Recent content by JN114

Yes, in short

I was just picking stations as principle features As others have said it is around the Stockley Crossovers that it truly transitions - the “Commencement of Cab Signalling” signs are erected in advance of SN310 signal on the Up Relief; and in advance of SN308 signal on the Up Main On the Down...

No I suspect removal of ATP from trackside would be the precursor to IETs using ETCS That’s not likely to be until ETCS covers the entire former GW-ATP area

I perhaps over-simplified in the other thread, apologies GWR 800/802 can’t have GW-ATP and ETCS enabled at the same time With how the architecture is set up they’re like two faces of the same coin - GW-ATP has its own on train hardware; it isn’t emulated through ETCS like you might find with...

That’s what is currently in place between Ealing and West Drayton IETs can’t switch out of ATP on the move, so ATP will be around until it’s either risk assessed acceptable to remove it like happened on Chiltern; or ETCS replaces all of it.

It was the post- Ladbroke 2003 minor resignalling of Paddington approaches that brought fibre optic main aspect signals

Western Route For NR Train Running Controllers, aligned with signalbox / workstation boundaries NR TV0 TRC (TVSC Paddington, Paddington Assist, Acton, Hayes, Heathrow and Slough) NR TV1 TRC (TVSC Twyford, Reading Station, Newbury; Westbury Panel) NR TV2 TRC (TVSC Reading W Jn, Didcot...

Subject of train ID was argued at length during the planning for this move on Monday afternoon Wherever you look there’s precedent for use of 5Q**, 5X**, 5Z**, 8*** Different areas want the train highlighted in different ways A recent skate move in Devon was made a 5Q** at the insistence of...

I’m not quite sure why ECDP are still so insistent they’re the first on anything? Like every press release from them seems to make out this is all so groundbreaking; when in actuality they’re not doing anything new whatsoever. First use of ETCS in the UK was on the Cambrian over a decade ago...

Significantly higher safety standards for installation and testing; higher welfare standards for the staff doing in the installation. All that flexibility went 40 years ago with sweeping rationalisation under BR; and the private railway never had any incentive to restore or maintain it.

All laps would count just as they do now. Process is already in the sporting regulations. To flesh out an example of how it would work now within the current rules Red Flag thrown on lap 50 Leader would enter the pits at the end of lap 50 Race suspended at lap 50/51 boundary Track /...

Rules allow for standing or rolling start after either of full SC or Red Flag, at race director’s discretion

As others have already alluded to - fuel level monitoring is largely done by control; rather than traincrew. Why? Well what is a driver going to do about it? It’s not like he can pull into Cullompton Services and self serve a few 1000 litres of diesel when his class 802 indicates it is...

It is, or is intended to largely be all Greenford drivers yes

Schools are asking parents to buy exercise books and pencils; they cannot afford air con installation