Recent content by The Signalman

Class 158 (and 159 for that matter) are only permitted between CRV and Morlais Junction when running as a class 5. Class 175 are prohibited from using the Down platform at Llandovery.

As I said before, the driver of the LM unit could just have banged on mechanical only. Then the ATW driver could have isolated all the brakes on his unit so that the LM unit could shove it out the way. Sure it may have been pushing against the parking brake, but there might have still been...

Its been done before (on the same stretch of line as the failure) outside my signalbox whilst I was on duty between a non-gangwayed Central Trains 150/1 unit & a ATW 158 when the propshaft partially fell off the 150. The 150 could'nt be moved until a fitter arrived from Birmingham (3 HRS later)...

From what I'am led to believe a main air pipe fractured/failed on the ATW 158 as a result the unit dumped its main air res' hence the brakes being stuck on, so despite the compressors running they could'nt maintain air pressure against the leak. When the LMR 170 was attached & the air...

The northbound WAG (1W91) was again very well loaded in STD class on departure from Salop - some passengers were even standing. There were a quite a few in 1st class as well. Also a very large amount of passengers alighted at Salop from the 1633 HRS ex Marlyebone (1J83) & was still well...

The northbound WAG was very well loaded tonight on departure from Salop. 1st class was around half full. Large amount of passengers alighted at Salop too.

I've sampled the 1st class with WSMR from Gobowen to Marylebone & return & I can say the food & service are top notch! - Cannot be faulted. The Real Ale's good too.

Whist the Intercity Swallow colours looked good I thought the class 91's in their orginal Swallow livery look superb in it & a lot better than the drab & bland GNER schem that followed it. I suppose we'll have to wait for one to be preserved to see a '91 in Swallow again but it'll be worth...

Sorry, don't know any of the Bobbys at Croes Newydd - different patch you see, they are North Western Patch based under Chester Signalling manager & we are Great Western based under the Salop SM. The boundry is between Gobowen North & Wrexham Croes Newydd North Fork.

The restriction at Albrighton is either on the up & down line - but not both. I'll check the Sectional Appendix when I'am next on duty. Either way it makes for dragging anything with pantograph to & from Wolves tricky. As I said before A/C's when dragged to open days at Salop (or...

An electric drag from Wolves could'nt happen these days due to a loading gauge restriction at an overbridge near Albrighton on the down line (I think). The only way to get an Electric to Salop now is Via the Crewe line (as they had to to get 81002, 85101 & a RES 90 here for the 1993...

What I can say regarding WSMR taking into account that I see it most days at Salop is that on departing Salop on normal Monday to Fridays, my observation are that the first train southbound (1P01 - which will do Salop -MYB in just over 3 HRS) tends to be 65% full STD class & 75% full 1st class...

Quite liked the 'Res' names too as applied to various postal 47/4's & 47/7's. Had a sense of importance about them.

ATW's 158's are in dire need of some help - god help us if they do end up being deployed on their new proposed Marylebone Jobs.