Teignmouth - facilities, services, improvements and incidents - merged posts

[whole diary]

[ldf1985]

Also noticed (when the system was working  ) how Dorris now announces non-stop services there! "The train now approaching platform x does not stop here. Please stand clear of the edge of platform x"

It sounds as if the announcement aspect of the CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) has been upgraded - from what I've learnt, the 'ex-Wessex system' didn't have the capability to announce the warning of through trains.

Sounds it, or it has just been enabled after wessex having it disabled?

They could have disabled that feature, although I never heard it when Wales and West were in existence or have heard it on the Arriva Trains Wales network.

Was the voice the same?

[Louis94]

Also noticed (when the system was working  ) how Dorris now announces non-stop services there! "The train now approaching platform x does not stop here. Please stand clear of the edge of platform x"

It sounds as if the announcement aspect of the CIS^▸ (Customer Information System) has been upgraded - from what I've learnt, the 'ex-Wessex system' didn't have the capability to announce the warning of through trains.

Sounds it, or it has just been enabled after wessex having it disabled?

They could have disabled that feature, although I never heard it when Wales and West were in existence or have heard it on the Arriva Trains Wales network.

Was the voice the same?

yes voice was the same. used the same "The train now approaching Platform x" as if the train was stopping. it confused me at first for a few seconds!

[Chris from Nailsea]

From the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

A railway worker suffered injuries to his face when an object was thrown from a road in Devon.

The man was working near Teignmouth station when the object, thought to be a stone, was thrown from about 14m (45.93ft) above the railway line.

The man's colleagues said they had heard a group of youths prior to the object being thrown at about 0030 BST on 8 August.

Anyone with information is urged to contact British Transport Police.

PC Alan Freeman said: "This was an unprovoked attack. Had the worker been struck directly in the face, the injuries could have been much worse."

[bobm]

For the last few months work has been going on to repaint Teignmouth station.

A lot of it was done while the line was closed due to the breech in the seawall at Dawlish.  What I cannot work out is whether there is any significance in the colour scheme chosen.



The station also has new running in boards to match the slogans on the road signs as you enter the town.

[Southern Stag]

I've only seen it mid-paint, and not the completed product but it is certainly looking smart now.

[Chris from Nailsea]

What I cannot work out is whether there is any significance in the colour scheme chosen.

I was intrigued by that comment, Bob, as I remembered that there is a rather similar colour scheme on some of the structure at Bristol Temple Meads.  And so it is - from my visit today:



Is it an old Great Western Railway - or indeed a British Railways Western Region - colour scheme, possibly? 


And, by the way, it was a breach in the sea wall at Dawlish: breeches are what you wear when sitting on the back of a horse. 

[bobm]

And, by the way, it was a breach in the sea wall at Dawlish: breeches are what you wear when sitting on the back of a horse. 

You, or more correctly I,can blame the iPhone for that! 

[Chris from Nailsea]

The worst scenario, perhaps, is where you unfortunately suffer from a breach in your breeches - thus revealing your assets to everyone. 

[bobm]

What does go on in your mind?   

[Chris from Nailsea]

Best not to ask. 

[bobm]

For around a year the footbridge at Teignmouth has been closed



...and replaced by a mass of scaffolding spanning the tracks but open to the elements



Last month the old structure was craned out and taken away to be refurbished.

Work is now carrying on at the station in preparation for its return

[Surrey 455]

I hope they can do that at my local station too. The bridge has been rusting away since long before I moved there in 2010. The local news site has also had a feature on it recently. The worst of it is on the bridge itself rather than the stairs or supporting pillars. You can't really see that from the photos taken.

BTW^▸ (by the way) I have no fears walking across that bridge but others are allegedly very worried for their lives.....

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/bridge-bookham-train-station-rusted-13628671

A Grade II listed footbridge at Bookham Station has been described as “unsafe” and “rusting away” by residents who are calling for it to be renovated.

The iron-clad bridge, which is the only route for commuters to go between platforms, has been a concern for more than five years with one woman saying she felt it “move under foot”.

One of the oldest bridges of its kind, the bridge dates back to 1885 and was listed in 1990 but has been in steady decline since the last time any maintenance work is believed to have been done, ten years ago.

Keith Reynolds, 72, is the Bookham Residents Association transport officer and says the group has had several people contact them about concerns. He contacted Network Rail about it earlier this week but is yet to get a response.

Mr Reynolds, of Sole Farm Road, said: “It's deteriorating and people have said it’s not safe to walk over.
"It’s very rusty looking now and even if we had a royal visit coming they would be able to make it look good very easily.

“It has [become worse] more recently but it’s been an issue for a number of years. We have noticed bits of the bridge [developing puddles] and we want something done about it before an accident happens. They need to do more preventative work.”
Mr Reynolds said that when Network Rail have had to do work on the nearby railway tunnel, which runs underneath Great Bookham Common, they have closed the station on Sundays and he sees this as an option for maintenance work on the bridge.

He added: “If it isn’t safe then people can’t get over to the second platform and what are they going to do, walk up the road, over the common, through the mud and around?

"I know it’s only a branch line but it’s a service people rely on and [the infrastructure] needs to be constantly maintained.”

Shirley Bullen, 57, of Little Bookham Street, is one of those who wants to see the bridge renovated.

She said: “It’s disgusting on Network Rail, they shouldn’t be allowing a listed bridge to get in such a bad state.

“I’m not shocked because I’ve see it rust but it’s appalling that they think it’s acceptable to not constantly look after it.
"I’m not an engineer but some bits look like they are cracking and overgrowth has sprouted through the bottom step.”

A Network Rail spokesman confirmed that they have “been contacted by a member of the public and are looking into the matter”.

[stuving]

I hope they can do that at my local station too. The bridge has been rusting away since long before I moved there in 2010. The local news site has also had a feature on it recently. The worst of it is on the bridge itself rather than the stairs or supporting pillars. You can't really see that from the photos taken.

Yes, I'd noticed that they (whoever they are in this context) seem to have lost faith in the concept of "paint" as way of protecting iron and steel.

[grahame]

I hope they can do that at my local station too. The bridge has been rusting away since long before I moved there in 2010. The local news site has also had a feature on it recently. The worst of it is on the bridge itself rather than the stairs or supporting pillars. You can't really see that from the photos taken.

BTW^▸ (by the way) I have no fears walking across that bridge but others are allegedly very worried for their lives.....

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/bridge-bookham-train-station-rusted-13628671

I have recently seen a lot worse than Bookham (based on the pictures) ... not in England, but still Network Rail.   Whether Bookham could do with maintenance now before it gets much worse, or whether occasional massive repairs are better than ongoing smaller ones, I would not like to speculate.

My pictures from somewhere else:


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[SandTEngineer]

Grahame, perhaps you should report that to the ORR^» (Office of Rail and Road formerly Office of Rail Regulation - about) and H&S^▸ (Health and Safety) Executive......