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I would have thought that the Benchmark should be placed on a point unlikely to be Moved or Displaced. The level in the photo shows a fencepost, which could easily be dislodged when more railings are added, or misread by reading on the slope. A more secure feature would be a chiseled mark in the...

Could it be a Link in a chain? I thought these were nearer 9" than 8 though.

Installed at numerous locations throughout the Leeds North West project in the early 90's

Same story here except I had forgotten my password and I am trying to reopen it. Anyone any idea who to contact?

The "Turn back" was used as a Tamper Stabling point in the 90's and later. Do not know if that is still the case.

Would Slab Track be an option? That would tighten up on the clearances. Also, is reduced height rail still available?

More than just Caroline. Radio London and Radio North Sea International were 2 more

Which dock did / Does the UK LSL Military Transport Ships use? (Like Sir Galahad) Usually running from Marchwood to Antwerp, there may be a continuity in use from WW1 - 2

I think that 2 of the producers, at the time, were British Furtex and John Holdsworths. Ii think they were both sited in Halifax.

Could it have been buried as a quick method of providing an Air raid shelter during WW2? I recall that some current RAF Bases used covered Bulk skips as a way of providing bomb shelters in remote areas of airfields.

With the amount of slips being mentioned on here, I wondered just how many are there? So Where are they? How big? Are they being worked on and how? Cause? Are trains stopped or diverted? I don't want any detail of timetable affects other than those in my last point above.

Kildwick and Cononley are the 2 nearest LCs both on the Aire Valley route A few miles South of Skipton. No LC on the Skipton - Settle line and a hand operated gate on the Rylstone line is the only other LC that I know of.

And how many 60ft's came by road or other rail wagons? Not including pointwork.

Have sprayed up this type of markings many times. Not just for greasers, but normally cabling and ducting and switches. Greasers can be removed by arrangement and is preferrable as it means the tamper does not leave a large area untamped with the potential for track faults.

How long will it take to prepare the site for the actual work? Thinking of service diversions, locating existing anchor points. any crane pads to be provided. Then there will be the time taken to do the actual work. Finally the reinstatement and restoration of the site. For an example of how...