Markmiller2008 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Ah I move on to lates tomorrow! Never mind, I’ll keep an eye out for you going forward. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 2 hours ago, SM42 said: Each bridge is assessed by the structures engineeers and based on the type and construction, a risk assessment is done on the potential damage any bridge bash will inflict and what effect that has on the safety of running trains over that bridge. There are four catgories: Red, Amber, Double Amber and Green Below is the simplified version. As I'm sure you can appreciate the rules are a little more complex than this and a lot depends on many factors before you even start to take into account the bridge classification with regards to what action to take with anything other than a red category bridge Red: - All rail traffic stopped until an inspection is carried out Amber: - A train driver can be asked to check the track alignment at the bridge and if all looks OK then trains can run at reduced speed over the bridge until it is examined Double Amber:- As amber but trains can then run at linespeed. These tend to be the more solid structures. Green: - Carry on as if nothing happened. There aren't any green bridges that I know about. Andy There are certainly not many Green bridges, but two I know about (thanks to regular involvement !) in Scotland are Cook St outside Glasgow Central (next to the former Glasgow Central Signalling Centre) and UB 59 on the A737 at Dalry (now bypassed). Some bridges get struck so often that Controllers and Signallers know the dispensation without checking (although we still do as it can be amended). 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 3 hours ago, big jim said: Only one from this morning, 66753 in banbury on the trafford park to Southampton train, got it again tomorrow but taking it as far as didcot instead I wonder why the south end Up side bay was done away with in favour of the new short through platform further north (which I have only seen used for Marylebone/Banbury terminators !) ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 25 minutes ago, caradoc said: I wonder why the south end Up side bay was done away with in favour of the new short through platform further north (which I have only seen used for Marylebone/Banbury terminators !) ? The new shorter platform will / can be extended to a longer platform, but at the moement still functions as the old platform did but is now avalable to be used from both north and south. Why it couldn't be installed full length at the time of resignalling is a mystery. Andy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2020 3 hours ago, SM42 said: Why it couldn't be installed full length at the time of resignalling is a mystery. £££££ when it wasn’t actually required to run the service. The bay track bed had to be kept clear so that the platform could be extended easily should traffic demands require it in future. Paul. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 10, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2020 Some from this morning, trafford park job again but this time to didcot 66753 on the didcot avoider line Passenger train back to oxford, chiltern and GWR 165s And my train home, nice and simple trip, oxford to stafford then another to crewe same again tomorrow 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I should have travelled down to Oxford at least three times since March, including last week for my Mum's 90th Birthday, but at least it's nice to be reminded of the place ! As a matter of interest big jim, would you know how busy are the XC services on the Birmingham/Reading route ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 10, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) The trains have been 8 coaches and are thankfully still really quiet, saying that I’ve been sitting in 1st class to ‘self isolate’ but standard is practically empty too be interesting to see what happens next Monday when shops are allowed to reopen etc Edited June 10, 2020 by big jim 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 11, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2020 No pics today but a heads up for a working tomorrow, longport to Doncaster, 66750 hauling 66790 and 66791 (I’ve got it longport to derby) 4 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 On 12/05/2020 at 17:34, big jim said: 750 has the coolest sounding horn of all 66s I’ve driven! 1 hour ago, big jim said: No pics today but a heads up for a working tomorrow, longport to Doncaster, 66750 hauling 66790 and 66791 (I’ve got it longport to derby) Seeing as though it's in the afternoon, I've got no excuse this time! You'll have to show me (and everyone via video) the horn...I'll be somewhere around North Stafford/Stenson (thinking the foot crossing before North Stafford)...see you tomorrow hopefully! Jack. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Jack374 said: Seeing as though it's in the afternoon, I've got no excuse this time! You'll have to show me (and everyone via video) the horn. Cue a video only suitable for adults................................. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 12, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2020 Some from today, longport to derby with 66750, 66790 and 66791 First up train to stoke then back to longport passed LSL’s 87 in crewe, very nice indeed stoke DB 66 heading to Marcroft Ex anglia 156 To get back to longport 66791 Then a couple of vids courtesy of my dad @Big jim s dad (who has yet to post anything on here!) a very claggy departure! and I got off in derby And that was that! 