Recent content by Melancholia

Indeed it does, forgot to include this

If an ATP fitted train travels beyond ATP areas, the ATP goes from full supervision (where it monitors speed limits, signals etc) to partial supervision. This only protects going over the max speed of the train.

Quite a while now? I can confirm there is a block to electric traction west of Bristol Parkway. Signaller was instructing all South Wales bound trains to go into Diesel mode at Bristol Parkway today.

There's an old distant semaphore signal inside Box tunnel on the Up Main line, just near the exit of the tunnel. It's only just about visible from a driver's POV.

I don't know if it's RTT's side, or the data it receives, but some London Paddington to Swansea trains show as "London Paddington to London Paddington", as seen here: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G45640/2025-04-27/detailed What it looks like is if part of that train splits at...

Certainly seems like it. It's come to the point where I've forgotten what those platforms looked like without the Meccano and wooden boarding

Filton Abbey Wood

Quite widely used on the Great Western Mainline

How would we know this is a genuine ex-driver, or just some troll attempting to make him look bad?

Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway both have "MERY XMAS FROM TVSC"

I wonder where train crew depots will be located for the new London - Carmarthen/Paignton services once they do start running. I'd expect a bit of a flood of transfers from current GWR to Lumo.

So they are accepting tickets dated for Sunday 15th on Monday 16th. Surely now people should notice that if they want to travel on an expensive peak time train on a Monday, they should just buy a cheaper Super Off Peak ticket for the day before, as it seems like it will be accepted every Monday.

An update from ASLEF, that they've had their first meeting to discuss the introduction of 27 x 175 units, 11 x 2 car, 16 x 3 car, to be planned to operate between Exeter - Penzance/Barnstaple/Okehampton.

Each box is valid for 48 hours, so if you put today's date, it'll be valid until end of service tomorrow

That's right, apologies! My mind was thinking stopping, but non-stop has somehow made it into the post :oops: