Recent content by G Broughton

If the line from Ipswich to Peterborough, Leicester and Nuneaton had been electrified there would be no need for the NLL to be used at all

I have friends visiting the Glenfinnan area and I wondered if anyone can tell me the locos working the train today. I have failed miserably to find any information myself. 1686402640 It was 45212 !

Doesn’t matter when NR have a possession as long as a freight train doesn’t fail on the Up road near Werrington Jn as was the case on Tuesday. Everything ran smoothly on Wednesday it seems.

I was told by my dad in the old LNER days that “it’s always up to London to see THE QUEEN “ 1682506303 Actually pre 1948 it was the King as it is now 1682506336

Thank you for the information, really appreciated.

It is understood that the ECML is closed between Peterborough and Doncaster on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th May and all trains will be diverted via the Joint Line. Does anyone know the reason for these weekday diversions please ?

Thank you JohnathanH, much appreciated.

Hearing rumours of a steam loco stopping at Spalding to pick up water on Monday 4th October. This is supported by RTT which shows a train booked to stop at SPA between 11:39 and 12:09. Anyone have any info to which loco this is please.

BR spent that money to prevent further loss of life, remember both DMU drivers were killed in the 1970 and 1976 accidents due to total disregard of the rules by drivers of vehicles at that crossing.

I meant one has to be quite intelligent for such procedures as spraying, ploughing etc which are usually computer assisted, NOT necessarily for just driving the damn thing over a crossing as in this case.

My uncle (Arthur Broughton) was signalman on duty in the Shippea Hill ‘box at the time of the accident on the 3rd December 1976. The Department of Transport report on the accident Item 25 :- “ Broughton explained that he could see Chivers Level Crossing from his signal box in clear weather and...

From someone who had a conversation with the ‘railwaymen’ near the site on Saturday evening, it would appear that the gates were found in a permanently open position, presumably for that day’s movements across the crossing with there having been no contact perhaps ever with the signaller.

Definitely straw ! Hay cutting finished a few weeks ago.

I think your comments regarding, in this case tractor drivers, are totally unfair. Have you seen the controls in the cab of a modern tractor, you have to be pretty bright to work one of these Yes, there is a lot of casual labour but there are also farms in my area where workers have been there...

On RTT I see there are engineers trains to Werrington Jn. starting this Saturday 18th July. Saturday the 8th August there are no passenger trains between Spalding and Peterborough so can it be assumed this is the weekend when the connection from the Joint Line to the dive under line ( ? Glinton...