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Title: Portsmouth Engineering Works Post by: Lee on June 18, 2007, 15:39:54 The latest on the Portsmouth area engineering works (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6744211.stm Title: Re: Portsmouth Engineering Works Post by: Lee on July 31, 2007, 10:39:57 The rail regulator has imposed its biggest ever fine - ^2.4 million - on Network Rail after a ten - month delay to the major new resignalling project (link below.)
http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/07/record_fine_for_network_rail.html#more http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6921986.stm Title: Re: Portsmouth Engineering Works Post by: Lee on January 12, 2008, 11:18:49 And now some of the copper cabling has been stolen (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7184010.stm It was later found and replaced, but not before disrupting services. Title: Re: Portsmouth Engineering Works Post by: vacman on January 12, 2008, 12:00:34 And now some of the copper cabling has been stolen (link below.) It's all the pikeys that nick all the copper, my mate from Helston was telling me that there was some hanging around when they moved the DMU into Trevarno, they were trying to acquire the old gate that they had to demolish, and a couple of bits of Barlow rail that was dug up!http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7184010.stm It was later found and replaced, but not before disrupting services. Title: Re: Portsmouth Engineering Works Post by: Jim on January 12, 2008, 22:06:18 FGW via Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh then non stop to Fareham via Botley.
Title: Re: Portsmouth Engineering Works Post by: smokey on January 13, 2008, 13:40:44 And now some of the copper cabling has been stolen (link below.) It's all the pikeys that nick all the copper, my mate from Helston was telling me that there was some hanging around when they moved the DMU into Trevarno, they were trying to acquire the old gate that they had to demolish, and a couple of bits of Barlow rail that was dug up!http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7184010.stm It was later found and replaced, but not before disrupting services. Cable theft is getting to be a big problem for Network Rail, the value of Scrap is the problem, however three things Network Rail could do, 1 On signal cable use "TINNED" (electro-plated) copper cores, drives down the scrap value no end. 2 Have Property of Network Rail Printed on Outside and Inner cores of cable, most scrapmen won't touch such cable without the correct paperwork. 3 On Power Cables (16mm core and above) use Aluminium cable instead of copper. Title: Re: Portsmouth Engineering Works Post by: devon_metro on January 13, 2008, 14:33:39 They can use optical fibres too I believe.
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