Recent content by Ben.A.98

Perth, never been to a colder station!

From what I remember of my time working round Inverness, a Southbound service will generally use Cradlehall X over when there are either moves going through the wash line, or something is shunting in/out of Milburn yard. Moves through the wash are ad hoc. Regular moves into Milburn yard are...

Rogart on the Far North Line still has an open crossing.

The Box TO/CCT may have been asked to apply controls. You should check the control tables for the route to confirm if the berth track occupied is required.

Yes, phones at every stop signal. Wouldn't have said the phone signal was that bad round here.

The courses you sit on the scheme, SEM 1 & 2, points, SMTH, are all S&T specific and would not transfer over to telecoms other than a bit of diagram reading and fault finding skills. You could only make the move to telecoms after completing the scheme, I believe it can only be done during for...

What you have almost listed is the heirarchy of controls, these are split into two groups, working with protection, and working with warning. I can't give too much information on working with warning (red zone) as we don't use it in Scotland. Working With Protection 1. Safeguarded - All...

Inverness panel is not connected to the live data feeds being a 1980s install. The HML and Aberdeen line are because of their recent resignalling to the Highland Workstation.

Some tasks may be; Signalling power feeder faults Backup generator testing and maintenance Points heating faults & maintenance Unmanned building electrical inspections General electrical equipment inspection It may vary on your area but that's what our local D&P do.

The 121 returned to Swanage a few months ago, photos on the SR facebook page from a few days ago show it sitting over the new diesel area built at Corfe.

There isn't, closest crossover to Dyce now is just before Raiths Farm.

All trains will be using the new track as it is no longer bi-directional. Passengers won't feel the effect of being able to run more trains till the December timetable change takes place.

The new signalling was commissioned this morning which I believe went well and on time. Three days of driver training are now taking place with the line reopening to passsengers on Tuesday morning.

Local news coverage. https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/moray/elgin/1819015/huge-military-convoy-loaded-onto-train-in-moray-as-part-of-army-exercise/

What I understand from what I have read in other places online is that Bachmann will not provide stock to another manufacturer, which Hattons has now become due to their own Class 66. As such they will now only be selling current stock and pre-owned.