Phil Himsworth Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 hours ago, melmerby said: I hadn't noticed until the close ups that it has a driver. I assumed it was automatic. I assumed it wasn't self propelled but was pushed along by the loco that brought it in... Now seeing the operator dangling underneath I honestly don't know what to think any more, mind boggling! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Why does the photo with him under it reminds me of mission impossible lol. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Phil Himsworth said: I assumed it wasn't self propelled but was pushed along by the loco that brought it in... Now seeing the operator dangling underneath I honestly don't know what to think any more, mind boggling! When you watch Trackside ECML's video the loco is still attached to the sleeper wagons and it appears that it is pushing the whole ensemble. As the track laying in that video was going down an incline, maybe the attached loco was acting as a braking force for the self propelled machine? On my video on Sunday the track laying machine started off going down an incline into the dive under where it then levelled off. As it came out of the dive under on to the southern ramp with those sleeper wagons intow the machine was definately under its own power with no loco attached. Any more speculation is off the radar as I have nearly used up my quota of guessing on the last two pages. Edited July 13, 2021 by Donington Road 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Balfour Beatty High Output New Track Construction (NTC) Machine. "Self-powered machine within possession." See page 54 https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media/317250/rail-plant-services-overview-a.pdf 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thanks. Now we know where to go when we want to hire one! Seriously, a very informative link. Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, corneliuslundie said: Thanks. Now we know where to go when we want to hire one! Seriously, a very informative link. Jonathan It's an amazing machine. It's interesting how many different sleeper types it can use. A good bit of design. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) #EastCoastUpgrade We’re installing the tracks through our new dive-under tunnel at #Werrington near Peterborough. Once opened, this key part of our #EastCoastUpgrade will enable freight trains to dive under the East Coast Main Line instead of crossing it, making room for more passenger trains: Edited July 17, 2021 by Crun New additions 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2021 20 hours ago, Phil Himsworth said: I assumed it wasn't self propelled but was pushed along by the loco that brought it in... Now seeing the operator dangling underneath I honestly don't know what to think any more, mind boggling! I was referring to the sleeper shuttle that goes to and fro delivering sleepers to the front line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) East Coast Upgrade on Twitter: "With the first track installed, here’s the very first locomotive to run through our new dive-under tunnel beneath the East Coast Main Line at #Werrington. After the second line is installed, tampers will ensure both tracks are correctly aligned. #EastCoastUpgrade https://t.co/Bdw0kR5Uzi" / Twitter Edited July 16, 2021 by Crun 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Apart from the the recent track laying, other things around Cock Lane that have happened in the past week. The Brook Drain area at the beginning of July. 7th July clearing all the old hardcore. Yesterday, the area has been covered in topsoil. The Environment Agency access road on the west bank of Brook Drain is well on the way to completion while the Network Rail access road on the right could do with a bit of drainage work and more hardcore. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Work to prepare the proper spillway to take excess water from Marholm Brook to Brook Drain appears to have started. The old temporary pipework has been removed. and a deep trench dug across the former haul road. There were three black pipes put in temporary towards the end. Yesterday this trench has been dug out and the pipes removed. Last week contractors were putting up fencing and managed to dig through Virginmedia's fibre optic cables somewhere in the vacinity of the blue piping which cut off most of South Werrington and Gunthorpe's tv, phone and broadband services for two days. The pipes across the old Brook Drain South carried those fibre optics. We can only presume that they redirected when the Drain was made into a boxed culvert, I guess someone forgot where they put them. 9 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tomlinson Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Apologies if I've missed something, but do we still think that the down Stamford is going to be moved a few metres closer to the underpass? It seems a lot of effort for nothing if NR own all the area and will be having an access road where you've indicated. John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 @Donington Road - That would explain the Kelly Comms van by the brook on 9th July then. They were delving in a manhole near the building just north of the path to the footbridge. @John TomlinsonThe Down Stamford is staying where it is, that has always been the case from the time it was first moved. To move it now would involve a lot of work and expense on the OHLE. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, John Tomlinson said: Apologies if I've missed something, but do we still think that the down Stamford is going to be moved a few metres closer to the underpass? It seems a lot of effort for nothing if NR own all the area and will be having an access road where you've indicated. John. No It's staying where it is. I asked that question early on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) More work this morning laying the foundation for the spillway. Then when I visited in the evening two preformed areas with rebar had been constructed. Note the hand tools left there. They will be lucky if that metal disc cutter is still there in the morning. Edited July 15, 2021 by Donington Road 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 The spoil is now being removed from near Glinton Junction. Our friend John, who has been a major source of information seen at the north end of Lincoln Road guarding the old gate that is about to be reinstated this afternoon across the roadway. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Crun said: From East Coast Upgrade on Twitter. Apologies I can't add the images into this post for some reason: "We’re installing the second track through our new tunnel at #Werrington. There are no @CrossCountryUK or @EastMidRailway trains between Leicester, Stamford & Peterborough this weekend while we connect these new tracks into the rest of the network. #EastCoastUpgrade https://t.co/d8MzpGzBvj" / Twitter Heres are the pictures from your twitter link. 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted July 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2021 Been out this morning - pictures not in any particular order ... Digging a hole close to the temporary Up Stamford alignment, I wonder if it is to do with drainage given the open drain and drain snake in view. The hole is quite deep, good view of the sleepers stacked on the train mentioned below. Sleeper train on the Up dive under line. And placing sleepers for the down dive under line. A fair bit of other machinery working around the Down Stamford too. And a ballast train waiting on the Down Stamford presumably for the completion and connection of the line before dropping its load. 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Saturday 17th July - late morning and afternoon View of entrance to dive under from Hurn Road: Edited July 17, 2021 by Crun 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Views south from Cock Lane bridge: The hole from Richard's earlier photograph with something in it: Edited July 17, 2021 by Crun 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Views north from Cock Lane bridge: Edited July 17, 2021 by Crun 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Views north from Marholm Road bridge. Kirow crane and points being installed: Edited July 17, 2021 by Crun 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Sunday 18th July morning and early afternoon Views from Lincoln Road bridge with empty ballast trucks: No more concrete bridge supports left: Edited July 18, 2021 by Crun 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Views from Cock Lane bridge. Looking south: Edited July 18, 2021 by Crun 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crun Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Views from Cock Lane bridge, looking north: Still digging to add black plastic pipes: Edited July 18, 2021 by Crun 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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