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« Reply #795 on: March 24, 2014, 15:32:12 » |
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Or are they laying it with recovered rail and then switching over the rails with new welded lengths afterwards.
Looks as through the short sections of rail are indeed very temporary, at 1105 this morning 'lobstervision' is showing (in foul weather conditions) a road railer pulling the first length of long welded rail onto the worksite, with a second length following within the hour. PS Just looked again and at around 1610 and onwards for about an hour you can see how the road railer moves along removing the short sections, and the long welded rail is installed behind it, seemingly using manual means... Paul |
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« Reply #796 on: March 25, 2014, 01:04:52 » |
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Now ballasting with at least one class 66 loco. the first train?
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« Reply #797 on: March 25, 2014, 08:31:34 » |
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I'd expect that's the first proper loco and train, there was also a tamper doing its thing at about 0340 - 0400. As of now the track looks the finished article, there'll be follow up tamping later I expect.
Engineering trains will presumably still be pretty rare until the landslip further round towards Teignmouth is fixed though?
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« Reply #798 on: March 25, 2014, 10:04:10 » |
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The first ballast train was at the end of last week....
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« Reply #799 on: March 25, 2014, 10:55:00 » |
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The first ballast train was at the end of last week....
...but it didn't run to Dawlish, only to some point where the various machines or 'road railers' could transfer the ballast to the worksite. The earlier post is clearly referring to the 'first train' across the newly laid tracks. Paul |
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« Reply #800 on: March 25, 2014, 19:04:57 » |
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On a slightly off-topic note, does anyone know if FGW▸ plan to run the replacement buses to/from Tiverton and Bodmin next week? The A38 appears to be shut (so is Bodmin Parkway itself closed?), and the buses certainly ran directly to Truro last week.
I'd rather not go via Plymouth if possible, adds so much time onto the journey. Do you mean the fast buses - yes they are, stopping at Bodmin P Thanks, I went up before you posted but decided to play it safe and change at Plymouth instead. I'm not sure what the Highways Agency really mean when they say it's closed between Bodmin and Liskeard between 8pm and 6am - clearly there were people driving into Bodmin Parkway before 6am. The Highways Agency websites make the rail industry look like state of the art in comparison. Do you have any idea if the direct buses at 8.30ish from Tiverton are stopping at Bodmin? The Plymouth detour + train really adds on the time. |
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« Reply #801 on: March 25, 2014, 21:50:31 » |
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FGW▸ have announced the Night Riviera Sleepers will resume on the evening of the 4th April. Previously they were set to recommence on the 9th April.
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« Reply #802 on: March 26, 2014, 08:55:14 » |
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Do you have any idea if the direct buses at 8.30ish from Tiverton are stopping at Bodmin? The Plymouth detour + train really adds on the time. They're timed for arrivals from London - no train arrives at that time, so no fast bus. Just one in the morning, meeting the 0706 from PAD» . Leaves Tiverton at 0925, via Bodmin @ 1110, arr Truro @ 1200 |
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« Reply #803 on: April 03, 2014, 16:52:32 » |
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It appears all set for Sea Wall re-opening tomorrow. Realtimetrains is showing a number of ECS▸ workings from 10 minutes past midnight, and the first passenger service at Dawlish at 0555.
Well done the team on site.
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« Reply #804 on: April 03, 2014, 17:07:06 » |
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Tweet from FGW▸ will please some here! First Great Western (@FGW) 03/04/2014 09:59 We will be operating a full Night Riviera Sleeper and Pullman Restaurant service tomorrow when the Dawlish line reopens  |
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« Reply #805 on: April 03, 2014, 20:05:19 » |
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To celebrate tomorrow's reopening, here's a lovely reminder of the railway we are getting back - http://youtu.be/QrR1dbPRLhg |
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« Reply #806 on: April 03, 2014, 23:45:07 » |
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I suspect much of the photographic coverage will centre on Dawlish but work is still continuing further along the coast at Teignmouth as well.    The last picture shows part of the walkway along the famous seawall stretch which clearly needs some work doing on it before it can re-open. Meanwhile at the station itself the painting work, which started before the disruption, has continued. It is not quite finished although it seems somethig close to pillar box red is the new order.  |
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« Reply #807 on: April 04, 2014, 01:38:57 » |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
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« Reply #808 on: April 04, 2014, 01:40:46 » |
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« Reply #809 on: April 04, 2014, 01:48:00 » |
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First train through Dawlish just after midnight was an empty stock movement of a DMU▸ from Newton Abbot to Exeter TMD▸ . http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/V21347/2014/04/04/advanced |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
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