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

[StoneRoad]

I have "got" that reference [but not the footballer side of it]

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I have "got" that reference [but not the footballer side of it]

he's called Ben Crompton - he's a defender for Tamworth (who were on the telly this afternoon in an FA Cup match against Tottenham) and has squad / shirt number 33.

He appears to have had squad number 44 at Sunderland - he's currently on loan from Sunderland to Tamworth.

It may all be a coincidence.

 

[StoneRoad]

44s are Peaks to most people, but don't they have a Crompton Parkinson generator & traction motors ... so the mackems were also right with their allocation of 44

 

[hash tag]

Oh why oh why didn't Simone say something? Old oak common is open but closed only admitting educational institutions we would love to go inside the site for a nose ( we have walked around it ).

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[editor]

"View from the platform at Victoria Station on the District Line of the London Underground, dated November 23rd, 1896."

 

[T & P]

The Mirror has just discovered someone has built a tunnel between the UK and France through which train services operate

 

[PR1Berske]

I'll crosspost this. Big plans from Network Rail for Manchester Oxford Road. May need two years of trains running through without stopping.

In my opinion, this is a hell of a lot of chasing after what should have been done years ago, including building Platforms 15/16 at Piccadilly. Going into Manchester from the west is always beset by delays because there's not enough capacity, made worse by the cack-handed way they built the Ordsall Curve without thinking of the consequence.

Anyway, information here:

Network Rail launches consultation on plans to improve Manchester Oxford Road Station

Major upgrades to deliver improvements for passengers and the wider rail network are being proposed by Network Rail as part of the Manchester Oxford Road Station Remodelling Scheme.

www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk

Manchester station to shut for two years as plans for major upgrade unveiled

Manchester's Oxford Road will remain closed while major works are underway

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

And consultation area here:

https://manchesteroxfordroad.consultation.ai/

 

[Dogsauce]

How are they increasing capacity by reducing it from five tracks to three, with less platform space for vehicles? I suppose I need to read the detail to understand that!

 

[existentialist]

How are they increasing capacity by reducing it from five tracks to three, with less platform space for vehicles? I suppose I need to read the detail to understand that!

I'm not familiar with the project, but I'd guess it's as much about track layout as platforms

 

[teuchter]

The "explainer video" in the consultation link gives a fairly decent explanation.

Longer platforms plus a more sensible location for the turnback one.