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MarkyT replied to the thread Signal boxes with poor access."Hello, it's getting a bit smoky down here..." -
MarkyT replied to the thread 710112 collision with Buffers at Liverpool Street Station (15/10/2026).Likely including rust, scraped off the rails as the buffer clamps move.
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MarkyT replied to the thread Stranraer line engineering works: station and infrastructure works..These might run at night. Not having to staff several signal boxes round the clock makes 24/7 operations more economic. Having a shut-in...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Stranraer line engineering works: station and infrastructure works..Not so self-contained operationally as the more northerly rural lines at the time, I think. Segregated from the nearest RETB instance on...
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MarkyT replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.That particular implementation of fast-charge tech was purchased by the GWR franchise company at Vivarail break up, wasn't it? Or was it...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Another derailment at Ramsgate (13/10/26).That hit the buffers of a headshunt on the other side of the layout at the Minster end. There have been derailments on traps and buffer...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Another derailment at Ramsgate (13/10/26).Looks like the traps at the Margate end of the Lay By siding.
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MarkyT replied to the thread Ashford & Ebbsfleet International – Recent Changes and Observations.I wonder what the Reform stance on the matter would be.
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MarkyT replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.Close up. its clear of the back gardens, just. In this area, the Westbury lines might first be slewed over to the east a bit to create...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.The walk from the Tilehurst Rd entrance to the up platform goes via street level at Oxford Road today after the old footbridge was...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Stranraer line engineering works: station and infrastructure works..A sea of tarmac I recall. And plenty of room for a bus interchange and taxi rank. I recall a masterplan for the port redevelopment...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Stranraer line engineering works: station and infrastructure works..Running more trains than today could occur with the new long single line layout if desired. It could support trains at two-hourly...
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MarkyT replied to the thread Stranraer line engineering works: station and infrastructure works..So, a covered ground frame with remote token instrument for shutting in stock for a peak extra or a special working. You'd only need one...
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MarkyT replied to the thread AI-generated (not entirely realistic) railway images.I suspect the impoverished rural fox has determined that an urban existence has more promise in the modern world of steam, industry and...
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MarkyT replied to the thread SRAWS (Signal Repeating/Southern Region AWS): why so little info.How much headway benefit you get from cab signalling depends heavily on how continuous the better-aspect updates are. While a fully...
