Michael Delamar Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I think the gap will be while its getting aligned and tamped. the tamper has arrived going by these shots. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluebellrailway/sets/72157632936534761/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yay - a good old fashioned 07-16, none of that modern new-fangled compact & high output rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I think the gap will be while its getting aligned and tamped. the tamper has arrived going by these shots. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluebellrailway/sets/72157632936534761/ It would seem they'll need to bridge the track at least temporarily, in order to get the tamper onto it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 do they still use bridging pieces? I first seen them on the btf film Making tracks. approx 12minutes in.. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c47_1305499120 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted March 7, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2013 At some point thee will be a "golden spike" moment with the media so that may have an impact on closing the gap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted March 8, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2013 At some point thee will be a "golden spike" moment with the media so that may have an impact on closing the gap. The official "joining" ceremony will take place today! Limited to a few select invited people, together with a limited press group. It will take place close to Imberhorne Lane Bridge. http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/ext/extprog.html The Railway Inspector is due on Monday, following which crew familiarisation takes place. The Railway will then be fully open........ Two weeks tomorrow.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold papagolfjuliet Posted March 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2013 GBRF Class 66 No. 66712 worked from Tonbridge to Sheffield Park last night on a gauging run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 its connected.. IMG_9172 by John Sandys, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 IMG_9245 by John Sandys, on Flickr IMG_9288 by John Sandys, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I like the left-over bit of track slung on to the cutting side! I wonder who drove the GBRf loco last night? Six of our Eurotunnel/Europorte Channel drivers are on secondment to Tonbridge. I really must get around to visiting the Bluebell again- my last visit was over forty years ago! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Ironic the first loco over the gap is a Diesel...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 ...and it was named Peterborough Power Signalbox! Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 8, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2013 its connected.. IMG_9172 by John Sandys, on Flickr Shucks, whenever I put my layout together, there's always a piece of setrack left over Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Looks more like Streamline to me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Looks more like Streamline to me...Yep- I always end up with a few odd sleepers like that as well.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted March 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2013 Further update at the Bluebell, includes video made of the "Golden Spike" ceremony. (which was a white fishplate!) http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/whats_new.html Full details of the opening weekend are here: http://www.bluebell-railway.com/east-grinstead-festival/ (Let's hope this snow has gone!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Just a few track joint welds now, I'm not sure if they'll do those in situ or replace the rails with pre-welded rail (which is what was mentioned on the website). The idea is that the 30foot lengths are welded to 60ft, apparently the road railer can only life 30ft panels hence the welding of alternate joints. I also think doing the welding in situ would avoid all that messing about with the pandrol clips. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 John Sandys has uploaded shots of the tamper working in the cutting today http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluebellrailway/sets/72157632995305376/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Delamar Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 how "modern" is the style of pointwork at East grinstead? reason I ask is that 9f's are banned on Network rail because of flangeless wheels on their newer points. not sure if that concern is for fast mainline running, I would think this would be totally fine, but it was just something I noticed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Didn't know about the 9F ban, though still not quite sure why flangeless wheels and points don't mix.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I thought it was something to do with the crossing vees of modern points being slightly raised? Assuming I understood that correctly, it might be enough to encourage flangeless wheels to fall out of alignment at speed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hamblin Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 If I remember rightly it's the check rails that are now slightly raised. If the crossing nose was raised then any wheelset would be affected by it. Regards, Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted March 15, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2013 If I remember rightly it's the check rails that are now slightly raised. If the crossing nose was raised then any wheelset would be affected by it. Regards, Dan That's correct. Many modern cast crossing vees have raised checkrails and the flangeless centre drivers of the 9F could hit these. I am sure that the Bkuebell engineers will have used traditional crossing vees. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 15, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2013 I thought it was something to do with the crossing vees of modern points being slightly raised? Assuming I understood that correctly, it might be enough to encourage flangeless wheels to fall out of alignment at speed... More pertinently the ban came about because it 'encouraged' the wheels of a particular loco to 'fall off' the track. The subsequent investigation quickly uncovered the reason and the ban was the result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted March 16, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2013 A sight to warm the cockles of a few hearts... 92212 running round its train of Southern liveried carriages at East Grinstead. Is this for driver training? A bit later I managed to catch the train crossing the viaduct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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