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« Reply #2775 on: July 17, 2014, 11:18:49 » |
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The Queen is apparently at Reading Stn today to officially open the refurbished station and possibly Reading Depot. The big rumour part is that 166221 the newly refurbished turbo is to be named by The Queen and named Reading Traincare Depot. Can anybody else confirm this or add any light on these possible events ?
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« Reply #2776 on: July 17, 2014, 11:42:38 » |
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She's definitely naming the HOPS train, in one of the platforms. Not rumour, pics on BBC» Reading news site...
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« Reply #2777 on: July 17, 2014, 12:30:45 » |
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If it's on one of the platforms, any pics of her slipping her Golden Ticket going through the barriers?
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« Reply #2778 on: July 17, 2014, 13:40:03 » |
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Excuse me madam can I see your ticket?
What do you mean you dont need one?
Right then, name and address please.
Elizabeth Windsor, Buckingham Palace? Really? Pull the other one......
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« Reply #2779 on: July 17, 2014, 14:16:09 » |
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« Reply #2780 on: July 17, 2014, 16:38:23 » |
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Well to host the queen later this morning, from 0900 the B side of the transfer deck will be closed to general public.
There are loads of things being set up this morning lots of giant TV screens and sound systems....and lots of things being cleaned!!!
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« Reply #2781 on: July 17, 2014, 17:53:59 » |
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I did wonder why there were so many policemen at Reading station when I passed through about 9.30am
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« Reply #2782 on: July 17, 2014, 18:52:59 » |
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If you catch the BBC» South Today segment about the Queen's visit, on iPlayer or whatever, Paul Clifton does a bit to camera afterwards from the viaduct, showing the progress there over the last few weeks. I hadn't noticed before that there are quite a few OHLE stanchions already erected along the high level.
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« Reply #2783 on: July 17, 2014, 23:38:07 » |
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Thanks to OTC for these pictures   Nice pics, thanks! |
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« Reply #2784 on: July 18, 2014, 00:18:28 » |
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Anyone know what band that was playing today? Uniform is slightly confusing me. Not one of the Guards bands as far as I can work out as they are wearing Busby hats rather than Bearskins.
EDIT: S'okay. Found 'em. It's the Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers. Appropriate I suppose!
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« Reply #2785 on: July 18, 2014, 05:56:36 » |
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I think the caption should read "Excuse me young man, are any trains running today?" " Don't worry Ma'am, you should get back to Paddington OK eventually, the next signal failure isn't scheduled till 4pm, but there's always the bus to Heathrow and the Piccadilly Line if it happens while you're still here!" |
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« Reply #2786 on: July 18, 2014, 14:55:40 » |
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #2787 on: July 22, 2014, 12:10:07 » |
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A Network Rail time-lapse video (based on the previously familiar webcams) has appeared on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weBuFIzZ-PAWhat is interesting in the last section of the video (from about 1m 20s onwards) is the sheer size of that concrete box culvert section that will eventually be buried under the Feeder Line embankment. Until you see it in real size those cross sectional drawings don't really demonstrate the overall width through the embankment... Paul |
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« Reply #2788 on: July 22, 2014, 14:44:44 » |
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The 'missing' trailing crossover between the Up and Down Mains was installed, I think, over this last weekend (19th to 20th July) - at least I first noticed it yesterday afternoon. This is located at the London end of Platforms 9 and 10 and when commissioned (the 'feather' still has a white cross over it) will permit Down trains to halt in Platform 9 and then return eastwards on the Up Main. It's twin, the facing crossover, was put in at the same time as the big changes at Easter last year.
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« Reply #2789 on: July 22, 2014, 17:31:31 » |
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Benches for waiting passengers appear to have been installed on the transfer deck recently
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