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just looked at my notes from 04/07/87. 21256 was at Crewe works on that day

Saw FGW HST power car 43041 at Bristol T.M. yesterday. Now back in service with new cab after collision with tree in July last year.

The last time I saw The Orient Express to Bath, about a year ago it went via the Berks and Hants as far as Westbury, joining the Trowbridge line at Hawkeridge Junction, then on to Bath. The only tunnels en route are Bradford on Avon and two tunnels at Sydney Gardens, Bath. All short tunnels.

Rubber tyres on tarmac with a relatively large contact area, steel wheels on steel rails with a minute contact area. It only takes a small amount of contamination between the two to reduce the acceleration / deceleration of the train.

It is possible to see 3 143s at Bristol Temple Meads in 9 minutes in the morning, Mon - Fri (not sure about Saturdays): 11.16 to Severn Beach 11.21 to Cardiff Central (09.33 from Exeter St. Davids) 11.25 to Weston Super Mare (11.12 from Bristol Parkway)

A detonator which is a lot bigger than a coin won't derail a train and that explodes when the train wheel hits it! so there is no way a coin can derail a train!

Was at Parson St. station in Bristol last year filming the Torbay Express. Two people were under the road bridge off the end of the platform. Little did they realise but there was a plain clothes officer on the platform who called up some uniformed officers who arrived shortly after the train...

09.09 Bristol T.M. - Weymouth, returns on 16.55 Weymouth - Bristol T.M.

As a result of this all the FGW Sprinters & HSTs had the windows replaced with laminated glass when they were refurbished. Not sure if other TOCs have also done the same. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I think the figures speak for themselves, approx 20 fatalities a day on...

Another aspect of route knowledge is that at certain locations some types of traction may have a lower speed restriction than the linespeed, which the driver has to remember. for example at Salisbury platforms 3 & 4 there is a restriction on 153s. In other locations certain types of traction...