Recent content by Hayes

Cheers for this. I now understand that the up relief line is the line that carries trains into Paddington from Acton Mainline and Ealing and beyond (the 'slow' trains). However I still don't get why people are talking about a bend in the track when referring to the relief line to Paddington. The...

Be good to know which up relief line you're talking about. You mean the freight line that curves north, east of Western Avenue/A40? Okay so if it's a safety measure for that up relief line, then why is the whistle board on the main commuter line, not the up relief line?

Can anyone tell me why there's a whistle board at Acton cutting? It's on the eastbound 'local' track, so it's trains that have stopped at Ealing or Acton Main Line that have to sound their horns. I don't mean the stock answer for why whistle boards exist, I mean the actual reason for that...