RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted March 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2014 Great set of pics and report Tim! Another positive is that missing fencing in Marine Parade was being replaced earlier this afternoon. All the those glass fibre boards were also taken away from site ready for tamping, there were flipping hundreds of em! Yes, a certain mutual friend sent me a couple of snaps of the nice new fence earlier on! Top stuff! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 A marvellous job by all concerned everytime the Capn posts there is yet another miracle in Dawlish by hundreds of men in dayglow orange suits backed by solid british ingenuity ,well done all the companies concerned and every worker ,thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Glum Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Having been amused by some of the loose and friendly non-technical names applied to equipment and features in past posts about images shown, I am amused by IMG_1847.JPG above, which apparently shows an autonomous alien terrain explorer which has just happened to land on Dawlish down platform while all these works are going on. Firstly, what sort of report is it going to send back to it's indescribably ugly masters about the level of activity in human Society? and secondly, what do you think the proper name for this device ought to be? Pointy-legged walky thingey? Your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted March 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2014 KGT Tamper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 14, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2014 Whats the machine thats sitting on the platform? The one that looks as if it's escaped from Dr. Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted March 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2014 Do we know it's a 'rush design' or was it something stashed away in a cupboard marked 'contingency jobs'? My office cupboard had a file of sketch plans for signalling renewals and the abolition of every signalbox on the division. One got quickly put into use due to the existing structure starting to get further from the line and threatening to take half of the embankment with it, another when a train derailed and took most of the box as it went past.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Many thanks for the pictures and informative updates CK. A clever use of fibreglass moulds and concrete to recreate the stone pattern on the seaward side of the wall. Apologies if this has been asked previously, but is the embossed concrete facing a temporary finish until real stone can face it? Is it going to be coloured in some way to match the existing wall or is it going to be left to colour and weather naturally over time? Huge respect to the Orange Army and a big like on the Dawlish 'Facebook' page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Whats the machine thats sitting on the platform? The one that looks as if it's escaped from Dr. Who. As RedgateModels has already stated, its a tamper attachment for packing ballast under sleepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted March 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2014 Having been amused by some of the loose and friendly non-technical names applied to equipment and features in past posts about images shown, I am amused by IMG_1847.JPG above, which apparently shows an autonomous alien terrain explorer which has just happened to land on Dawlish down platform while all these works are going on. Firstly, what sort of report is it going to send back to it's indescribably ugly masters about the level of activity in human Society? and secondly, what do you think the proper name for this device ought to be? Pointy-legged walky thingey? Your choice. I have visions of it getting excited and jumping around all over the place like those chattery teeth... Andi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2014 I have visions of it getting excited and jumping around all over the place like those chattery teeth... Andi You need more sleep and fewer coffees and late night cheese snacks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2014 and secondly, what do you think the proper name for this device ought to be? Pointy-legged walky thingey? Your choice. It's a space invader. Cheers, Mick 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-missy- Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hello Its nice to see the workers there are in a good mood... Missy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2014 The legacy of the Broad Gauge (space/width) has been useful by the looks of the position of those L Sections inside the original wall? That is one superb set of photos. What a project. It leaves me quite breathless when I think how difficult it can be to get any sort of work done on other types of infrastructure. I do hope there is plenty of follow up to all this in the mainstream press (not just the engineering periodicals). Amazing work from NR/Contractors. Many congratulations and I look forward to coming down to look at all this when it is completed later in the year. P @ 36E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hello Its nice to see the workers there are in a good mood... Missy Good job is wasn't a 'moon'! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2014 As RedgateModels has already stated, its a tamper attachment for packing ballast under sleepers. Nah tampers just jiggle it about a bit. If you really want the ballast under the sleepers you need a stoneblower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2014 Nah tampers just jiggle it about a bit. If you really want the ballast under the sleepers you need a stoneblower I'm sure when I landed at Great Northern House in May 1990, the Stoneblower project team was across the corridor. They were headed up by a Mr Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I'm sure when I landed at Great Northern House in May 1990, the Stoneblower project team was across the corridor. They were headed up by a Mr Strange. "Mr Strange and the Stoneblowers." Now that's a title for a cheap paperback sci-fi novel if ever there was one... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2014 "Mr Strange and the Stoneblowers." Now that's a title for a cheap paperback sci-fi novel if ever there was one... Or a '70s "popular beat combo". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hello Its nice to see the workers there are in a good mood... Missy They'll probably sign him up for the X factor, Britain's Got talent or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 They'll probably sign him up for the X factor, Britain's Got talent or something similar. More likely to be "You've Been Framed"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2014 Looks like CK has had too many parsnip pasties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2014 The legacy of the Broad Gauge (space/width) has been useful by the looks of the position of those L Sections inside the original wall? That is one superb set of photos. What a project. It leaves me quite breathless when I think how difficult it can be to get any sort of work done on other types of infrastructure. I do hope there is plenty of follow up to all this in the mainstream press (not just the engineering periodicals). Amazing work from NR/Contractors. Many congratulations and I look forward to coming down to look at all this when it is completed later in the year. P @ 36E They do look a bit tight to structure gauge but it could well be the angle of view which gives that impression. (BTW the broad gauge wouldn't have much to do with it as the stone wall in the Dawlish area post dates the gauge narrowing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Controlled landslip - rock slump in last 48 hours - danger to line - 350,000 tons of rock involved http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26593362 Edited March 15, 2014 by Coombe Barton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 When they have finished at Dawlish can you send the lads to finish the station front at Didcot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gary H Posted March 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2014 Coombe Barton, on 15 Mar 2014 - 14:13, said: Controlled landslip - rock slump in last 48 hours - danger to line - 350,000 tons of rock involved http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26593362 I was wondering when that would get out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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