LongRail Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Photo of Banbury taken yesterday evening with the South Signal Box gone and the remodelled trackwork this is taken adjacent to the new depot reception road Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 8, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks for the photo. Sad to see it gone but hopefully its all for the good with increased flexibility and a new depot. If only I had won the £61m Euromillions I would have North box dismantled and rebuilt somewhere else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted August 8, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2016 The first picture is of Merton street station which was wide guage and was not on the site of the current station No it isn't, although the engraving (as was often the case) is rather idealised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 8, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thanks for the photo. Sad to see it gone but hopefully its all for the good with increased flexibility and a new depot. If only I had won the £61m Euromillions I would have North box dismantled and rebuilt somewhere else. Would make great building to display your layouts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) I woke up early this morning. For some reason I was lying in bed thinking about block detection. I may make a start in the next few weeks to install it in the fiddleyard as I have one block detection unit. My plan is to keep it simple for now with no separate blocks for slowing down trians at the ends of platforms but allow this to be added at a later time. What I do need to do is to add resistance wheels to some of the wagons in the long block trains so a few experiments on adding surface mount resistors to the axles. Dapol Mk3's should be easy as they already have pick ups. If any one has already done something similar then I will be interested to hear. I have one of these to try out http://www.digikeijs.com/dr4088ln-2r-16-channels-s88n-feedback-module-with-l-net.html Edited August 9, 2016 by roundhouse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Better picture of the station without the South Box taken yesterday evening post blockade. The first train into the depot albeit only the reception and departure road exist at the moment was 68012 Complete train on the Departure Road Loco , seven coaches and DVT, signalling recoveries are still due as you can see. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 No it isn't, although the engraving (as was often the case) is rather idealised. Apologies Attachments below show both stations on an old map with Merton Street being the terminus the second file shows the construction the station Banbury old map.pdf Merton Street.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 9, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Better picture of the station without the South Box taken yesterday evening post blockade. Banbury South Signal Box 8 August.jpg The first train into the depot albeit only the reception and departure road exist at the moment was 68012 depot 68012.jpg Complete train on the Departure Road Loco , seven coaches and DVT, signalling recoveries are still due as you can see. Banbury Departure Road.jpg So looking at the photos I guess that there is now just one carriage siding (departure road) until the depot is completed? Also looks like new platform lighting? EDIT - just seen photos on Big Jims thread and thye look the old ones. Edited August 9, 2016 by roundhouse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) There is a Depot Departure road (Where the Slam Door Stock is being stabled) and a Depot Reception Road, Both are seperate sidings currently and not connected to each other. Platform lights havent changed apart from the top end of platform 3 where the new platform 4 is. TBH the whole station lights could do with having the white lights fitted to it. Mark Edited August 11, 2016 by Markmiller2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Mark Both roads are connected with the King points which will lead into the depot itself this section of track is not currently being used bus is installed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 12, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2016 the picture of the 68 arriving into the depot road highlights one of my concerns about the new signals, well that one in particular as it happens! if you notice you can see the signal plate OL7112 but immediatly below it is an arrow and 15mph board, now when i passed that on the up on monday i looked accross and saw what at a glance looked like the arrow was pointing towards the road the signal applied to (as the signals at the north end have) i'd even convinced myself the maps i have were wrong but that pic shows the signals on the map are correctly positioned but the arrow plate is misleading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I agree with you Jim, I think the speed sign and arrow shouldn't be attached to the signal. Funny that our H&S walk about didn't pick that up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmiller2008 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Mark Both roads are connected with the King points which will lead into the depot itself this section of track is not currently being used bus is installed Oh thats different to what i was lead to believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffy Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Just been working through the various posts, and was amazed to see that there is a new major flow through Banbury - or at least that is what I assumed when I caught a reference to a 60 hauling tea tankers! Tetley must be on the up, or possibly its Yorkshire tea! Now, if I can just find where the cider express or the pasty excursion trains are running, it'll be the Great Train Robbery all over again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted August 12, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 12, 2016 Just been working through the various posts, and was amazed to see that there is a new major flow through Banbury - or at least that is what I assumed when I caught a reference to a 60 hauling tea tankers! Tetley must be on the up, or possibly its Yorkshire tea! Now, if I can just find where the cider express or the pasty excursion trains are running, it'll be the Great Train Robbery all over again. You have to have it black as there is no milk workings these days. The tank working was Northbound only three days a week in the afternoon but it did stop a few years ago unless its recommenced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1059 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 You have to have it black as there is no milk workings these days. The tank working was Northbound only three days a week in the afternoon but it did stop a few years ago unless its recommenced. Not that I'm aware of. The Theale - Lindsey empties. M W FO - more often a 66 than a 60 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I agree with you Jim, I think the speed sign and arrow shouldn't be attached to the signal. Funny that our H&S walk about didn't pick that up! Mark an Jim thanks for raising this the concerns over this have have been passed onto the relevant people 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 23, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) i have decided to amend the thread title as the layout is now an historical one. No updates on the layout at present as I have been busy on the HO scale US layout. However the layout will be at the Beckenham show in later October and the last outings this year will be Tolworth and Wakefield in November. A slightly busier schedule for next year including a couple of trips to the North West. More on those nearer the time. Edited September 23, 2016 by roundhouse 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Mark an Jim thanks for raising this the concerns over this have have been passed onto the relevant people Mark and Jim just to update you the speed board is going to be removed from the signal and placed on the back of the 5 mph board to resolve any confusion thanks again for pointing it out 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted September 30, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 Banbury North box sure is busy this evening with visitors. Just a half hour waiting to change trains. It's beer time now. Heading to Warwick then Birmingham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
banburysaint Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Mark and Jim just to update you the speed board is going to be removed from the signal and placed on the back of the 5 mph board to resolve any confusion thanks again for pointing it out Good I reported it 2 weeks ago following a conversation with a driver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2016 Good I reported it 2 weeks ago following a conversation with a driver wasn't me was it? without going too much o/t but another farcical thing about the new signalling is you are unable to make a reverse move on the up goods any more, ok its not a common thing to do but the other week with a test train we recorded the goods and had to head north, to get back i had to head south to pretty much the M40 bridge to get behind the bi-di signal to cross over and come back north, the biggest issue being a lack of any form of safe walking route along the length of the then 5 coach train, of course with there being major ground works going on it was a bit dodgy underfoot to say the least! i did report it and lets hope some sort of path is added in the future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
banburysaint Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 wasn't me was it? without going too much o/t but another farcical thing about the new signalling is you are unable to make a reverse move on the up goods any more, ok its not a common thing to do but the other week with a test train we recorded the goods and had to head north, to get back i had to head south to pretty much the M40 bridge to get behind the bi-di signal to cross over and come back north, the biggest issue being a lack of any form of safe walking route along the length of the then 5 coach train, of course with there being major ground works going on it was a bit dodgy underfoot to say the least! i did report it and lets hope some sort of path is added in the future It was with a Chiltern driver when we were stuck at Banbury depot Junction due to a tree falling at harbury. We saw an up train running through the down relief and then crossing over at the depot junction, but the up train stopped at the signal referred to above. The driver on my train explained why it was confusing. In the following days I got it raised with the nr team. I agree about the move you referenced frustrating that it is not signalled and the lack of walking route. I don't think one is planned sadly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted October 8, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2016 We briefly stopped off at Banbury yesterday. The Northern Belle had just arrived. The main reason for a brief detour off the M40 was to see North box for one last time as it is due to be demolished this werkend. Goodbye Banbury North Box 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Wonder who will keep the burner? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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