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The "kink" in the surface is due to the position of the sleepers on either line. You will see on the picture I have attached end restraints sticking out as a pair either side of the deck between the rails, these are secured to the concrete sleepers by bolts and holes drilled into the sleeper...
The minimum required sighting distance at Nuneham is 316 metres, this distance is a calculation based on maximum permitted line speed and the distance across the crossing (this distance includes a 2m decision point before crossing and 2m after to get clear). Unfortunately because of line...
Steel sleeper relay 259m5ch - 286m21ch
Level crossing work at 274m63ch & 286m26ch
Vegetation clearance 285m6ch and 285m75ch
10 engineering trains booked to work in possession plus one tamper
Steevo - I am not directly involved with this project but get sent a NR land use spreadsheet for my job, i noticed the 'change of use' for this piece of land. As a regular user of Stonehouse station myself I take an interest. I will make some enquires and see if I can get an update.
The temporary office came into use mid 2012 following the demolition of the downside building for rebuilding (the help point was also attached to this building!). Subsidence was discovered in the area where the new building was to be put and work stopped. The latest plan is to now build it where...
The Loco was a pannier tank and was taken from Wolverhampton Stafford road shed by a ex fireman and freind in abount 1962/3, it took water and coal at Stourbridge and was abandoned at Droitwich spa when it was looped for a parcels train to pass, it was early hours of the morning. I worked with...
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