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Must remember to paint the leading bogie wheels of 82111 and 82145 yellow, with white tyres.....
And no - I don't know why!
Cheers,
Mick
Could it be as simple as its a light coating of rust on the discs as they look to be new wheelsets?
Jeff.
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I suspect its the old problem of you can either cause lots of disruption for a short period of time and let the engineers fix it or run a more regular service but not be able to get back to full operations until you shut the line for a weekend or so
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Unfortunately it looks like hes had to go back to the original design with no preformed switch blades.
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The website is back up and running but the templates seem to have vanished.
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It also means the cast can be used where you have to have extended wing checks such short angled crossovers.
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But with fast daytime rail services between London and Edinburgh/Glasgow, and a good air alternative to Aberdeen and Inverness,
Methinks you're missing one of the main points of the services, as neither of those options is any use if I have to be in London for a meeting early am. It would mean travelling down the day beforehand and staying overnight in London. A much more expensive option I'd suggest.
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Following on from Andy R's suggestion, do post anything that is either an interesting or unusual formation both at home and abroad. Also anything interesting that someone has modelled.
Where is this one taken, it looks vaguely familiar?
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Accidentally clicked on the tread rather than the new posts button and couldn't help but chuckle at the 2nd pos, quoted below.
Clearly this has been in the planning stages for sometime then given the close timing of the retailers annoucements for special editions.
Long overdue. Good to hear modellers wont be waiting for 2.5 years.Nope be nearer 3!
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Don (et al)
The timber is known up here as 'bog mats' and used for on/off tracking plant where no permanent access exists. Given the number possibly used for protecting the concrete walkways from tracked machines
Cheers
jeff.
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Jim,
In the photo taken standing between 66194 and 66746, whats the wagon in the distance with the yellow end and big window?
Cheers
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I wouldn;t think they'll be getting more unless DBS are going to sell their ones which seems unlikely as they were the only ones.
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Awww, look Mummy, a little baby signal just waiting to grow up......
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Jim, you're top picture on the previous page (post 985). Is that Bescot looking through where the Down Tower used to be?
Must have been some sight to see it come down if it was.
Cheers
Jeff.
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Duplicate signal IDs aren't a problem as long as they aren't controlled by the same signalling centre.
Yes and no in my opinion.
Back then when SPT or plug in was the only means of communication then it wasn't an issue.
Nowadays with mobile and similar in cab then having the controlling box clearly identified is preferable, particularly with the largely contract trackside workforce.
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Thanks guys.
I'm used to seeing signals with just a straightforward identification e.g SY205 = Saltley 205, no up, down or anything else.
Keith
EDIT What are 203A and 203B?
As others have said it was the western system plus and minus like everything else but the LM system won out eventually.
203A & B are probably the one track circuit (and hence signal) that has been split either due to length or possibly for clearing a crossing. Is there still a barrow type crossing at Starcross? Its been a long time since I was last down that way, class 50's were still in charge back then!
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Could some one explain about the train tracker diagram?
On the diagram we presumably have:
Dxxx = Dawlish controlled block
Exxx = Exeter controlled block
So what are Uxxx blocks?
Cheers
Keith
Think Exxx are controlled signals
Dxxx are down line auto signals
Uxxx are up line auto signals.
HTH
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The signal by the crossover reads from memory, to either the Up, Down (wrong direction) or the yard (its not a loop on signalling terms still).
The one on the Down is indeed a limit of shunt.
The 'relic' is the telecoms concentrator for the area.
HTH
Jeff.
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Won't be surprised if at least 1 or 2 on that list don't end up as spares donors to get the other up and running. Suspect it might even be as few as 6 or 7 runners at the most.
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Just as an aside, NR do have a significant examination & maintenance responsibility of structures on closed lines.
I thought most of the closed lines were left with BRB upon privatisation?
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The webcam from the other end is a Network Rail one, accessible through the main NWR site.
Cheers
Jeff.
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The HST is somewhere between Innerwick and Grantshouse as that was the section fitted with the TOWS warning hooters as it is bi directional. From the Countryside around I'd say up at the Innerwick end, North of Cockburnspath.
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Colas liveried 56087 was out North of the Border today route learning to Prestonpans Goods loop. No idea why but it ran into the loop twice in the space of an hour or so so can't have got too far North inbetween.
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Any likelyhood of you making it north of the border on the tank trains Jim?
We're about to kick the spare Colas 66 out of the tamper sidings at Stirling, believe its going to stable in the little spur at the North end off the Down main.
Unfortunately means that all those nice semaphore brackets will be going as well....
Cheers
jeff.
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The most recent RAIB report published had a similar instance of several (3 in that case) things all slightly outwith 'normal' but still within tolerance which, when combined resulted in derailment.
Accidents on the railways rarely have 1 simple cause.
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RHTT 2017
in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
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Thoughts with the crew involved in the incident near Markinch being investigated by RAIB
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/maintenance-train-runaway-near-markinch
Not a good situation for the crew to be in, having to choose to bail out a moving train and I'm slightly surprised the MPV's are still running if just hitting a tree can disable their brakes.
Jeff.