TonyK
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« Reply #1005 on: November 25, 2018, 23:54:02 » |
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Where is everyone now, no posts on Filton Bank.
Tenerife as it happens. I haven't been away for ages. |
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« Reply #1006 on: November 26, 2018, 11:59:37 » |
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Where is everyone now, no posts on Filton Bank.
Tenerife as it happens. I haven't been away for ages. Alright for some.? Stuck in cold Gloucester with the Heating on. Should BL1573 also have a pos 1, Indicator on as well,seems to be missing. |
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« Last Edit: November 27, 2018, 12:47:58 by Dispatch Box »
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« Reply #1007 on: November 27, 2018, 17:04:13 » |
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Where is everyone now, no posts on Filton Bank.
Tenerife as it happens. I haven't been away for ages. Alright for some.? Stuck in cold Gloucester with the Heating on. Should BL1573 also have a pos 1, Indicator on as well, seems to be missing. Why? There is only a straight route from BL1573 signal. |
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« Reply #1008 on: November 27, 2018, 17:17:38 » |
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Where is everyone now, no posts on Filton Bank.
Tenerife as it happens. I haven't been away for ages. Alright for some.? Stuck in cold Gloucester with the Heating on. Should BL1573 also have a pos 1, Indicator on as well, seems to be missing. Why? There is only a straight route from BL1573 signal. I Thought from your map, there was a turnout to the Releif from the Main after a train leaving Filton. NOTE: CHANGED PICTURE, GOT FED UP WITH THE OTHER ONE. |
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SandTEngineer
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« Reply #1009 on: November 27, 2018, 18:10:36 » |
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The actual junction signal is the next one in advance, BL1581, and its fitted with a POSITION 4 Junction Indicator for the turnout movement.
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« Reply #1010 on: November 28, 2018, 08:30:31 » |
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One of the benefits of 4 platforms at Filton Abbey Wood - space for this sort of last minute amendment ... Cancellations to services between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Parkway
Due to a points failure at Bristol Parkway some lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Train services between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Parkway may be cancelled or terminated at and started back from Filton Abbey Wood.
Last Updated:28/11/2018 07:47 .... better than turning at Temple Meads, I suppose! |
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« Reply #1011 on: November 28, 2018, 08:49:41 » |
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.....the end of the day to fix a points failure.....must be more serious than just a simple failure....  |
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« Reply #1012 on: November 28, 2018, 10:47:39 » |
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BPW» seems to be running all trains thru P1 & P3, so trying to figure out which points have failed to take out both P2 & P4
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Oh for the day when I can catch a train from Mangotsfield to the Centre, Bath and Yate! ;-)
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« Reply #1013 on: November 28, 2018, 12:04:13 » |
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Cracked rail affecting the crossover between the Up and down lines at the west end of the station.
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« Reply #1014 on: November 28, 2018, 12:14:45 » |
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Aha, that would do it, as that also affects the starting services from P4 crossing onto the down main. Thankfully we now have P1 so at least thru services can keep running
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Oh for the day when I can catch a train from Mangotsfield to the Centre, Bath and Yate! ;-)
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« Reply #1015 on: November 28, 2018, 12:46:01 » |
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Do rails crack spontaneously, or can the fatigure, wear and tear that leads to 'cracking' be detected before this failure?
So far this year we have had 4 long term closures, and umpteen weekend closures of these lines by Bristol Parkway. Could this have not been detected and fixed then?
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« Reply #1016 on: November 28, 2018, 18:48:45 » |
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Do rails crack spontaneously, or can the fatigure, wear and tear that leads to 'cracking' be detected before this failure?
So far this year we have had 4 long term closures, and umpteen weekend closures of these lines by Bristol Parkway. Could this have not been detected and fixed then?
Mostly works on Filton Bank and plat 1, And overhead wires. |
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« Reply #1017 on: November 29, 2018, 07:27:56 » |
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.....the end of the day to fix a points failure.....must be more serious than just a simple failure.... End of which day? Cancellations to services between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Parkway
Due to a points failure at Bristol Parkway some lines are blocked. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Train services between Filton Abbey Wood and Bristol Parkway may be cancelled, delayed or terminated at and started back from Filton Abbey Wood. |
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Red Squirrel
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« Reply #1018 on: November 29, 2018, 08:50:43 » |
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Do rails crack spontaneously..?
I sense a rhetorical question! The answer is probably, as Winnie the Pooh might say, that some do and others don't; you never can tell with rails. Technology like the New Measurement Train can presumably detect 'pre-failure' states, but having detected such a state they may decide it needs to be fixed immediately ( NR» couldn't plead ignorance if an accident occurred between detection and repair) so you'd still have an unplanned closure, which to the travelling public looks the same as a failure. |
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #1019 on: November 29, 2018, 13:41:00 » |
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.....the end of the day to fix a points failure.....must be more serious than just a simple failure.... End of which day? Guessing it must be a more complex fix as still only running trains thru P1 & P3 at BPW» , and no BPW-WSM services running again today |
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Oh for the day when I can catch a train from Mangotsfield to the Centre, Bath and Yate! ;-)
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