Paddington Station 24/7 - Channel 5

[Peter Mugridge]

Seeing as the motion unit of the tubular stretcher bar was disconnected, you could see it turned 90 degrees, I'd say that there's a fair chance of a disconnection or two!

You can see the fail safe protection below his hand, wooden scotch between the blade and stock rail.

Thank you.

Now try watching it with the subtitles turned on and then try looking for details like that while you're reading the subtitles - which also tend to block out part of the lower screen...

 

[Marklund]

Thank you.

Now try watching it with the subtitles turned on and then try looking for details like that while you're reading the subtitles - which also tend to block out part of the lower screen...

No problem
While putting fingers in the blades isn't the greatest idea, sometimes you have to for certain tasks, so putting the points on manual, and putting either a scotch, or a linemans large screwdriver (aka a hammer ) in the switch opening will work.

 

[GodAtum]

Interesting ... wonder what would happen if they didn't hand the track back by Tuesday, financial penalties? Are they all part of the same management chain, or are the office people GWR and track people NR?

 

[Andyh82]

A question that is probably obvious, but there was all that fuss about only being able to move the rest of the train a tiny bit up to the signal, and that was causing issues with how much room the staff had to work with.

Couldn't they have moved the whole thing to the depot, leaving just the derailed power car on its own.

Another question that many be answered in a bit. Couldn't Platform 1 and 2 have been operated next Morning in a shorter length, and diagramming just DMUs etc rather than closing the whole thing?

 

[GodAtum]

Surprised no-one spotted rotten sleepers during checks. And I've not smelt all the human waste at Paddington before!

 

[ANDREW_D_WEBB]

"We have thirteen platforms at Paddington". Er, no. You have fourteen. Good to see NR know their station so well!

 

[GodAtum]

That man being searched at the end, I doubt he had a ticket!

 

[Dhassell]

That man being searched at the end, I doubt he had a ticket!

Why assume that? Gateline is normally closed at Temple Meads, so I doubt it. Wonder if he got delay repay from that incident for being late into Swansea!

 

[Crossover]

A question that is probably obvious, but there was all that fuss about only being able to move the rest of the train a tiny bit up to the signal, and that was causing issues with how much room the staff had to work with.

Couldn't they have moved the whole thing to the depot, leaving just the derailed power car on its own.

Another question that many be answered in a bit. Couldn't Platform 1 and 2 have been operated next Morning in a shorter length, and diagramming just DMUs etc rather than closing the whole thing?

I suspect something to do with needing something to move the powercar anyway, as they are only single cabbed and the derailed one was in an unknown condition for operating. I guess they could have taken the rest of the train to the depot but then they'd have had to send something back to rescue the derailment - that would have had to be a double powercar so they had driving cabs each end. I guess it also provided protection to the workers on p2 as well?

 

[Mag_seven]

"We have thirteen platforms at Paddington". Er, no. You have fourteen. Good to see NR know their station so well!

There are now 13 platforms at Padd - platform 13 was closed some time ago to allow platform 12 to be extended.

 

[Mintona]

"We have thirteen platforms at Paddington". Er, no. You have fourteen. Good to see NR know their station so well!

There are 13 platforms at Paddington.

 

[Robertj21a]

I suspect something to do with needing something to move the powercar anyway, as they are only single cabbed and the derailed one was in an unknown condition for operating. I guess they could have taken the rest of the train to the depot but then they'd have had to send something back to rescue the derailment - that would have had to be a double powercar so they had driving cabs each end. I guess it also provided protection to the workers on p2 as well?

Seemed rather strange that, despite seemingly plenty of advance warning, there was still no driver available to move the rest of the train. Plenty of guys standing around doing nothing (through no fault of their own).

 

[richw]

Interesting ... wonder what would happen if they didn't hand the track back by Tuesday, financial penalties? Are they all part of the same management chain, or are the office people GWR and track people NR?

That bloke seemed to be an office type who couldn’t grasp what the engineers were saying. He wasn’t portrayed well.

 

[GodAtum]

Why assume that? Gateline is normally closed at Temple Meads, so I doubt it. Wonder if he got delay repay from that incident for being late into Swansea!

he left the station without starting his journey, unless he refunded his ticket.

 

[ANDREW_D_WEBB]

There are 13 platforms at Paddington.

