Ghosts in the Machine.

[great central]

Hmm, I wonder what they'll do when or if they 'find' the water column that's been hiding in the trees near Woodhouse to the east of Sheffield?

Here's a poor picture of it, as I pass at 50-60mph, finally managed to get one after trying many times.

 

 

[rodent279]

Does this count as a ghost in the machine? BR era signage at Bristol TM, though a couple have had more modern transfers placed over them.

 

I thought I had photos of the parcels loading signage at TM as well, I may take a cycle ride later and get some.

 

 

[TheSignalEngineer]

14 hours ago, rodent279 said:

Does this count as a ghost in the machine? BR era signage at Bristol TM, though a couple have had more modern transfers placed over them.

 

I thought I had photos of the parcels loading signage at TM as well, I may take a cycle ride later and get some.

 

 

 

There are a few stations around the system where the old signs are still used. I think they are mainly the Network Rail managed ones.

 

[great central]

Hopefully this will work, copied from the Twitter account @eastmidrailway. Note this is not the fully official version and therefore not edited by the company.

More like a ghost on the machine but somewhat akin to the GWR and LMS lettering that survived on a couple of steam locos into the late 50-early 60s.

For our younger readers that's the 1950s and 60s!

 

Edited June 20, 2021 by great central
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[Mark Saunders]

[Ian Smeeton]

Not really a Ghost in the Machine, but came across this on another forum.

 

https://eafa.org.uk/work/?id=1948

 

regards

 

Ian

 

[73c]

Some very fond memories of Manningtree station. Used change there to go see my grandparents who lived in Dovercourt. The best day of my young life ( 13-14 yo ) was a cab ride in a class 37, all the way from Liverpool St to Manningtree. The platforms were shorter then, so the loco had to pull past the ramp, can you imagine what it was like for me to climb down off the loco and walk back to the platform at that age! The engine looked huge to me.

When we went there, we changed onto the 'Little train ' to Dovercourt, that in it's self was a great line to travel back then.

Happy days.

[Wickham Green too]

Some Manningtree photos passed through my scanner this morning ..... including this 'ghost' : - 

 

19/10/89

[lankyphil]

Station Road level Crossing at March. LNER Beware of the Trains sign 3/8/21

 

[big jim]

A ghost in the permit to travel machine

 

kings Sutton station this evening a BR/NSE permit to travel machine, there is also one at lapworth apparently 

[Metr0Land]

A ghostly Pantyffynnon 17Oct21

[adb968008]

I took my chances, taking this photograph….

Not many places on the railway where photography is illegal, but this is one of them…

 

Though I doubt an EPS service has ever been in proximity to this sign, which is in broad daylight and on a busy platform. The purpose behind this sign long since abandoned… making it not just a ghost, but a ghost of a myth that never happened.

 

I think the NRM should claim this sign, and put it with their 140mph speed sign in the crate of undelivered dreams.

 

Indeed its so open, I hope putting this picture up doesn't result in the sudden disappearance of it.

 

any guesses where ?

Edited October 18, 2021 by adb968008

[John M Upton]

21 hours ago, big jim said:

A ghost in the permit to travel machine

 

kings Sutton station this evening a BR/NSE permit to travel machine, there is also one at lapworth apparently 

 

There are still a couple clinging on along the Sussex Coast, mostly with the casing repainted grey and seeing little if any use.

[melmerby]

23 hours ago, big jim said:

A ghost in the permit to travel machine

 

kings Sutton station this evening a BR/NSE permit to travel machine, there is also one at lapworth apparently 

This one I assume, still there July 2019:

https://goo.gl/maps/Uf4fMFabsJvBKSbs6

[Lord Flashheart]

Some retro machinery at Newcastle, I guess they date from the introduction of the 156s up there?.

 

Rob

[big jim]

Spotted this in the scrap pile in shrewsbury earlier, I might find out who the scrap belongs to and see if I can claim it, pop back in the Touareg to pick it up

 

like BRUTE trolleys, something that was part of the furniture but now a memory (apart from upgraded ones at a few stations) 

 

[PhilJ W]

2 hours ago, big jim said:

Spotted this in the scrap pile in shrewsbury earlier, I might find out who the scrap belongs to and see if I can claim it, pop back in the Touareg to pick it up

 

like BRUTE trolleys, something that was part of the furniture but now a memory (apart from upgraded ones at a few stations) 

 

Its a B&Q trolley.

[Wickham Green too]

Perhaps they'd like it back ??!?

[PhilJ W]

Supermarket trolleys can cost anything from £200 to £500 each. No doubt the bigger supermarkets get a discount for bulk orders and the smaller Tesco outlets for example have to make do with refurbished ones from the bigger stores.

[keefer]

Pity it's not a BR one - would probably have said 'Not to be removed from Inverness'! 

[LMS2968]

9 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Supermarket trolleys can cost anything from £200 to £500 each. No doubt the bigger supermarkets get a discount for bulk orders and the smaller Tesco outlets for example have to make do with refurbished ones from the bigger stores.

Refurbished? You mean they're deliberately set to go wherever you don't want them to?

[Wickham Green too]

Cunningly programmed to take you where marketing analysis says you're most likely to be tempted by something you don't need.

[big jim]

6 hours ago, keefer said:

Pity it's not a BR one - would probably have said 'Not to be removed from Inverness'! 

it is a BR one, I did look of it had a ‘not to be removed….” on it but nothing unfortunately 

[e30ftw]

how much coolant do 156s go through? Is it not a closed system?

[david12345]

Out cycling today, and found this old overbridge in the fields just south of the Calderwood Glen Platform halt on the East Kilbride to Blantyre line. Last train it seen was 1935.

 

 

Edited February 12 by david12345
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