Recent content by miikey

Indeed! I was going to comment - what the mayor wants, the mayor gets... It seems.

Only thing is... Freight use the goblin more than TfL trains?! It's possibly tight to freight too. I'm not too sure.

All of the other stations are built to level boarding specs for LO. The mayor wanted LO to be level access. I'm actually not sure about what the height and offsets are for 'new' platforms on the route but I know they are much higher than the disused sections. I'll do some digging but I think...

Of course. It's legislation. You can deviate from the requirements by submitting a change proposal, for example the heights and offsets at Barking Riverside are non compliant to GERT7020 but this has been approved by the RSSB due to sacrificial gap fillers being installed to improve stepping...

We're not. GERT7020 sets out the requirements and it has been adhered to since the early 00s.

Not for stations where LUL stock and NR stock both stop. TfL have platform categories they gauge their platforms to, this tells you what the design height and offset are. For a platform where two different stock operate this is classes as a compromise platform. Meaning it's not level boarding...

Standard platform height and offset is Y915 X730 This is nothing new, rolling stock are designed with their steps to be set at this height.

Its refered to as the 'rat-hole' now. Ive obviously never been down there but ive had a peek a couple of times.

Hi all, Just wondering if anybody knew where I could find diagrams of Euston - Camden pre 2000 remodelling? I work at Euston now and was interested to see what it was like before all the new roads and signals were installed. Cheers :D

Indeed. When I went on it I believe I recall somebody saying that one of the carriages was used in the first HST set?

They are called shrouds and ive never used one when working near the 3rd rail. I just always get an isolation. With regards to gloves, they have just issued us with live line testers that are meant to be used to test if the rail is indeed isolated. They come with latex gloves but I wouldnt...

110mm through platforms, 90mm on jointed track and 150mm everywhere else.

Dipped joints/welds, voiding sleepers, poor condition of ballast, poor drainage leading to poor foundations. The list is endless.

If its ATG track then they will be along the entire route. I dont know if its ATG at Manc Pic but we have them all the way up the Fast lines North of Primrose Hill

The line is Bi-Directional 30mph each way. 20mph over the S&C at each end. The radius on the Bow Jn end is 604m with a Cant of 54mm. There is a special instruction that Light Locos and Loco Hauled trains do not exceed 20mph.