Network Rail map shows 14 http://16cbgt3sbwr8204sf92da3xxc5m-...nt/uploads/2016/12/Paddington-Station-Map.pdf

 

[Mag_seven]

Network Rail map shows 14 http://16cbgt3sbwr8204sf92da3xxc5m-...nt/uploads/2016/12/Paddington-Station-Map.pdf

That map is out of date - see the Paddington platform layout on the OTT maps:

http://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/d3_1

 

[Mintona]

Network Rail map shows 14 http://16cbgt3sbwr8204sf92da3xxc5m-...nt/uploads/2016/12/Paddington-Station-Map.pdf

I sign the station.

 

[dk1]

Even after constant referrals to the Power Car the commentator still refers to it as a Train or Engine Car. Trivial maybe but enough to do my box in.

 

[highspeed990]

They could have gone without showing all the **** on the tracks repeatedly

 

[SpacePhoenix]

Just been watching the latest episode on catch-up, why does a station like Paddington use wooden sleepers, why don't they use concrete sleepers?

 

[dk1]

Just been watching the latest episode on catch-up, why does a station like Paddington use wooden sleepers, why don't they use concrete sleepers?

It's an old station like most termini & as low speed there's very little reason to change them until absolutely necessary.

 

[Dhassell]

he left the station without starting his journey, unless he refunded his ticket.

Tbf If I was at Temple Meads for an extra hour, I wouldn't want to spend that time sat on the platforms! Maybe he came back for the hour later train? He might have refunded his ticket, but we don't know at all.

 

[ShwervinMervin]

According to the production company, they were blurred out because the programme was filmed over a number of days, and the clocks were shown on the screens and could've been confusing for the viewer continuity-wise. Also any services operated by Heathrow Express, Heathrow Connect and Chiltern Railways needed to be blanked out as they didn't feature in the programme. If you look closely it's only the clock blurred out on the screens when GWR services are up, yet when Hex, HeC and CR services are on (and XC in BRI) the entire screen is blanked.

Thing is, though; in one episode, they had staff members mentioning Heathrow Express.

 

[Bromley boy]

Even after constant referrals to the Power Car the commentator still refers to it as a Train or Engine Car. Trivial maybe but enough to do my box in.

Agreed.

You expect some inaccuracies in this kind of programme, but series is particularly bad.

It’s almost as if they are going out of their way to deliberately use the wrong terminology.

 

[Tubeboy]

Unless I misheard, I thought the track cleaners at the start of the programme cleaned the human waste from platform 2, only to do it again to allow the track engineers repair the track after the derailment. I appreciate they were probably filmed weeks apart, but the continuity could have been better.

 

[Surreytraveller]

RE the emergency call for the signal reversion.. is it just me that thinks it was a bit OTT to make an emergency call?

Not really. Would have prevented the Clapham Junction crash if such a facility was available in those days.

 

[king_walnut]

Can anyone here shed light on concrete sleepers vs wooden sleepers, and what the decision process is for laying tracks on wood or concrete? I was surprised the Paddington sleepers were all wood (and even more surprised that they perished without anyone realising!) What would be the thought process behind making the entire track bed there out of wood? Cost?

 

[Lrd]

I spotted a Mr @furlong taking a look at the derailed power car. Wonder if he knows he's on TV?

 

[Iskra]

Can anyone here shed light on concrete sleepers vs wooden sleepers, and what the decision process is for laying tracks on wood or concrete? I was surprised the Paddington sleepers were all wood (and even more surprised that they perished without anyone realising!) What would be the thought process behind making the entire track bed there out of wood? Cost?

I'm no expert, but I'd think wooden sleepers probably dampen vibrations better than concrete, which is probably important at grand terminus buildings that we'd like to conserve for the future.

 

[D1009]

Even after constant referrals to the Power Car the commentator still refers to it as a Train or Engine Car. Trivial maybe but enough to do my box in.

It may do your box, but you have to remember that in a primetime slot the programme has to be directed at the general public in addition to the railway professionals and the enthusiast community. I think the commentator knew exactly what he was doing. He was trying to emphasise the fact that the power car contains a very heavy diesel engine which would be challenging to move, something that is obvious to us, but not necessarily the general public. As the commentator was almost the only non railway person taking part in the filming, he would have been aware that some of the coverage would have gone over the heads of Joe Public.

We should celebrate the fact that the TV cameras were given such access to coverage of a fairly major incident, and it must have increased the pressure on those tasked with recovering the service.