The Railway Goldfish pond with surrounding garden at the west end of the Up platform at Totnes.
It's not that busy.The fact that a busy level crossing, which is on Browick Road, is located near Wymondham station but is an AHB crossing.
It has flashing white lights in the up direction on both roads. That is fairly unusual.It's an AHBC crossing, there's nothing odd about it really
It has a flashing white light in the up direction.
White light appears purely to fulfill the platform dwell time here which only applies in the up direction. It's unusual too in being the only AHB on the East Suffolk Line proper. Others such as Westerfield have a fixed signal to provide the neccesary time delay.A theory - that route was RETB was it not? Many AHBs have fixed signals related to stopping or non stopping trains. Rather than provide a signal on a route otherwise devoid of them, a driver's white light was provided instead to fulfil the function?
There's one of the few remaining coal tax obelisks just London side of Swanley on the down line. Its just outside the boundary fence but visible from the train. I think there is one other in North London?
Sheringham station must be unique in that the car park is on top of the railway (see attached Google Maps screenshot). Also that level crossing must be one of the least used in the country!
There's one of the few remaining coal tax obelisks just London side of Swanley on the down line. Its just outside the boundary fence but visible from the train. I think there is one other in North London?
Near Romford.
Been on a DMU that was flagged across Station Road (Launton - Oxfordshire). Was a curious thing with the train stopping, guard alighting, activating the wigwags and standing with a red flag in the middle of the road before signalling for the train to proceed across the crossing.Seeing trains 'flagged' across Tal-Y-Cafn level crossing by the keeper, who also has to swing the gates manually, seems rather quaint. It is ironic that this location may go from 'pre-fixed-signals' directly to something like ERTMS.
Horsham footbridge has (had?) a divider which separated lift from stair walkways too.
Bangor and Rhyl are in that category too. I presumed it was a LNWR approach to keeping passengers out of the way of parcels and goods on the footbridge (which would have been the main use of the lift in those days).I’ve noticed a few stations like that and I agree, it is odd. Llandudno Junction also has a hand rail separating the lifts from the stairwells on the foot bridge, Chester does too though there is a gate that is always locked open. I wonder if it was something to do with regulations at the time lifts were installed?
The Class 153, the multiple unit formed of a single carriage....
Very widely used in CZ in various formations - the modernised version is a 2-car unit with PRM mods (don't be getting ideas...) - and similar exist in Slovakia and Hungary.Czech railbuses still in use on various lines. They ride as well as Pacers! See:
https://www.likealocalguide.com/prague/prazsky-semmering
I'll add Lancaster to the list.I’ve noticed a few stations like that and I agree, it is odd. Llandudno Junction also has a hand rail separating the lifts from the stairwells on the foot bridge, Chester does too though there is a gate that is always locked open. I wonder if it was something to do with regulations at the time lifts were installed?
The Marshlink Line.I think theres a fair few stations like this around the country though the only one that comes to mind right now is Sturry in Kent.
half a 155The Class 153, the multiple unit formed of a single carriage....
And another https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5900580I thought that there were quite a few dotted around. There's one between Esher and Hersham, on the railway embankment next to 100 Douglas Road, Esher which is visible in on Google Street View, and there was, at least until fairly recently, one on the east side of the line just north of Whyteleafe South station.
Tees-side Airport is in a similar situation, only the footbridge is still there, just it's been condemned.Pilning only has trains in the Up direction, and there are only two a week.
The Down platform was only accessible via the footbridge and that had to be demolished for electrification. Rebuilding it was not regarded as financially viable.
You'd be surprised, look up Czech Class 810 and rebuilt 812.
Pilning only has trains in the Up direction, and there are only two a week.
The Down platform was only accessible via the footbridge and that had to be demolished for electrification. Rebuilding it was not regarded as financially viable.
Tees-side Airport is in a similar situation, only the footbridge is still there, just it's been condemned.
Chester only had the gate opened when the new set of stairs towards platform 7 on the lift side was built about 7 years ago. Prior to that the two sides were separate although I don't know if the gate could be opened in emergencies.I’ve noticed a few stations like that and I agree, it is odd. Llandudno Junction also has a hand rail separating the lifts from the stairwells on the foot bridge, Chester does too though there is a gate that is always locked open. I wonder if it was something to do with regulations at the time lifts were installed?
Not really. Single carriage trains have existed pretty well throughout railway history.
And the "multiple" refers to their being capable of operating in multiple with other units, not that they are made up of multiple carriages.
On that note the service from Norwich to Gt Yarmouth and back is sometimes (1136 hours from Norwich in particular) operated by a single carriage DMU, I believe a Class 153 or 156.Whereas I appreciate that, firstly it's the only single-carriage train in use on the network today and secondly just because they're capable of operating in multiple doesn't mean they do.