Misc steam railway, traction, station and rail-related news

[laptop]

Sadly, the statue has been cast and the duck is fucked; Memorial to man who made the Mallard runs into row over a duck " I’m going to stand there all day every day in a Donald Duck costume because they’ve annoyed me so much.”
And, there's more miles yet; Gresley's Mallard – a streak of genius | Campaigning to reinstate the mallard on the proposed statue of Sir Nigel Gresley at King's Cross station. 'Birds In Flight' by Jonathan Clay, GRA, drawn especially in support of the campaign
The statue is being unveiled on 5th April. Could be fun.

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[existentialist]

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[StoneRoad]

4472 / 103 / 60103 back on the main line, finally.

I have a soft spot for this particular kettle, as I met Alan Pegler quite a number of times.

 

[hash tag]

I understand people have threatened to attach many different types of duck to the statue; rubber, plastic, wood, chocolate, decoys

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I understand people have threatened to attach many different types of duck to the statue; rubber, plastic, wood, chocolate, decoys

this is all getting a bit quackers...

 

[hash tag]

People are just letting off

Steam

 

[SikhWarrioR]

Just get rid of the duck model and put a model of an A4 on Gresley's statue instead

 

[bi0boy]

Cambridge North going well. Skip to 19 minutes for a description of the polystyrene platforms:

 

[hash tag]

Well, she is back up and running on the East Coast and her progress is being broadcast live
Flying Scotsman Returns: London to York - BBC News

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

And the crowds of trainspotters that came to watch surged on to a track, bringing the whole line to a halt.

The police should have mown them down with a police-train.

 

[hash tag]

Given her status, perhaps she should have had an escort.

 

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Does anyone know how the crew keep in touch with the signals/control rooms in the event of an incident? Surely they are not relying on mobiles?

 

[oneflewover]

Does anyone know how the crew keep in touch with the signals/control rooms in the event of an incident? Surely they are not relying on mobiles?

GSM-R a mobile phone network purely for the Railways. It is linked in to the brake system so can stop the train in emergency and also put the section it is in lights to red.

GSM-R - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[hash tag]

Thanks. Has it be fitted to the flying Scot? And is it something that has to be on all steamers in order for them to run on the main lines?

 

[oneflewover]

Thanks. Has it be fitted to the flying Scot? And is it something that has to be on all steamers in order for them to run on the main lines?

All locomotives that run on the Main Line (all lines not classed as Preserved) must have ML Certification. This includes the fitment of GSM-R, TPWS and OTDR
Train event recorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Train Protection & Warning System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[davesgcr]

Does anyone know how the crew keep in touch with the signals/control rooms in the event of an incident? Surely they are not relying on mobiles?

Mobiles not allowed on the move - quite a strict instruction.

(A head collision on in California was the result of such action)

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Schoolboy error from the lad.

 

[StoneRoad]

So pleased that 4472 is back - pity about the ****s who got too close to the tracks and stopped the job.
However, I'm also a bit sad that Alan P didn't live to see the current restoration/rebuild completed ...

 

[oneflewover]

Thought this might be an interesting thread for little snippets of news that aren't worth a thread of their own.

Let me start you off with this weird rail crossing in Australia.

Cane train crossing the QR main line near Bundaberg, Australia

Reverting back to the first post in this thread. This is how we do it in the UK. This is the 100mph crossing at Newark on the ECML

 

[oneflewover]

Another way to deal with crossings. This is Keadby Bridge on the Scunthorpe - Cleethorpes line which crosses the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. As far as I am aware it is the only one of its kind on the network. Known as a Vazon Sliding Bridge as it name suggests it runs on rails and slides out of the way to allow boats through. As they say "multiple pictures.. ...

 

[davesgcr]

Schoolboy error from the lad.

You do feel sorry - ......

 

[neonwilderness]

And the crowds of trainspotters that came to watch surged on to a track, bringing the whole line to a halt.

The police should have mown them down with a police-train.

That would have been this lot

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

That would have been this lot

Christ almighty, between twats like that and the problems with West Coast they'll be no steam on the main line at all soon

 

[Roadkill]

Some nice footage of Scotsman at speed here:



I'm still pleased they've turned it out in BR livery. It's historically accurate, in that it's of the same period as the double chimney and smoke deflectors, and I reckon it really suits the A3's lines as well.

Shame about the twats who got onto the track though. As bees says, this is the last thing main-line steam needs, especially at the moment.

 

[Roadkill]

And the crowds of trainspotters that came to watch surged on to a track, bringing the whole line to a halt.

The police should have mown them down with a police-train.

 

[hash tag]

Experience the mock Mallard in the Science Museum?

The Mallard

 

[hash tag]

Can anyone point me to listings about the unveiling of Gresley's Statue at Kings X. All I can find out is that it's on 5th April. I have checked various rail and Gresley websites and can't even find out what time, yet alone what else may be planned. Who knows, one of the big Pacific's may make it down and what with all the fuss over the duck, I quite fancy going but can't find out owt about it. Anyone?

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Doc on iplayer about the return to the tracks of the Flying Scotsman

The Return of Flying Scotsman

 

[hash tag]

Can anyone point me to listings about the unveiling of Gresley's Statue at Kings X. All I can find out is that it's on 5th April. I have checked various rail and Gresley websites and can't even find out what time, yet alone what else may be planned. Who knows, one of the big Pacific's may make it down and what with all the fuss over the duck, I quite fancy going but can't find out owt about it. Anyone?

There must be summat out there somewhere. I even went through all the mucky rail mags in the newsagents yesterday!

 

[laptop]

There must be summat out there somewhere. I even went through all the mucky rail mags in the newsagents yesterday!

You could talk to the sculptor: Hazel Reeves Sculpture

Shenanigans: Gresley's Mallard – a streak of genius | Campaigning to reinstate the mallard on the proposed statue of Sir Nigel Gresley at King's Cross station.

Ah!

My Sir Nigel Gresley statue is due to be unveiled on the new Western Concourse at King’s Cross station at 11am on the 5 April 2016 (everyone welcome!)

Sir Nigel Gresley statue | Hazel Reeves