Recent content by jyte

DLR closures are related to the introduction of new trains, and the requirement to test, test and re-test them before they enter revenue service. I believe the fact that the new trains were delivered late (perhaps because Beckton depot enlargement was also a bit late) has snowballed through the...

See, this is what I'd expect them all to look like, I guess. Turns out they don't need to be as complex UX wise.

It makes sense (to me, at least!) to keep Roskear as it's such a 'new' panel. I wonder if it's also a convenient interface between St Erth (bells/absolute block) and the new Cornwall workstation (axle counters/train description). Anyone know more? I presume they do somewhere, but do any IECC...

Huh, I'm guessing Liskeard signal box is staying. Why did I think that was closing? I think it's funny to think trains will go Plymouth PSB->Liskeard->Cornwall Workstation (at Exeter!)

After TV four tracking, the location of the down fast line switched from being the outer paired by direction line to inner paired by direction line. The logic of this is debatable (as it forces trains further north to slow to 60mph to cross back onto the slow lines to go via Stafford) but at...

Well apparently Dorothy has got a little over-excited and is now en route to Norway, according to the map...

Excellent (as normal) ianvisits writeup available here featuring some new photos: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/07/20/photos-from-the-hs2-tunnel-site-in-northwest-london/ Not sure I can quote the article here, unless I did the whole thing?

The number of people who get on the Bakerloo at Paddington then use the cross platform interchange at Baker Street for the jubilee remains impressively high - so crossrail will certainly help with some of those passenger flows.

Ooh this is fun, I remember the one they did for Crossrail.

Ahaha, wow. Multiple sources - thanks!

Just out of interest where are you getting the 15metres/day figure from?

Well that's pretty impressive, it definitely plugs the gap between Swindon and Didcot that at the moment requires you wait for an IET... Any chance they might go a little further (thinking Parkway) if the 800 issues are fairly 'long haul?'

Is that a signalling gantry spanning all platforms? Do any other large termini have a similar arrangement?

https://www.railengineer.co.uk/cornwalls-capacity-challenge/ https://www.railengineer.co.uk/cornwalls-capacity-triumph/ Plymouth Power Signal Box is really quite old now. Initially the plan was to close that and resignal all of the Plymouth box and the entirety of Cornwall into a new box at...

This was my first thought, to be honest, but this Crossrail article suggests the machines were fitted with toilets: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150602-crossrail-the-monster-tunnelling-under-london-streets. If it's the case they forgot to specify toilets, really need toilets, and...