Recent content by Amlag

Absolutely spot on …you only have to look out of train windows ( I realise that sadly few people do these days as they are glued to their monitored handheld devices ) to realise lineside vegetation and trees are rampant; particularly in the always wetter areas like the SW of England. The huge...

I think it is more to do with profiles of some of the parts of modern.. since 1970’s ..diamonds etc.

In due course it will be interesting to learn from the RAIB report the part played by the Govt. Dept of the Environment off shoot Natural England and apportionment of their responsibility for the altered management of the land drainage in the area.

Once again we have ( today ) cancellation of trains on the Newquay branch due heavy rain causing some lineside flooding with again no specific location advised, that impacts on the single line and the ability to run trains. This usually results in road transport between St Austell and Newquay...

What an excellent video by a responsible, level headed and experienced man; this record of yet another example of man made flooding should go to the Govt Dept in charge of Natural England. All over the country this Govt Outfit is carrying out actions that will reduce our abilities to provide our...

Presume this train was not going very fast and was slowing down for its next stop at Grange -O-S which lessened the result of the derailment, helping to keep the vehicles upright and almost in line.

The new workstation that now controls part of the Cornwall main line and branches to Fowey,Parkandillack and Falmouth and fringing with existing Signal Boxes at Liskeard, St Blazey and Roskear, whilst located in the Exeter Panel Signal Box building is actually located in a seperate room ( the...

Rather surprised reduced train service not planned from Mon 11 Mch with SLW in operation, but I’m not too familiar with the operational facilities to do so between Wolves and Wellington /Salop. Note how the ballast shoulder, mainly due CWR, has spilled over into what was once the safe walking...

I wonder if this is likely to include work for driver-less trains ?

For those of you who still look out of train windows, take a good look out at the in places and not just in the countryside, where huge trees are growing even bigger and taller and almost entirely outside the railway boundary fences. Convincing landowners, landlords and local authorities that...

I think Red Cow CCTV operated LC is unique on NR in that it has an attendant on two shifts for Pedestrian useage, because it is such a busy and wide LC ..it has 6 tracks. I have been a road and rail user of this LC for over 50 years and have never become aware of a an adverse safety related...

The DBS class 66 and traincrew based at St Blazey seem not exactly over worked.

When road hauliers wish to move heavy loads, this is classed as 'abnormal' (for example those with excessive length and/or a gross weight exceeding 40 tonnes). Before a haulier can move an abnormal load, they must notify and gain consent from roads authorities and from the police…in this case...

I understand from a Tavistock councillor that this ‘Abnormal Load’ caused considerable traffic delays in Tavistock while the lorry carrying this railway coach tried to negotiate the several roundabouts through the centre of the town, which currently has various roadworks with traffic lights...

The lengthy road haulage of these coaches between Penzance and Laira via A30 to Exeter then A38 to Plymo and vv, is on the face of it scandalous and does nothing to encourage confidence in rail transport. With a bit of all round Railway Top Management initiative surely these coaches could be...