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"To allow works to take place, Network Rail warned there would be disruption on Brighton Road and access to the station would be restricted at certain times.
Night-time road closures will be operation every Monday to Friday, from 21:00 BST to 05:30, from 8 September to 17 October.
A full...
If you read further in the article then it explains the expected disruption to the public - that is the reason for the press release. The NR route director put in 'each day' in her statement that was probably not needed but overall, this is NR engaging with the local community to explain what...
Ever since British Rail days, the intercity service changed crew at Preston therefore it is Glasgow / Edinburgh based crew that does the Preston - Scotland leg of the journey. Virgin Trains and AWC kept that arrangement
One of the projects will have the records booked out from NRG for their work and the other project is meant to seek an Overlapping Design Agreement with the project that has the records which is meant to avoid situations you describe. It can only work if people do their job properly but clearly...
In simple terms:
For relay room areas - Multicore signalling cables along the track are brought into the signalling location cases dotted about. At these location cases, circuit functions are introduced, joined, passed through or terminated. The indications for a train describer and signaller...
This is a case of managed decline, a recent project to renew/fix the axle counter at Kilkerran was knocked back multiple times because the 'benefit did not justify the cost'
Bi-directional signalling will not happen on that portion of the WCML until the interlockings are replaced as they are 1970s era geographical relay interlockings and there is little chance NR or the supply chain now has the capability of doing such design and testing work. The interlockings are...
The failed freight train had problems earlier at Carlisle and Beattock is notorious for failing freights so why on earth did NR route it ahead of all the cross border passenger trains
The junction remodelling job was cancelled a few years ago. There are two live projects in the area, renewing the signalling interlocking and a new traction feeder station beside the S&T depot (in your picture). It seems very likely that the OHL works are associated with the traction feeder...
Not sure what is to be gained with this FAI given the fact (as stated above), the RAIB has already established the facts of the accident and criminal charges were brought under H&S legislation.
Is this FAI to apportion culpability at individuals?
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This is the new Alstom MCS Infinity system, it was meant have integrated video feeds for the Level Crossing CCTV but that got ditched. It looks like the integrated NR screens for Trust and CCF got ditched as well (in the example above)
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