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Donington Road replied to jonny777's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
I have it on good authority from Thomas that Devious Diesel pushed BoCo in the pit for being too smelly.😁 -
""Back then you could go just about anywhere on site as long as you kept off the running line."" Back in the days when everyone was responsible for their actions and used that now rare commodity called common sense. But then again there where some who took on very risky jobs without any safety gear who should have known better, as demonstarted by the chap stringing wires on the telegraph pole
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Only two that I can see that stop at York, 13:47 KX to Aberdeen and 17:15 KX to Edinburgh. Other LNER services that stop at York will be by bus between Peterborough and Doncaster. Realtime trains. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:PBO/2023-05-17/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt
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Those two services that use dive under and arrive and depart platform 7 have been doing so for over a year. 2K17 Doncaster to Peterborough which then returns but only as far as Lincoln as 2K44. Why only that service I don't know. There appears to be no conflicting movements as to why it could not use platform 1 like all the other EMR services on the Joint Line.
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The number 91 is most likely the crossing number of which there were hundreds in Lincolnshire. The signal box probably only had a 15 lever frame as it only controlled about half a dozen signals and the crossing gates. Of note are the pivoting red lamps on the right hand side gates. The car that has just crossed on the A52 is about to carry on turning 70 degrees on to Sleaford Road towards Boston. To the left of that car the A1121 Boston to Sleaford road formed a 'T' junction. As the A52 was the 'main road', when the crossing gates were closed to road traffic the gate lamps pivoted in the direction of Boston along Sleaford Road and were not square on to the gates. You could see these lamps from quite a distance away at night time when leaving Boston. Today the road is much wider and the A52/A1121 junction is now a mini roundabout.
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Another valuable resource being closed down. https://www.dpreview.com/news/5901145460/dpreview-com-to-close There is a petition here if anyone is interested. https://www.change.org/p/stop-amazon-from-closing-dpreview-com?source_location=search
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The Lloyds data centre is progressing. We have had the non-stop constant rhythm of piling all day and every day this week. At least Network Rail sent us written warning when they intended to start piling. I guess the state the banking industry is in at the moment that Lloyds couldn't afford the exhorbitant postage costs to send out letters.😁 This was Wednesday, the whole field should be covered with piles by now at the rate they were going in.
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Completely OFF TOPIC, but may be of interest to some. Some links to more information. https://ang.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4f1e69f1f95a4ebb9b27e6e0d4715c5b https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/about-us/our-strategies-and-plans/new-water-pipelines/grantham-to-bexwell-pipeline/ https://docs.planning.org.uk/20210113/161/QL0LWVLL00S00/uqri70xlyv9oj8ym.pdf
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In railway news, Cock Lane has acquired a CCTV camera, road/rail cherry pickers and trolleys have arrived. The three transformers to the left of the white van for the OHLE have been here for a couple of weeks and some of dilapidated pallets of insulators have turned up. Not sure what is going on, the transformers are faded and dirty so may have already had replacements installed. The gentleman had just been inside and probably fired up a diesel generator as smoke can be seen coming through the roof vent.