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Shap?
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I think more likely just the size of the train; I counted 13 coaches in it, so quite a weight!
Yesterday at 21:26
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John Webb
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OHLE Issues at Alexandra Palace (09/06/2024)
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From the photo in post#13 above by londonmidland it appears to be the catenary wire that has broken, not the contact wire, and has...
Yesterday at 10:17
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Strange Travelling Crane
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Andy - a thought. A single rail with the main mechanism of the crane straddling the single rail 'saddletank' style and mostly below the...
Saturday at 20:38
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Byelaws and the road outside a railway station / network rail land
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The situation on one side of St Albans City station where the St Albans South box is located is rather odd too, as not only does the...
Saturday at 20:25
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John Webb
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Shap?
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I assume the train engine is a Royal Scot? Appears to have a name board but neither it nor the number can be read. I assume the smaller...
Saturday at 20:09
J
John Webb
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Signal 'peg'
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Block instruments had originally just two indications, often shown as a small semaphore signal. But as the Absolute Block system...
Saturday at 12:50
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John Webb
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ANPR car park issues and problems
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Thanks for the prompt reply. Interesting. And logical I suppose since the TOCs do use the railway byelaws to do people for holding the...
Friday at 17:33
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John Webb
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ANPR car park issues and problems
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I thought the majority of stations were run by Train Operating Companies these days, and they employed contractors who worked under the...
Friday at 17:25
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John Webb
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Camera setup for filming on trains
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Some form of suction pad holder which can attach to the window, perhaps?
3 Jun 2024
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John Webb
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Should Semaphore signals become listed structures?
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It was for the publishers David and Charles. I think this is it: Newton Abbot - preserved signal gantry © Copyright Chris Allen and...
3 Jun 2024
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John Webb
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Should Semaphore signals become listed structures?
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An interesting discussion! I agree that the preservation of signals is best done off the national network - that needs to cope with...
2 Jun 2024
J
John Webb
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Signal Box Opening Times
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Thanks for that! Thanks to Railsigns for the explanation. Andy: 'Flank Protection' is designed to ensure that if a train is crossing...
2 Jun 2024
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John Webb
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Signal Box Opening Times
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Several of our Preservation Trust members who worked the St Albans South box have explained how on being allocated to a box, you usually...
1 Jun 2024
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John Webb
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Steam loco 0-6-0 1933 Robert outside Stratford Station
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It is, in my opinion, a rather feeble attempt to remind people of Stratford's former status as a large locomotive works for the Great...
1 Jun 2024
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John Webb
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Signal Box Opening Times
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Just for information, the Midland Railway lever frame shown in my picture above uses the MR 'Tumbler' locking system that works on the...
31 May 2024
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