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 55 minutes ago, big jim said: Some from today, longport to derby with 66750, 66790 and 66791 Great shot Jim, and thanks for the tones at Willington... Sub-standard pics I'm afraid as there were two other photographers who took the whole crossing and weren't the friendliest, meaning I had to use the pole from the field and my girlfriend went the other side and videoed, so you probably didn't see us. Moral is pick a more obscure (thought this would be!) and more visible place! Stenson bridge had quite a gallery apparently... As ever thanks for the heads up and the photos each day! Thanks, Jack. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 12, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2020 I did see you and your girlfriend, good video, horn sounded good eh? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, big jim said: I did see you and your girlfriend, good video, horn sounded good eh? There is a "selective editing" quote in there. But I won't......................... 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Great pictures as always Jim! I presume by looking at those two, that 791 will be staying in Beacon Rail livery, while 790 may be awaiting a date with the Eastleigh paint shop judging by the patches of primer on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted June 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2020 And thanks to your dad. I sometimes wonder if the aim of the railway industry is to have no two vehicles in exactly the same livery! Good news for model manufacturers. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted June 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2020 10 hours ago, newbryford said: There is a "selective editing" quote in there. But I won't......................... That would explain the slow-down of updates to his workbench thread..... Cheers, Phil. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 14, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2020 Some from yesterday, first bit cancelled so went to bescot to help shunting and assess someone on class 66s Sweltering hot but a sign of what was about to happen appeared in the distance And darker it got 180 degree panorama looking from the bridge, blazing sunshine to the north and a tropical storm coming in quickly from the south And when it came down it was 10 minutes of unbelievable rain which ended as quick as it started, the strangest bit was the wind, it just suddenly started to blow like a cyclone and again ended just like that! Over to my train after the storm, dB and freightliner ready to leave too and over to landor st where it set off for Cheltenham with the sky lit up by lightning above the train off to rugby today to pick up a train to go back to bescot then go back to landor st afterward to pick the above train back up to return to bescot too! 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 14, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2020 Some from today, first up rugby to bescot Avanti Pendolino passing through And into bescot then it was taxi to landor st to pick up the train I worked there last night on its return journey (minus the back loco) few days off now before the Trafford park job again 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2020 Photobucket playing up again so I’ll upload these pics to the RMWeb server instead! 2 jobs in one today, first up the nuneaton to banbury job that I got on in Stoke to save a drive to nuneaton 66735 in Banbury on arrival then it was a taxi over to rugby to work a train back to trafford park! lots of stuff flying through the station, again decent shots considering how dull it was and some were doing 100mph+ and my train, 66717 ‘good old boy’ bit of time in crewe basford hall, freightliner 08 and ex anglia 90s nice to see trafford park in the daylight! back to Piccadilly for a train to Stoke for my car new social distancing seating arrangement! not quite got the hang of sausage baps and mandatory face coverings yet though! and once back at the car a face mask and avanti livery Pendolino Passed by another trip to longport tomorrow with some wagons! 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 My nurse wife says you got mask inside out if white one side and blue the other it is blue side out By the way good pictures as normal on today's rail scene 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 I’ve thrown it now but the mask had a metal nose clip type thing that was pre bent so that way seemed like the only way to wear it, I think it was totally white to be honest goes to show no matter how much government advice they give out you can’t allow for stupidity! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 2 hours ago, big jim said: another trip to longport tomorrow with some wagons! Great insight and pics as usual Jim...might see you near Milford Tunnel tomorrow or failing that somewhere near Stenson. Jack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted June 18, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 I’m not getting on Until Tamworth on the way to longport, on the way back we may come via uttoxeter on the same path as last weeks loco move 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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