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Super You Tube flyover of all of Oxford railway station by Regina Olphert. I watched it on mute. Weekend work nearly completed.
However as always many more questions follow. When is Platform 5 construction work due to start? Platform 4 will be widened? New bridge over Sheepwash...
We had a poor experience from VT in December 2024 to York. Cold carriage, dirty windows from the outset, cold breakfast and poor main meal on return. Castle class loco was super. Reluctant to pay for premier dining again until I know the VFM is there. Unsure what the 2025 customer...
Question please: Does any contributor know or have any idea when the Government is due to announce/publish the decision regarding the final specification of the Handsacre Junction connection to the WCML, the Fradley headshunt of the cancelled NW HS2 line, and the extent of the build of the...
Thanks for the link to the Flickr photo albums great viewing. I now understand where everything and everywhere is regarding this section of the project.
More from Sarah Bell thanks to her. You Tube
You can see the concrete bed between the two sets of bridge pillar steel formers where the...
There is a freeze frame at 6.44 minutes. To me its evidence a 5 car 80x does not fit Bletchley HL platforms? Plus Bi directional running.
Thanks Purple & Co
BRC should be good for access for 10 years minimum. Hope they thrive. And highly likely that railtour will quickly sell out. Hope there is a video recorder in the cab.
The recent Rail Focus You Tube piece suggested a decision at the end of the year regarding the paused sections of Phase 1, and perhaps a decision regarding Phase 2a to Crewe. Given todays announcement of the Budget on October 30th it is likely the infrastructure spending review will be completed...
Super You Tube drone footage of Winslow Station from Wandering Northerner. No sign of upper deck car park construction yet. It looks as if the housing expansion of Winslow town has started over the road from the station.
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More from Wandering Northerner. Verney to Winslow Station...
Thanks for those great pics work-traveller and for the confirmation The Planner. Therefore the planning for an additional platform at Aylesbury Parkway indicates there will be freight and passenger trains using the Claydon Curve.
Eventually.
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