Popular Post kryten65 Posted October 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2021 Well, this is a bit of a live update from a field in Buckinghamshire, while we deliver the last big piece for the replacement Sandhill Lane overbridge, 19 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 For those onto the history as well as the rebuilding, Railway Bylines this month has a pretty good article about the history of Verney Junction, with a couple of photos of Met trains that I’ve not seen before. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 02/10/2021 at 13:32, Vecchio said: This station reminds me about Brackley Great Central - streel level on the top, flush with the footbridge, and then stairs down to the platform. Only difference is Brackley had one central platform and the tracks went left and right (probably cheaper than 2 staircases...). The first few miles of the late 4 track GWR mainline out of Birmingham generally had street level booking facilities with either over or underbridges and two island platforms. Bordesley (under), Small Heath (over), Tyseley (over) Acocks Green (over), Olton (under), Solihull (under). From Widney manor onward they are generally at track level. The street level station buildings still exist for their original purpose. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Davexoc Posted October 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 6, 2021 8 hours ago, kryten65 said: Well, this is a bit of a live update from a field in Buckinghamshire, while we deliver the last big piece for the replacement Sandhill Lane overbridge, So has it been done in that way ready for electrification? As a bridge it seemed to have been in better nick than the Swanbourne one, but that was just repaired with new brick parapets. Looking over the Whaddon Road bridge while passing over, there now seems to be something resembling a trackbed passing underneath. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted October 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2021 Bletchley High Level platforms taking shape (picture taken 6/10/21). View from Brunel roundabout. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted October 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) https://mailchi.mp/760b2d3b2716/introducing-the-east-west-main-line-partnership?e=ddca3c6ce6 Includes link to submission to Secretary of State prior to the autumn spending review. David Edited October 7, 2021 by DavidLong 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Good to see Aylesbury to MK is still included the last few months there have been rumours of deletion by the Ministory of Tramsport .Its a shame that the wires will not be there but hopefully they will be installed one day ,this is an example of short sight by those in power.journey .This line will open the network to a new tranche of customers and I hope the publicity will be agressive and defeat useage of cars on many journeys. 2 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nearholmer Posted October 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2021 A few piccies from a bike ride on a very warm, dull and humid day. Salden Lane, showing new and stark, rising above old and picturesque. The new. And, looking towards Bletchley. The sad absence of Swanbourne Station. Being a complete dolt, I forgot to take pictures at Winslow, and after that turned south. 19 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted October 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2021 I can see the raison d'etre for the overall approach but I am not sure that South Wales is a particularly worthwhile area to tag onto the plan. Unfortunately, the areas which might generate more East-West traffic such as Birmingham and the Black Country are much further north, too far away to provide much traffic for EWR. Is there really much potential for traffic from Cardiff to Norwich, or even Cambridge? Jonathan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingEdwardII Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Nearholmer said: The sad absence of Swanbourne Station I'm curious as to why "sad" applies. Swanbourne station is almost in the middle of nowhere - and always was. I can easily understand why there was no plan to rebuild a station here as part of the East-West development. Why would passengers use such a station today? Yours, Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Simply because the station was a wonderful case of picturesque decay, a thing of beauty. I regard it as sad that, having lasted for decades after the last train called, it was swept away. 5 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Nearholmer said: A few piccies from a bike ride on a very warm, dull and humid day. Salden Lane, showing new and stark, rising above old and picturesque. The new. And, looking towards Bletchley. The sad absence of Swanbourne Station. Being a complete dolt, I forgot to take pictures at Winslow, and after that turned south. Thanks for the pics of new bridge the old stations were attractive also like your bike cant make manufacturer should have kept riding myself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 4 hours ago, corneliuslundie said: I can see the raison d'etre for the overall approach but I am not sure that South Wales is a particularly worthwhile area to tag onto the plan. Unfortunately, the areas which might generate more East-West traffic such as Birmingham and the Black Country are much further north, too far away to provide much traffic for EWR. Is there really much potential for traffic from Cardiff to Norwich, or even Cambridge? Jonathan Maybe not all that distance - going via London might be easier. But it could be one of those workings where nobody uses it end to end but plenty of people use it for different parts of the journey, like most non-London routes in fact. Getting a westward connection from Oxford would be particularly useful I think, but I'd suggest Bristol via Bath as a better route than South Wales. As well as probably better ridership by linking more tourist centres, it gets what is probably a 100mph train off the faster Badminton line. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 3 hours ago, lmsforever said: bike cant make manufacturer It’s a Boardman cyclocross bike, brilliant for riding on rough paths, and good on roads too. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 1E BoY Posted October 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2021 High level platforms and buildings taking shape at Bletchley on Wednesday 13th October 2021. Taken from the top of the steps on the current Platform 6 (old 8) and from the platform 5 (old 7) whilst waiting for a train south. 20 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 1E BoY Posted October 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 20, 2021 One week on from the previous images shows how rapidly progress is taking shape on the high level structures on Bletchley flyover. Taken today from the Brunel roundabout. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flittersnoop Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 07/10/2021 at 21:53, Edwin_m said: Maybe not all that distance - going via London might be easier. But it could be one of those workings where nobody uses it end to end but plenty of people use it for different parts of the journey, like most non-London routes in fact. Getting a westward connection from Oxford would be particularly useful I think, but I'd suggest Bristol via Bath as a better route than South Wales. As well as probably better ridership by linking more tourist centres, it gets what is probably a 100mph train off the faster Badminton line. Going via London is never easier. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ryde-on-time Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2021 A couple more shots showing progress at the new Mursley bridge - the earth works either side are being built up where the realigned road will cross. Under the bridge they are working on the drainage. The 3rd photo is looking east where there was plant, vehicles and flashing lights as far as the eye could see! 13 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 06/10/2021 at 13:45, kryten65 said: Well, this is a bit of a live update from a field in Buckinghamshire, while we deliver the last big piece for the replacement Sandhill Lane overbridge, I looked at the first picture and was convinced a gorilla was sitting watching all that was happening ,after looking again it turned out to be a digger bucket. 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2021 23 minutes ago, lmsforever said: I looked at the first picture and was convinced a gorilla was sitting watching all that was happening ,after looking again it turned out to be a digger bucket. Now I've seen that, I can't stop seeing it! 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 07/10/2021 at 11:35, 1E BoY said: Bletchley High Level platforms taking shape (picture taken 6/10/21). View from Brunel roundabout. For three years of my career my office was just up the road from there. We had plans to put platforms there around 1988/9 in the early days of Network Southeast. The idea at the time was to reverse the Bedford - Bletchley service and run up to Milton Keynes to give a connection to the Inter City services there. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 07/10/2021 at 21:53, Edwin_m said: Maybe not all that distance - going via London might be easier. But it could be one of those workings where nobody uses it end to end but plenty of people use it for different parts of the journey, like most non-London routes in fact. Getting a westward connection from Oxford would be particularly useful I think, but I'd suggest Bristol via Bath as a better route than South Wales. As well as probably better ridership by linking more tourist centres, it gets what is probably a 100mph train off the faster Badminton line. It depends on what you mean by easier. Going via London can sometimes be quicker and more crucially usually gives a better choice of trains due to the high service frequencies on routes radiating from the capital. Therefore if travelling light and having limited flexibility schedule wise a person may conclude that is the 'easier option' On the other hand if time is not important and / or you are travelling with lots of luggage or have mobility issues / don't feel comfortable navigating the Tube then going 'cross country' might well turn out to be easier. Although original marketed as a link for airport travellers, the Gatwick - Reading service gets plenty of custom from Surrey / Sussex residents heading to Wales / the west country - as did the old InterCity Brighton - North West run. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post 1E BoY Posted November 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2021 175 years ago today, on 17th November 1846, the first train left Bedford for Bletchley. The route provided Bedford's first rail link with London. This event was commemorated today by the unveiling of two plaques by former Network SouthEast Managing Director, Chris Green at Bletchley and Ridgmont. Guests travelled on the 1018 service from Bletchley to Bedford and back to Ridgmont, where a heritage centre has been set up along with refreshment rooms. The line has proved a great survivor avoiding three closure attempts and is now destined to play a key role in the developing East-West Rail route. It doesn't seem 25 years since we celebrated the 150th! 19 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryten65 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Afternoon all, Just another infrequent update from a field in Buckinghamshire, Firstly the finished and re-opened to traffic Bridge on Sandhill Road, and the other reason I'm back here, delivering and installing the beams for the new bridge at Verney Junction 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Sandhill Road I know, but where is the bridge at VJ? Is it the one east of VJ, where the road does a sort of ‘S’ underneath it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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