Scott B Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Tamper loaded and roaded away lunchtime Friday. Fence panels replaced. All is quiet again. Scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold CovDriver Posted April 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2014 The original Three spires box was torched by vandals literally overnight when it was switched out and Coundon Rd and Hawkesbury boxes took control of the branch and when the plan for the pro-logis park was started a porta-cabin type box was put in its place but was seldom used and it still survives to this day but who knows why the tamper was being used up the branch maybe there are plans to use the branch again but I've not heard anything as yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2014 who knows why the tamper was being used up the branch maybe there are plans to use the branch again but I've not heard anything as yet. Perhaps Andy Y is sorting some sort of footplate experience to coincide with RMweb 'live' in September. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Perhaps Andy Y is sorting some sort of footplate experience to coincide with RMweb 'live' in September. No, it'll be for the special trains... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 It was a bit of a surprise to see the Northern Belle on the line this morning with an ECS to Southampton, unfortunately the return move is up the WCML later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazrahT Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Yes Trev it was the last train up the branch sadly. I've heard so many rumours that it could be revived but nothing has come of it as yet shame really as DIRFT Daventry now has the water traffic from the channel tunnel. Cheers Colin Hi all (and Colin, you're everywhere on this t'internet!), I was a signalman at Coundon Road between 2006 up until just before closure (I left in Jan 2009 and moved under promotion into Rugby SCC.) I also signed the "new" box at Three Spires Junction, and had the honour of, after moving to Rugby SCC, moving back onto the area to work Three Spires in it's last days (because everyone else that signed it had already moved ready for closure to other boxes). I had the task of signalling the last ever train from Three Spires, which if I I can find the photo, I have a photograph of the Train Register on the last day. As for the water train, it continued to run after the manual boxes on the branch has closed under the control of the WMSC at Saltley. I'm not sure of the date of the last train, but the last one definitely was not a charter train to my knowledge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazrahT Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 As I've seen many photo's floating round on the internet of the banner attached to the front of the box, here's a photo of the banner that I produced for the front of the box at Coundon Road, and positioned in front of the frame inside the box before it was attached to the front Made by printing on separate A4 sheets, using British Rail's Rail Alphabet font and sticking them together and then covering the whole banner with sticky back plastic to protect from the elements. I can't believe that it was still attached to the box, long, long, long after closure! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazrahT Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 As it's rarely been seen by anyone, here's the panel at Three Spires Junction (the newer reincarnation) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swills Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Only just found this forum, and this thread is from 2009 ! But I used to work at Bedlam Lane, only for about 18 months or so, in 78 / 79, I have now (2015) worked for the Railways for over 40 years, and I must have used more rules and regs during my time at Bedlam, than at any other time in my Railway career ! must dig out some of the photos I took whilst I was there :-) I am sure the Fords, or was it Rootes (?) car train was 4M49 :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 is this line earmarked for electrification infill or is it deemed not worth doing just to divert from the few miles between rugby and nuneaton? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher125 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 is this line earmarked for electrification infill or is it deemed not worth doing just to divert from the few miles between rugby and nuneaton? It forms part of the 'Electric Spine' electrification scheme, though there's a lot of uncertainty about it's scope and timescales and I wouldn't expect anything before CP6 (2019-2024). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Only just found this forum, and this thread is from 2009 ! But I used to work at Bedlam Lane, only for about 18 months or so, in 78 / 79, I have now (2015) worked for the Railways for over 40 years, and I must have used more rules and regs during my time at Bedlam, than at any other time in my Railway career ! must dig out some of the photos I took whilst I was there :-) I am sure the Fords, or was it Rootes (?) car train was 4M49 :-) Giving this thread a nudge and picking up on Swills post, 4M49 was the 2030 Linwood-Gosford Green in the 78-80 period, which was the Freightliner which also had Cartics for Bell Green. The diesel tripped the Cartics to Bell Green then when light to Nuneaton, returning at 1649 to trip the Cartics back to Gosford as 4G22 before working 4S31 1840 back to Linwood.4G22 ran via Hawkesbury Lane to run-round. Be very keen to see any pics from that time and any tales from Bedlam! Regards Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
balders Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 ...............still hoping for some photo's of Bell Green yard to pop up somewhere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 ...............still hoping for some photo's of Bell Green yard to pop up somewhere! Me too....! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebrown1977 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Yes Trev it was the last train up the branch sadly. I've heard so many rumours that it could be revived but nothing has come of it as yet shame really as DIRFT Daventry now has the water traffic from the channel tunnel. Cheers Colin First post... Hi all... I'm currently researching the Birmingham & West Midlands Railway Atlas, you may know my London version (Ian Allan)! I'm trying to pin down the last water train on the branch and I think it must have been after the railtour. There's a YouTube clip of the tour and the branch must surely have still been in use at that point (November 2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkRclv6uNPE At 7m20s the road that veers off to the right has perfectly shiny rails and further on at 9m20s the Class 08 is sat on it with a rake of wagons, and there is another rake of wagons on the adjacent road too. All this suggests that water traffic was still very much flowing at the point of the railtour, which leaves me none the wiser when it ceased. Certainly by 18th December 2009, as this is when the Class 08 was removed according to another user earlier in the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swills Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Giving this thread a nudge and picking up on Swills post, 4M49 was the 2030 Linwood-Gosford Green in the 78-80 period, which was the Freightliner which also had Cartics for Bell Green. The diesel tripped the Cartics to Bell Green then when light to Nuneaton, returning at 1649 to trip the Cartics back to Gosford as 4G22 before working 4S31 1840 back to Linwood.4G22 ran via Hawkesbury Lane to run-round. Be very keen to see any pics from that time and any tales from Bedlam! Regards Mike Sorry...lost this site for ages, only just found it again....must be my age....will have to look through old pictures ! I do recall more than once arriving at Bedlam box on a Monday morning, to find the 'glass' in the door removed, and some nice little 'rascals' ....lol had been in and cut any wire they found ! the times I had to do "Time Interval" from Hawkesbury Lane !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Sorry...lost this site for ages, only just found it again....must be my age....will have to look through old pictures ! I do recall more than once arriving at Bedlam box on a Monday morning, to find the 'glass' in the door removed, and some nice little 'rascals' ....lol had been in and cut any wire they found ! the times I had to do "Time Interval" from Hawkesbury Lane !! Thanks for waking the thread up - and still looking forward to any pics... Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leekman Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 It appears that rail traffic is not expected in the short term as last week the estate management have had some palisade security fencing erected across the track to the west of Blackberry Lane Footpath Crossing to maintain a secure boundary to the estate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trog Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I do believe Ron lives literally around the corner from me we spoke for a while fairly recently at Canley whilst taking some photographs a really nice chap and a wealth of information regarding railways around Coventry. As for the demolition of Coundon Rd and Hawkesbury Lane it's such a shame as I've had several members of my family work in them and I'll miss them both as i work the services along the branch. My Great Grandfathers brother Harry Horne used to work Hawkesbury Lane Box, before your family? (Pre 1928) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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