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So will the HS2 trains continue to travel on the WCML from Birmingham? What are they replacing?

Neutral sections and associated signalling are designed so that during everyday normal running electric traction does not stop with its pan in the dead zone. The ones on the CRE-MAN line by Sydney bridge where moved because of trains being stopped on the approach to Crewe, designers take...

Work has started in last week on upgrading Preston power box sidings to stable electric traction and driver walk ways

The horse landing next to Crewe station was recently rewired, never seen a electric loco use it, it was used to access Crewe diesel depot, the wire even goes over the top of a walkway though it is earthed either side. DBS insisted it was re-wired.

Between gresty lane signal box and the termination of wire going towards Nantwich is never used.

That was when the post was sent by train, used to be full even at 2 in morning, not sure if there left open anymore as there not staffed.

Looks like it, won't be Return conductor on insulators that big, and can't be earth wire on pots, it's series 1 or 2 design, not had much to do with it

The line to Silverdale colliery at Madeley on the WCML has a signal showing a red aspect, it's been OOU for over 5 years,and not used properly since the 90's

Taken from BBC website. If as stated above that the OCR wiring train was about that area on nights, then it looks like there haven't installed the SI's correctly.

Have the empty former silverlink depot at Bletchley, it's wired and will soon become a important depot again, and is next to the WCML. Or even try the diesel depot at Crewe which has stood redundant for many years.

All the vans are leased, so if one breaks down then they have to have a hire vehicle.The depot's budget will be for be for so many vans. As for private cars, engineers and management get issued cars as part of there contract, it's only really ground staff that use the vans. Agree with you that...

Yes you are correct, 9720 was without bogies, never noticed if pan was there

Greenock?

Bletchley?

Seen Euro Cargo 9720 On the m1 near Leicester on a low loader does anybody know where it came from and why?

Babcock rail are doing renewals in that area during March and April, line blocked every weekday night and most sunday nights, can't find exact location but its between Polmont and Lithlingow, will have a proper look for you when i get time.

There's also one that goes through Stafford slow or fast line, depending on what's under possession that always blocks LM services, you follow it until Basford Hall, never more than one signal apart, it can't that much hassle to hold it at Queensville curve somewhere until the LM service is...

Was told other day from a driver that certain freight gets priority paths over passenger services, incl virgin. These I believe are called Red freight. At Lichfield a freight came down the line from Alrewas and crossed all tracks, causing two LM and two Virgin services to be held at red. Can...

The wires were down at boars head,Wigan, and as above the snow caused severed delays. It was down before 00.30, a diesel passenger service ran over the wire wrapping round the coaches causing passengers to be de trained

There are major ole problems just north of Wigan, wire has been down since 00.30 last night. A passenger train ran over the wire which had come down before it passed and wrapped the wire around the train all passengers had to be de trained.