theageofthetra
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Waterloo and City stations alsoArsenal on the Piccadilly Line is the same.
Waterloo and City stations alsoArsenal on the Piccadilly Line is the same.
How about all the places where trains reverse at intermediate stops which aren't junctions as such (only having two adjacent stations)?
The likes of Bere Alston, Coombe Junction Halt (a particularly odd example because most trains reverse just outside the station), Fort William... You could even include fairly major stations like Swansea in the list.
Castleford doesn't quite fit the definition (even for passenger services, it has three adjacent stations; Woodlesford, Normanton and Glasshoughton), but all trains reverse there despite the fact that the line continues to Sherburn-in-Elmet and Selby... Are there any other stations where all trains reverse/terminate despite there being an extant line that connects to open passenger stations beyond?
Haselmere, Portsmouth and Southsea, Bournemouth, Poole, Frome (unless you count the Westbury Avoider), Weston-super-Mare, Moreton-in-Marsh, Great Malvern and Corby to name a few, I'm sure there must be many more.How about all the places where trains reverse at intermediate stops which aren't junctions as such (only having two adjacent stations)?
Go to Barrhill, the instruments are in an office on the platform, not in the box
Are there any stations where road vehicles still drive onto the platforms? Euston maybe?
I'm not sure about Muir of Ord, but that was certainly the case at Nairn until that part of the line was resignalled.I seem to recall some years ago a passing loop (Muir of Ord?) where the instruments were in two locations at opposite ends of the platform and the signalman cycled from one to the other as our train sat in the loop.
The Railway Goldfish pond with surrounding garden at the west end of the Up platform at Totnes.
Heathrow Express Terminal 5 shuttle?Other than the Grove Park to Bromley North shuttle during peak hours does any other service have a driver rostered to both ends.?
How about all the places where trains reverse at intermediate stops which aren't junctions as such (only having two adjacent stations)?
Ellesmere Port is a bit like Castleford in that all trains reverse there except that they reverse from both directions.
View attachment 57644 The X1 bus destinations being shown on the PIS at Peterborough has been mentioned before on the forum but it was interesting to also see Swaffham which sadly will never ever see a train service again (Dereham does of course still have a rail link to Wymondham courtesy of the MNR!)
I'm going to nominate Pacers as a weird oddity on the UK network. I've never seen anything like them anywhere else. They are novel and endangered.
Because the signals basically are interlocked with the in-use signals on the mainline, if one on the loop fails, it could affect the working of the mainline signals, and Holmes LC etcWhy doesn't that apply to the track too?
But those are seperate services. I thought it referred to a single service, rather than a train terminating and then forming another service.Haselmere, Portsmouth and Southsea, Bournemouth, Poole, Frome (unless you count the Westbury Avoider), Weston-super-Mare, Moreton-in-Marsh, Great Malvern and Corby to name a few, I'm sure there must be many more.
Possibly it did, we would need @mallard to confirm.But those are seperate services. I thought it referred to a single service, rather than a train terminating and then forming another service.
Possibly it did, we would need @mallard to confirm.
You'd be surprised, look up Czech Class 810 and rebuilt 812.
They look interesting. Are they still in service?
I bet the chassis wasn't based on that of a freight wagon though!
Similar on London end of up slow/down fast platform at Elmstead WoodsThe Railway Goldfish pond with surrounding garden at the west end of the Up platform at Totnes.
Darsham level crossing is slightly odd. In the up direction it is worked as if it was an AOCL+B, with stop board, red white flashing light and obligation to check the crossing. In the down direction its a normal AHB.
I seem to recall some years ago a passing loop (Muir of Ord?) where the instruments were in two locations at opposite ends of the platform and the signalman cycled from one to the other as our train sat in the loop.
I'm not sure about Muir of Ord, but that was certainly the case at Nairn until that part of the line was resignalled.
EDIT - https://www.flickr.com/photos/117648855@N07/15777942286 (Link to photograph of Nairn with signalman cycling along the platform)
Czech railbuses still in use on various lines. They ride as well as Pacers! See:They look interesting. Are they still in service?
Yes that's absolutely still the case. The board which says '5U' for example (platform 5 Up) is also accompanied by a very satisfying "Dring!" noise from a loud bell when the numbers come up.Getting back to UK oddities, at Red Cow Crossing in Exeter can pedestrians still walk across the crossing when the barriers are down? This used to be controlled by an attendant, with special indicators so the attendant can see which line a train is coming on. You can see the walking route around the barriers, and the special indicators here:
http://abcrailwayguide.uk/red-cow-private-level-crossing-devon#.XDSm5lz7TIU