Recent content by High Dyke

Apologies. I noticed this hadn't been answered. As I understand it, the increase to your Annual Leave entitlement is effective on the anniversary date of commencing employment.

Maybe.

The assumption from the Tracks Through Grantham team is Highdyke, South of Grantham. This may / may not be correct. A retired signaller friend has confirmed that, if it is Highdyke nr Grantham, then all the points were worked from the frame.

We've had a similar situation at Grantham Town. Last year we had problems with chafer grubs in the pitch. The crows started pecking the pitch to get at them and consequently rendered the pitch unplayable. A number of fixtures had to be postponed or rearranged. The pitch forms part of the council...

Apologies. I didn't think to measure it, but I believe it's approximately 15cm long. The item turned up at a carboot sale in Bedfordshire last year.

I was asked about the mystery key (as shown in the photos). It is marked Highdyke Box, on.one side, and the number 3 on the other. Discussing with railway colleagues, both retired and present has not yielded any answers as to what it was used for. It isn't a door key. I post this to a wider...

There has been some debate regarding the trial use of a Kookaburra ball in the second round of county matches. The theory has been to help players prepare for Ashes tours to Australia. No it could be argued that the ball, which reportedly doesn't swing or seam as much as a Dukes ball may not be...

Nottinghamshire 80 all out chasing 335 to beat Essex. Bloody embarrassing!

Welcome back to proper cricket. That said a number of County games have suffered due to the weather. Only play in 3 out of 9 matches so far today. What irks me is having a delayed start, getting play underway but then still taking lunch at the booked time. You can't spoil tradition. :rolleyes:

It still won't stop non-rail staff making a mountain etc...:rolleyes: Okay, there's been an incident and the signalling system has done what it should. There is a well planned procedure in place when any incident takes place. Having dealt with a couple of Dangerous Goods Incidents before, the...

I grew up living not far off the A1, so you learnt not to be bothered by any traffic noise. I'm now living about a quarter of a mile from the East Coast Main Line, and working on the railway don't think of trains as noise nuisance. I've also lived a few hundred yards from the Parish Church...

Seems like someone was thinking. https://twitter.com/LNER/status/1774708455460188167?t=6GcDAgS28qCFdnRS2YDLGA&s=19 Picture shows a social media posting by LNER regarding their new air service.

Probably not so far from the truth for many of the UK population.

Thameslink info here: https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/industrial-action

Info here: http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/locohauled8a.html