence the timing point.

The correct route for 4E20 via Marholm & Glinton Jns on RTT as I posted earlier does not include Werrington Jn.

I'll repeat it here: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H01649/2021-12-11/detailed

Will a number of trains be using the dive-under today and the rest of this week?

Edited December 1, 2021 by Crun

[Crun]

Tuesday 30th November 

 

Views from the Lincoln Road bridge. Very smokey 66:

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Crun

[Crun]

Views from Hurn Road.

 

The fence is gone and they are gathering in the newt fencing:

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Crun

[Crun]

More views from Hurn Road.

 

Service road gates:

 

 

Ever present soil heap and removal:

 

Two men from Morgan Sindall were measuring the flow and didn't know about the test runs through the dive-under either!

Edited November 30, 2021 by Crun

[melmerby]

2 hours ago, Crun said:

Will a number of trains being using the dive-under today and the rest of this week?

According to RTT 4E21 Felixstowe - Tinsley is due through Werrington Jn. around 15:00 (it's currently 20mins from Ely, running on time), if it follows yesterday's route, it should use the diveunder instead.

 

 

[Crun]

Views from Hurn Road bridge.

 

More uprooted fence posts and scrapped newt fencing:

 

 

Moving the soil about:

 

 

 

Container train using the old route:

Edited December 1, 2021 by Crun

[Richard E]

25 minutes ago, Crun said:

Views from Hurn Road. The fence is gone and they are gathering in the newt fencing:

 

An acquaintances Aunt will be pleased, it's their bungalow.

 

[Richard E]

11:18 Tinsley - Felixstowe just gone through the dive under westbound.

[Crun]

View from the A15 bridge. Looking east:

Edited December 1, 2021 by Crun

[PenrithBeacon]

I haven't been to Werrington since 2017, but I'm getting the impression that the best views to catch all services are from Cock Lane footbridge. Is this true?

[Crun]

1 minute ago, PenrithBeacon said:

I haven't been to Werrington since 2017, but I'm getting the impression that the best views to catch all services are from Cock Lane footbridge. Is this true?

It's a good place. You might need a foldable step though to use all viewpoints.

[Crun]

Views from the Lincoln Road bridge. Looking west:

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Crun

[melmerby]

29 minutes ago, Crun said:

Views from the Lincoln Road bridge. Looking west:

 

That's 4E21 running about 10mins early (66726 Sheffield Wednesday)

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H04741/2021-11-30/detailed

[Crun]

Views, looking east, from the Lincoln Road bridge of a very dirty RHTT:

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2021 by Crun

[John Tomlinson]

56 minutes ago, Crun said:

Views from the Lincoln Road bridge of an RHTT looking north:

 

 

 

 

I presume the last shot on the old track is 66742 with the Masborough - Felixstowe, around an hour late but not as bad as yesterday. It occurs to me that if GBRf want to make a loco change then trains would still stick to the old alignment to avoid crossing the ECML twice. However a crew change at Peterborough could perhaps be done with a brief halt by the station using the new alignment?

 

John.

[Crun]

Views from Serjeant Way. More soil around the embankment and Armco:

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2021 by Crun

[corneliuslundie]

Will anyone dare weather their class 66 like that?

Jonathan

[Richard E]

1 hour ago, John Tomlinson said:

 

I presume the last shot on the old track is 66742 with the Masborough - Felixstowe, around an hour late but not as bad as yesterday. It occurs to me that if GBRf want to make a loco change then trains would still stick to the old alignment to avoid crossing the ECML twice. However a crew change at Peterborough could perhaps be done with a brief halt by the station using the new alignment?

 

John.

 

Yes, 66742, here's a better shot as regards loco id.

 

 

In the past I've seen crew changes done on platforms 6 and 7 so I see no reason why that shouldn't continue. And it is possible to make crew changes on the freight loop to the west of the station.

[Donington Road]

Just a few additions to todays photos from Crun.

 

The wide way has been cleared of rubbish and is being checked over.

 

The entrance the the dive under access from Hurn Road has gained some Armco and the north side bank of Brook Drain has been given a haircut.

The topsoil in the centre of the field is being transported to the old car park, from where topsoil was taken to cover the old haul road last week, which is behind it.

Some of the topsoil was also being taken to cover the old haul road that runs alonside the new Hurn Road.

A larger expandable version of this image can be downloaded from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vNLWcEeCJUfS2vKdl3sFt0_W67A0ckU-/view?usp=sharing

 

Concrete barriers were being removed from the top of the railway embankment adjacent to the Hurn Road entrance.

 

 

The gap were the concrete barriers are being removed so that the green fencing can be completed.  It is a bit odd that the railway is not secured while trains are now running on the new line.

A larger downloadable image can be had from here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18mxjzNGtjNZdpjR0f_oZhnzyFYBgMSjL/view?usp=sharing

 

.....and finally, our friendly security chap was doing a spot of gardening around his office.  At least he has not been left out in the open with just a chair like his colleague was at Stirling Way.

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Donington Road

[Crun]

Views west from the A15 bridge showing the incomplete fence that Donington Road mentions above:

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by Crun

[Crun]

1 hour ago, Richard E said:

 

Yes, 66742, here's a better shot as regards loco id.

 

 

In the past I've seen crew changes done on platforms 6 and 7 so I see no reason why that shouldn't continue. And it is possible to make crew changes on the freight loop to the west of the station.

 

[newbryford]

2 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

Will anyone dare weather their class 66 like that?

Jonathan

 

Plenty of "pro-weathering" jobs on ebay...................