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Just browsing through RTT after watching the classic traction convoy heading that way last night and was intrigued to see two Derehams listed Dereham UKF and Dereham Market Place (Dereham coach on National Rail) Further investigation on National Rail shows this a bus service for Dereham...

Just to add my tuppence , I have been over many LCs over the years around the country both AHBs and locally controlled including Oakham main and Brooke rd remote where the wigwams are on but NWR are present directing traffic over I think that the recommendation in the AAIB report about speedily...

Hi Tom, I was only citing Eggleton as that was what I observed back in August and posted about in November before the facts were known as a way of making it "safer" using a dedicated crossing operator, which now turns out to have been the same situation as at Welshpool From the report "no...

Exactly the situation that occurs at Eggleton as per post in Nov http://www.railforums.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1617752&postcount=64 It would seem that there has been failings on all sides TBH. Perhaps there should be more formal meetings between NWR supervisors and managers and the crossing...

Bit more on their website on the bridge work http://www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk/dnn/OurNews.aspx also embedded the excellent video from their site BnyY38TrkAY

The visionary Great Central route to Manchester had just one in Notts on the whole line from London. Even occupation crossings were mostly bridges although crossing the footpath at Birstall north of Leicester was scary in the 60s when it was still part of BR and trains passed at 60 mph or more...

Thanks Tom yes they have been out to it a few times Good job the yard is so close They were on scene within a few minutes when the barrier got taken out that time by a LGV turning out the junction

Accept that Tom but there are ways of putting in de-bounce timers to filter spurious movement of the switch while retaining its function after all high winds are not unusual this winter. Matters not if it is one second or 3, if the lights suddenly flash red, it is very confusing for the drivers...

Brooke rds do it all the time in strong winds when open as the detection switch gets tripped by the boom bouncing in the wind bringing the red lights on for a few seconds. Fundamental design flaw as it confuses the hell out of drivers and as someone else has pointed out , could be used for false...

Yeh the height may be relevant on the return trip though:oops: Last night this week in EastLondon then it's the bright lights of Leeds and High Wycombe not on the same day of course Will take more interest now through Leyton thanks again --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Ok It...

Thanks for that I ended up having a few pints of Exmoor Beast at over 6 % so we didn't explore much more but will bear in mind for the next trip south Stratford tomorrow. As meeting up with one of my retired. managers who lives out on the GER line and is using the train in to meet up for a...

Thanks everyone for the replies and that PDF link Fascinating I hadn't realised save for metropolitan tanks that BR steam and diesels had shared the tube lines the bit about the DMU not having trip cocks and needing a second man was intriguing. You would have thought double crewing would have...

That is the TFL warning sign at the bottom of the stairs i took a pic of it while waiting for the lift to be mended 175 steps 15 floors

Just interested why there should have been such a height difference at that one platform at Leyton when no other line runs through there at that point from what i can see on the map. Out of interest also, was Newbury Park built by the GER as it does have the look of a "normal" Victorian railway...

So we shoudl ban all drivers over 70 and any disabled persons in case they happen on an AHB and breakdown. These are the driver that get confused with automatic TX and drive through garage walls FFS What applies to us thinking logically and with experince aint so with all Had i been there...

If you are talking about autoamated pallet trucks, they have 360 laser scanning to detect if an object is in front and stop with an alarm warning and if it is a FLT you are taliking about, then the driver would be on manslaughter charge if he ran you over. Providing you had your Hi Viz and...

If you dirve , you will have seen that the law has changed consideranbly over the last 5 years and what was considered once as an accident on the roads is now pursued through the courts as careless driving or higher often with susppended or 6 months jail for manslaughter so dont start trying to...

Jeez some of you are so blinkered, you have obviously never worked in risk management outside of the railway industry it matters not what the failure is caused by. A car or LGV breaking down on the LC is foreseable. therefore to negate the fact that this can happen , you have to confirm that...

The railway is not innocent though, the car did not skid off the road and land on the track, it was lawfully crossing the railway and broke down. 45 second is no time to get people out of a car especially infirm or elderly. If you had the same scenario in a factory where you had less than 45...

Or Bridge, which is what the Unions would like. and no only automatic crossings, i have no problemn with any design interlocked into the signals Not going to happen having bridges on every LC I know but i would rather have a delay with option 2 to my journey than arrive early in the next...