Recent content by keredsonej

Pretty much straight? I can assure you from personal experience that with the cures and restricted space in there, it is one of the scariest tunnels I ever worked in. Once inside and any daylight is extinguished by the curvature, even with an occupation of the line, it is still not pleasant at...

As the old saying goes: "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear". They can throw as much money as they like into it and it will still be an utter dump!

Being slightly wobbly on my pins these days and having to use a walking stick, I welcome not having to negotiate those horrid steps which can be quite slippery when wet. I do however, have worries that pedestrians will now suffer from unthoughtful cyclists who will probably shoot through the...

Is there any news on how the renewals work and the new platform 1 is going? Are there any photos out there?

There isn't too much information on this thread regarding the Western Region. Gloucester PSB recently lost the Blackwell - Northway (Ashchurch) section to the West Midlands Signalling Centre. Does anyone know when the remainder of Gloucester will be gobbled up by Didcot? Its 50th anniversary is...

The nameplate is destined for the National Railway Museum collection.

The final insult. So very sad.

The final stages of Banbury South in the early hours of Saturday 30th July. S & T staff are stripping spares and parts for use on the Worcester area.

S & T guys are going in after the box closes just before midnight. They have 8 hours to salvage spares/parts for use in the Worcester area before the box is demolished tomorrow morning.

The northbound platform (1) line is in and in use as a freight loop but the track in the southbound platform (4) cannot be connected in until the down platform at the old station is removed, as a long gradual curve is required for the line speed.