Recent content by MarkyT

Not so self-contained operationally as the more northerly rural lines at the time, I think. Segregated from the nearest RETB instance on the wrong side of Glasgow. RETB can cater for as many loops as you desire. Each is still a maintenance and failure liability with turnouts, point indicators...

That particular implementation of fast-charge tech was purchased by the GWR franchise company at Vivarail break up, wasn't it? Or was it the broader First Group? If GWR, perhaps the IP goes to GBR on takeover. I agree generally that existing non-proprietary power interfaces should be used where...

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 run-throughs at the Margate end before, including one in the headshunt in Mk 1 days that ended up in the street below.

Looks like the traps at the Margate end of the Lay By siding.

I wonder what the Reform stance on the matter would be.

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 more space for the north ramp of the flyover. I've shown the alignment missing this home. It would be heavily affected by construction, and would end up...

The walk from the Tilehurst Rd entrance to the up platform goes via street level at Oxford Road today after the old footbridge was removed for electrification. The ramp between Oxford Rd and the down platform was reopened after many decades of closure to create the replacement access. While the...

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 which moved the station to create a more convenient transport hub and created a new station square around such facilities. Perhaps a basic new platform in the...

Running more trains than today could occur with the new long single line layout if desired. It could support trains at two-hourly intervals all day, but that would leave no space for additional special workings, like many single track branches. For any further growth, a new longer, faster, and...

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 turnout acting as a trap to protect the regular service in the new single line platform, released by the token. Other points in the existing station layout...

I suspect the impoverished rural fox has determined that an urban existence has more promise in the modern world of steam, industry and domestic waste, and is hoping to jump a train to the big city.

How much headway benefit you get from cab signalling depends heavily on how continuous the better-aspect updates are. While a fully continuous implementation can update forward aspects before the driver even sees them, A cheap system with little infill will be much worse than visual...

CAWS has a single button. The alert level varies according to whether the cab display shows an aspect upgrade or downgrade from the last indication. An upgrade triggers a discreet warble notification which doesn't need acknowledgement, while a downgrade triggers a more urgent sound and...

The cutting is deep and thus wide at the top, so at the alignment level it might be widened where necessary by cutting back the existing slope and building retaining walls. The width at the top also results in the bridges having 'spare' openings to either side, which could be possible to use for...

Here's my Reading West - Southcote concept to remove much of the conflict in this area, incorporating a double-track flyover at Southcote Jn and 4 tracks through Reading West station. This assumes Basingstoke and Newbury stoppers are routed over to the relief side to form services heading for...