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MarkyT replied to the thread Marylebone Fire 28th Aug 26.Signalling around Aylesbury is also controlled from Marylebone. Up trains disappear onto TfL just north of Amersham, then reappear on... -
MarkyT replied to the thread Marylebone Fire 28th Aug 26.For Absolute Block lines, some boxes are designed for signallers to clear signals for main through routes in both directions, then...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Marylebone Fire 28th Aug 26.The old mechanical signalbox at Marylebone was out in the throat, not in station buildings closely surrounded by public areas and...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Marylebone Fire 28th Aug 26.No signalbox or control centre has a backup site. There's a lot of engineering resilience built into the system, however: Duplicated...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Should physical barriers be installed to prevent access to platforms shortly before trains depart?.Unless the particular platforms are very wide, having individual controllable gate lines for each long-distance terminal platform pair...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.I asked Google about the electrification of Newton Abbot-Plymouth. It estimated 3 to 5 minutes might be saved by electrification alone...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.I asked Google AI a series of questions about the performance of IETs on steep banks. I include one answer in full as it's fascinating...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.Agreed, for a half hourly local service extension to Goodrington the single line stub should be short and only contain the terminus...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.I don't think it ever got any further than rather vague notions of Swiss style light rail. I bring you the new Brixham branch, with a...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.Aside from the train length limitations in the platforms at Paignton that prevent usage by 10 car 22x and 80x trains, there are other...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.The station at Paignton, near the town centre, bus station, hotels and beach is what attracts the punters. I doubt a limited steam...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.The long-proposed Edginswell station is not intended to have car parking, though there is a line of 45 metered street parking spaces...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.Maybe the case. The examples at Paignton were right outside the box so should have been a fairly easy pull anyway. Interesting idea...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.It was a mid to late 1980s scheme, so Exeter is approaching 40 years old, the usual threshold for starting to consider replacement...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Riviera Line improvements.An up passenger departure could not leave Paignton from platform 1 in the old layout either, as the left-hand crossover in the scissors...
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