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Stopping the High Speed Trains. One Thursday afternoon I signed on at The Mill, at 13:00hrs, to be told my job had been caped, so I went in the mess room to idle away a few hours watching the telly with the others who were told to sit in the dog house. If there was no work for the train...

PAY DAY AT THE MILL CIRCA 1982. In July 1982 I got a sideways move down the road to Healey Mills. As a result I had 8 miles per day to travel and 50 pounds per week on my pay. At this time at at The Mill, we had a massive allocation of locos on the shed, and the yard was was running thick...

Have a look at this film, about lots of things from the 1970's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6CQUrP7Lg&playnext=1&list=PL9EEEC0B0F0932EB9&feature=results_main

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgnTonf-Oc Just watched the above film about the modernisation of the railways. Just the job for looks into years gonby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dhQq3oxpgQ&feature=relmfu This link is for an American Frieght set up. We had this type of system till the hump was closed in the mid 1980s. I was trained as a rolling stock techician as well a guard duties. It show trains being humped and coupled together...

A few years ago I was working as trainman on the empty stone train from Hull to Skipton via Neville Hill. This train had 28x101 ton wagons, with a bouncing Class 56 as the loco. The journey was uneventful after we had RR the train at Skipton, and set off up the single line to Rylstone had no...

A RAIB report from a derailment that took place in Birmingham. The report is very detailed and makes a very good read. http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/120919_R192012_Bordesley_Junction.pdf

The enclosed link is to RAIB site regarding a shunting accident in Wales. I have found that when shunting any rail vehicle with a locomotive or other means you have to have a job brief with all concerned , and stick to that brief. As a guard, for all my service I have spent many hours shunting...

Some years ago, the depot started work on renewing the road on the up and down from Weaverthorpe Box upto the level crossing situated adjacent to a Golf Club. Each weekend, the were unto 4/5 trains coming and going to this site of work. Most of these trains ran round at Seamer Signal Box...

Here is the RAIB start report for the derailment of the Class 66 down a bank in Scotland. http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/120628_tulloch.cfm

http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/120313_R042012_Kirklees.pdf Have a read of this link from the RAIB regarding a problem with a steam locomotive last year on the above Railway.

In these times when money is tight, what comes first the safety of the line or revenue from visitors?

In the UK once we were the workshop of the world, now we give all the contract to other people, whilst we linger jobless. www.rmt.org.uk NEWS RELEASE October 4, 2011 Tory betrayal of Bombardier apprentices AS THE Tory party meets in Manchester, rail union RMT today provided new...

The post below is from the above meeting. This is posted for a full and frank discussion on the contents. I Have no views either way. Labour conference report reveals public ownership of rail could save £1.2 billion and that 71% believe train operators are fleecing the public and only 19%...

It would appear that a big stone train has come off the road in Birmingham. No injuries but loads of damage. http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/110826_bordesley_junction.cfm

It would appear that a pedestrian fell under a tram in Manchester, with fatal resluts. http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/current_investigations_register/110605_piccadilly_gardens.cfm

The above link is a good read where traincrews have worked by the book in proper train preparation by carrying out both static brake test and roll by check of the out going train. The Driver also performed a rolling brake test at the start of the journey. All this would have been tested when...

Over many years I have watched the Red Arrows at Air Displays over the UK. The Red Arrows always left me with wonder how the pilots managed to perform such skill in their flying routines. I have seen the RAF with Hawker Hunters, Folland Gnats and the aircraft they use at present. These pilots...

It has come to my attention that Healey Mills [HM] drivers are learning Class 20's for the sandite trains. Class 20's have never been used by HM men as long as I can remember. Tinsley and Wath men used them. I am told that the Class 20's going to be hired in for the sandite season. Another tit...

This is a report of a train setting back on the WCML. Perhaps too many tiring turns , and maybe a bad roster. http://www.raib.gov.uk/publications/investigation_reports/reports_2011/report152011.cfm