Flood Damage Near Polmont - 12/08/2020

[najaB]

We'll, what do you know. After being rubbished when I suggested (#118) that they might use Twin track cantilevers, NR have just retweeted the pic above, which shows.... TTCs.

Don't be too quick to do a victory lap, I'm about 60% certain that there were some twin track cantilevers in that area previously.

 

[Carntyne]

https://twitter.com/malcolm_jolly/status/1305581348443357188?s=19

We'll, what do you know. After being rubbished when I suggested (#118) that they might use Twin track cantilevers, NR have just retweeted the pic above, which shows.... TTCs.

Looks like they've replaced like for like to be honest. TTC and STC damaged by the flooding AFAIK.

 

[InOban]

You may be right but the stretch shown in the NR tweet linked in #35 doesn't seem to show TTCs.
Whatever, it's looking good.

 

[Philip Phlopp]

You may be right but the stretch shown in the NR tweet linked in #35 doesn't seem to show TTCs.
Whatever, it's looking good.

There's 3 (from memory) TTCs in sequence for signal sighting reasons. That's exactly as was prior to the repair.

 

[InOban]

Fair enough.

 

[Philip Phlopp]

Fair enough.

https://twitter.com/malcolm_jolly/status/1305581348443357188/photo/1

If you look between the first and second TTCs on the right hand line, you'll see the AWS magnet for the signal behind the camera person.

 

[fgwrich]

There's 3 (from memory) TTCs in sequence for signal sighting reasons. That's exactly as was prior to the repair.

Being finicky, there's 4 TTCs. 3 on one side, and 1 on the other. Helpfully Googlemaps was updated in this area not so long ago. It also shows how far the breach of the canal was to the railway at this point, giving you some indication of how much water there was in the area at the time!

55°58'43.3"N 3°39'52.4"W · Whitecross

Whitecross

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[aar0]

acetone (women's nail varnish remover)

What do men use?

 

[najaB]

What do men use?

Sandpaper.

 

[800001]

Line is to reopen near Polmont on Monday 21ST September and Lner will revert to normal route.

 

[najaB]

Line is to reopen near Polmont on Monday 21ST September and Lner will revert to nornsl route.

Good job by Network Rail to get a job that big sorted in such a short time.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

What's the latest news on when the Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley route via Polmont might be back in service?

Several weeks.

Having now viewed the video clip (thanks!) I'm inclined to concur. Might well be September.

Line is to reopen near Polmont on Monday 21ST September and Lner will revert to normal route.

Lucky guess on my part. And a lot of hard work been done to have made this possible!

 

[InOban]

Reopening now confirmed by NR.

 

[najaB]

Reopening now confirmed by NR.

Network Rail press release: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/flood-damaged-edinburgh-glasgow-line-set-to-reopen

 

[InOban]

Thanks. I should have posted the link myself, but didn't have time.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Fantastic job done by all concerned

 

[InOban]

Being finicky, there's 4 TTCs. 3 on one side, and 1 on the other. Helpfully Googlemaps was updated in this area not so long ago. It also shows how far the breach of the canal was to the railway at this point, giving you some indication of how much water there was in the area at the time!

55°58'43.3"N 3°39'52.4"W · Whitecross

Whitecross

goo.gl

https://twitter.com/NetworkRailSCOT/status/1306898180773154816?s=19

This little very shaky video suggests that there may now be at least one more. I'm sure someone will confirm or deny. The NR press release did say two TTCs, but not whether they were additional or replacements.