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Once the 1000’s of new houses are built in the area the new station will very much be needed.

Don't most MOMs and FSDMs have hand signaller competences? 1704118774 Staff cost's may have significantly increased, but the staff headcount has also significantly reduced.

Yes I don't really understand what the issue is. Even if the railways were paying for them (I doubt they are) what is wrong with providing extra services?

How would this upgrade stop you getting delayed behind the freight trains?

Cameras won't stop people and won't help once the damage is already done.

Not quite, third rail still uses copper signalling cables.

That’s what the second set of lights across the road are for. I get it stops cutting corners but if you are driving a long wheel base vehicle or a lorry then that makes it a lot more awkward.

What idiot thought that was a good location for a plant pot?

6V18 failed yesterday with significant wagon defect. affected wagon(s) remained on site awaiting 4x wheel skates.

deleted 1650452723 Ignore previous comment. The 80 sign is not where I thought it was!

Automatic Route Setting and the ability to have some routes remain set in are there as aides to the signaller, not replacement. It would be far to risky to let a panel or workstation work on its own without supervision as there would be no one there in an emergency and most locations deal with...

The headcode is still there now so probably just an error in the data feeds. I'm sure the headcode wont be there on the actual panel/workstation/whatever.

Switch & Crossings might be an issue even with a flat rail and flat wheel. Extra costs for maintenance of both track and train and added weight to the train. And when all said and done the same gross weight is transferred to the sleepers and track bed so don't really see what advantage there is.

I've seen no pictures of a third load bearing rail anywhere. Given trains have wheels on both sides only, exactly how does this 3rd load bearing rail work?

Could have a detrimental effect if you needed to push the pram out of harms way for any reason.

I am sure I have heard both terms as "rail overbridge" and "road overbridge".

Ok thanks to both of you.

Is there still to be rail sidings at Calvert or are they permanently gone?

I worked that crossing and some others for a few years leaving, in 2008. I forgot how moronic that situation and the residents were/are.

Just a note, not everyone working on the railway over Christmas is on "extremely high pay rates". I'm working a 12hr shift xmas day and certainly not.