lucazone Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 There has been recent developments to reinstate various tracks in the yard to bring it back up to capacity. On a short visit yesterday, I spotted the below setup. Whats going on here then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Oooh, those are the "super-lightweight" flat-faced heads. I think the LEDs on them are arranged in a sort of flower / Ariel Automatic emblem pattern. No hoods / visors, so will be interesting to see how much grime accumulates whilst in service... Download VMS publicity sheets here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 30, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2012 There has been recent developments to reinstate various tracks in the yard to bring it back up to capacity. On a short visit yesterday, I spotted the below setup. Whats going on here then? Signal sighting for by a mother & toddler group? (And the middle one looks to be a bit tight on the Fouling Point even allowing for long lens foreshortening.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Looks to me like a test set up and will possibly have different elements added and removed - as well as being used to train some staff for instalation .. We are supposed to be getting these VPL signals at Dartford Jnc at some point in the near future - so It might have some thing to do with that as well we have a couple of their Banner repeaters up, the approch to Hayes ( Kent ) and On the Down North Kent Line before Blackheath Tunnel, they give a purer 'white' light and are much more tightly focused - directionally - as well. HTH Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucazone Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Possibly a test installation, or training I am beginning to believe. There is little chance they can be installing them in the yard. The location is surrounded by manual junctions and it is a long way from the connection to the mainline. 24 hours later and we have the below update. With the telephoto shot, it dawned on me, what is in the background. These signals could be in preparation to replace those in the background on the Redhill line, once all these yard upgrades have been completed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Interesting .. A completly different style of Signal heads !! Cheers for that ... Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 30, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2012 Interesting .. A completly different style of Signal heads !! And posts ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meld Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 And posts ... Deffo more than a Two person "Plant & Leave" job those . Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 30, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2012 Possibly a test installation, or training I am beginning to believe. There is little chance they can be installing them in the yard. The location is surrounded by manual junctions and it is a long way from the connection to the mainline. 24 hours later and we have the below update. With the telephoto shot, it dawned on me, what is in the background. These signals could be in preparation to replace those in the background on the Redhill line, once all these yard upgrades have been completed. Which makes it look much more like a comparison of styles of head appearance than anything else? If they are so thin I wonder what they would be like in a strong wind - hardly expecting hurricanes in Kent I know but they surely still need a fair bit of rigidity to resist wind pressure bending or even 'removing' them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucazone Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 And as quickly they appeared the setup is now gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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