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StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
that's bizarre !
and it looks like the xing [remote] monitoring didn't work !
I always treat xings as box junctions, so I don't start across unless my exit is clear.
and why didn't the bus driver carry on ?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i don't know the location (purfleet) so hard to tell just what happened. as the exit barrier (for road traffic) usually comes down after the entry barrier, and as bus appears to have got to where it is without being hit by the entry barrier, it does imply that bus driver failed to treat it as a box junction.
possible that something a few vehicles in front of the bus stopped suddenly either to go in to, or let someone out of the station car park on the right, but bus shouldn't have been following things so close that it had to stop on the crossing.
only other possible is some fault with the bus and it stopped in the worst place. think if i'd ended up in that situation, i'd have taken the risk of driving through the exit barrier and causing minor damage rather than staying put.
the one at wokingham station used to be nasty - there was a mini roundabout on the exit from the level crossing, and you couldn't see what traffic was coming until you were on the level crossing. it was a bit alarming in a car (although crossing is / was controlled from the signalbox there) so must have been more alarming doing it with a bus (and yes it is a bus route) - the road layout has now been changed and it's traffic signal controlled, but this is how it was -
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Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
as an aside, the footbridge to the left of the wokingham picture is a listed structure - it was built out of old rails in the late 19th century
mx wcfc
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The number plate is probably worth more than the car.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
If they ever manage to start up "Great British Railways" it should mandate that all stations have station cats.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
selection of station cats at
Purr-n-Fur UK | Railway and Station Cats from Britain
British train station and railway cats past and present from various locations in the UK.
www.purr-n-fur.org.uk
davesgcr
Reading books
I agree - but there have been both official and unoffical budget planning for cat welfare. They are useful for obvious reasons - one turned up at St Albans off an inwards - was very comfortable and the staff looked after "Brian" as they named it - one of the passengers was a vet and took it for checking etc - turned out it was a female. Despite the comfort and attention she was returned home to North London as she was chipped ! ........
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Reaching out
BBC News - New MPs hit out at 'shambles' train services - BBC News
What a surprise; welcome to other people's worlds.
New MPs hit out at 'shambles' train services
Several newly-elected Labour MPs suffer disruption during journeys to take their seats in the Commons.
www.bbc.co.uk
What a surprise; welcome to other people's worlds.
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Reaching out
HS2?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
did the tories get as far as selling off all the land that had been bought for the phases of HS2 they cancelled? they were certainly planning to do that, to bugger up the chances of it being reinstated...
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Reaching out
I doubt they would have had time
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
From the facebooks
The gearing on the Napier Deltic engine. The Deltic is a British engine famous for its complexity and ambitiousness. It is a triangle-shaped, opposed-piston, valveless, supercharged, two-stroke diesel engine with a displacement of 88.2 litres (5,382 cu in). It produced a maximum of 2,500 hp. Development began in the 1940s, and over its career it powered locomotives and naval vessels, including a few German Schnellboots.
The gearing on the Napier Deltic engine. The Deltic is a British engine famous for its complexity and ambitiousness. It is a triangle-shaped, opposed-piston, valveless, supercharged, two-stroke diesel engine with a displacement of 88.2 litres (5,382 cu in). It produced a maximum of 2,500 hp. Development began in the 1940s, and over its career it powered locomotives and naval vessels, including a few German Schnellboots.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
probably as good as anywhere else to mention it,
currently on Talking Pictures TV red button / internet is a short 1949 film for the American market on trade and industry in Britain (London and Newcastle) - includes a few chunks of main line and industrial railway, London buses round the city and west end, Newcastle buses, trams and trolleybuses. and docks / shipping.
not sure how long it will be available for.
currently on Talking Pictures TV red button / internet is a short 1949 film for the American market on trade and industry in Britain (London and Newcastle) - includes a few chunks of main line and industrial railway, London buses round the city and west end, Newcastle buses, trams and trolleybuses. and docks / shipping.
not sure how long it will be available for.
T & P
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If anyone fancies riding a 1938 stock Tube train, there is one being laid out for the weekend of 10-11 August to do the Heathrow loop from Northfields:
www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Heritage Train Journeys: The Heathrow Loop | London Transport Museum
Enjoy a daytrip on a 1938 vintage vehicle as modern-day aircraft fly above you as you journey along the Piccadilly line.
www.ltmuseum.co.uk
teuchter
je suis teuchter
That will confuse some jetlagged travellers arriving at Heathrow.If anyone fancies riding a 1938 stock Tube train, there is one being laid out for the weekend of 10-11 August to do the Heathrow loop from Northfields:
Heritage Train Journeys: The Heathrow Loop | London Transport Museum
Enjoy a daytrip on a 1938 vintage vehicle as modern-day aircraft fly above you as you journey along the Piccadilly line.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
From today's Reeves announcement to the Commons:
"The government is cancelling the A303 Stonehenge tunnel and the A27 schemes. These are low value, unaffordable commitments which would have cost £587 million next year. The government will also cancel the Restoring Your Railway programme, saving £76 million next year. Individual Restoring Your Railway projects will be able to be reconsidered through the Transport Secretary’s review."
"The government is cancelling the A303 Stonehenge tunnel and the A27 schemes. These are low value, unaffordable commitments which would have cost £587 million next year. The government will also cancel the Restoring Your Railway programme, saving £76 million next year. Individual Restoring Your Railway projects will be able to be reconsidered through the Transport Secretary’s review."
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Was that scheme ever going to generate anything other than a new round of feasibility studies / consultants reports?
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
one or two schemes were making actual progress despite the plethora of consultants & politicians etc
- re-opening the Portishead line is one that would be worthwhile.
Council committed to opening Portishead rail link despite cuts
The project has been delayed multiple times due to budget restrictions and environmental concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
and the Northumberland Line [although this one may be coming out of another pot] is not far off done !
The Northumberland Line project - Network Rail
We’re helping to reintroduce passenger trains for communities in the North East of England. Construction on the project has been...
www.networkrail.co.uk
Have personally found that very useful so that is a shame. But from a government that declared itself the friend of the motorist we should not be surprised.
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Reaching out
From a government trying to be everybody's friend.
editor
hiraethified
Now here's an amazing private restoration job of Hardingham Station
stethoscope
Well-Known Member
Driffield rally evening road run into town 
T & P
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Why is the first one carrying an atomic device?Driffield rally evening road run into town
stethoscope
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According to my Dad, its an 'egg ended boiler' - would have been used in iron works, collieries, in the late 1800s/early 1900s.
