|
Title: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: grahame on November 25, 2023, 21:37:03 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-67524633)
Quote Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Part of a railway line has been closed so worn-out tracks can be replaced. The line between Salisbury in Wiltshire and Yeovil in Somerset was shut on Friday night and will not reopen for 16 days, while 5,699ft (1,737m) of track is changed. Rail replacement bus services will be in place for customers travelling to and from Tisbury, Gillingham, Sherborne and Templecombe. Network Rail said the route would reopen on 11 December. Interesting choice of BBC headline - true enough but feels overdramatic for routine engineering Title: Re: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: JayMac on November 25, 2023, 22:08:42 Usual RRB lottery when it comes to travelling with a dog.
It was a "No" from Templecombe this morning. I had planned ahead and got permission from SWR to travel from Yeovil Junction on a diverted service via Westbury to Clapham Junction. With a ticket from Templecombe. Did mean I had to fork out an extra £4 for the two local buses to get Finn and I from Templecombe to Yeovil Junction. I have a few errands and family visits over the next week or so. Due to the RRB v Finn lottery - where you can't find out ahead of time whether he'll be allowed to travel - I've hired a car. Title: Re: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: grahame on November 25, 2023, 23:14:48 ... Due to the RRB v Finn lottery - where you can't find out ahead of time whether he'll be allowed to travel - I've hired a car ... A classic example of the way the rail industry cuts off its nose to spite its face. Title: Re: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: JayMac on November 26, 2023, 18:34:34 Sod's law that I was stuck behind an RRB between Sherborne and home this evening.
Title: Re: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: paul7575 on November 26, 2023, 19:05:53 From the BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-67524633) Probably based on a Network Rail press release - where they always seem to be embarrassed to use the term “preventive maintenance”. Quote Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Part of a railway line has been closed so worn-out tracks can be replaced. The line between Salisbury in Wiltshire and Yeovil in Somerset was shut on Friday night and will not reopen for 16 days, while 5,699ft (1,737m) of track is changed. Rail replacement bus services will be in place for customers travelling to and from Tisbury, Gillingham, Sherborne and Templecombe. Network Rail said the route would reopen on 11 December. Interesting choice of BBC headline - true enough but feels overdramatic for routine engineering Paul Title: Re: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: broadgage on November 26, 2023, 19:24:57 In the good old days, a reduced train service could have been run by single line working, renew one line and then when complete do the other one.
Title: Re: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: grahame on November 26, 2023, 19:34:05 In the good old days, a reduced train service could have been run by single line working, renew one line and then when complete do the other one. I think that's what they are still doing - except that one line is via Templecombe and the other line is via Castle Cary these days. Title: Re: Worn-out tracks cause railway line closure Post by: Ralph Ayres on November 26, 2023, 21:39:45 Probably based on a Network Rail press release - where they always seem to be embarrassed to use the term “preventive maintenance”. Paul TfL insist on calling it "improvement work". You could I suppose say that maintenance work does leave infrastructure in a better condition than allowing it to wear out so it's technically a correct description, but it still feels like putting an unnecessary spin on it. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |