Recent content by sloaneesq

If there's a death, it's a crime scene. I'm assuming once the emergency services release the site, it's then an RAIB site. Once they've done their bit then comes the recovery and reinstatement. Once that's done, it's the testing. A week feels quick.

Fair enough, but it still has a full time crew whenever its hot.

Given the locomotive has a full time crew whenever the boiler isn't completely cool, I suspect the risk of an antique boiler exploding knocks it up the response charts slightly.

I much prefer travelling by rail, particularly on long solo journeys, but having had to travel from Newbury to Sunderland to Felixstowe last week on strike days, the comfort of my car for 600 miles on freezing days was rather nice. I've not travelled with the family by train for ages due to...

So the lines weren't closed at the request of the security services as all lines pass under the Westway and the route of the funeral procession to Windsor? Edit: I got my geography wrong. The cars went A4 / Hammersmith Flyover, not A40 / Westway. Not near GWML.

There's a lot of talk about drivers needing to sign to drive hired in trains. Is there a "wet hire" market that exists with adequate route knowledge, etc?

@ChiefPlanner I love this. Thank you!

I'm old enough (just!) to remember trains running along the paved areas on both sides of the docks, now Ipswich Waterfront. I think the New Cut side has always been a little ignored as it was on the less developed side of the docks. Since there has been a lot of residential development, the...

Thanks for pointing out my obvious typo. :)

Really impressed with the (edit) 755 on the Felixstowe branch this week. The 0854 FLX-IPS was delayed by another very late running freight service at Derby Road. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/L47872/2020-01-16/detailed We made up 7 minutes on the journey and arrived in Ipswich on...

Thanks Edwin. That's really informative. I suspect this is all held up by money and planning consent.

True. I was wondering what rules made it different for heavy rail than light. It's odd that they say railings are required.

Interesting article in the EADT about Ipswich's refurbished 'West Bank' open space still being closed to the public a year after completion and how this is due to the freight branch that runs through it. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/west-bank-new-cut-west-open-space-still-closed-by-abp-1-6472571...