Recent content by Calderfornian

Wow - must be great in your world?

The fibre on Merseyrail was installed as part of the IRCC upgrades in the 90s, with lots of redundancy built in - forward thinking!

Is that at the back of the incinerator on the estate?

I’m on the 05:47 Hebden to Leeds this morning and just saw the most bonkers stock movement. ECS arrived into Manchester bound platform (1). Reserved out across the crossing to the Leeds line. Reversed back into the Leeds platform (2) to await departure. This train and the later GCR stock...

As a local I’ve often thought that Blackburn to Huddersfield would join a few dots and enhance NW-SE links across the South Pennines. Totally unsure if the demand is really there though the 901 bus seems to do OK as a Midi sized vehicle but lengthy journey time isn’t exactly attractive.

That is good news an important part of the setting of ‘fax station irrespective of what happens in any rebuild.

And more here... background and download.... http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/2018/196.html

Here's the signal box leaflet for anyone interested - they are trying to take over the box for community use. Hbsb by Calderfornian posted 16 Oct 2018 at 17:57 http://www.hbstationfriends.org.uk http://caldervalleyclt.org.uk

Yes, signal box is Grade II listed and is going to be protected. Crossover has been resignalled and the siding stays too. What happens to the SB in the long term is anyone’s guess, the stairs are being removed and grills put over the windows. There was a planning application earlier in the year...

According to RTT the last train for the existing boxes looks like the 23:33 Hebden to Leeds ECS, end of an era! I may pop down there.

Yes, masquerading with vinyls as ‘Blenkinsop’

And modular construction!

Bobby Ball - Euston Richard Ayoade - Euston Tony Benn - Crewe Aled Jones - North Wales coast The son of one of someone from Dexys - Great Northern train Flock of Sky TV newshounds - ECML Steph off of BBC Breakfast - Man Vic

Hebden platforms are finished, big holes where the lifts will go and more CCTV put in.