Recent content by Scott M

As a driver, do you have complete faith in the system and continue at line speed, or do human instincts cause you to dip off the throttle just in case?

Seen this video and it got me wondering: would a manoeuvre like this be allowed in the UK, or would sending trains as close as this to a head-on/side-swipe be forbidden in case of points failure...

Can’t wrap my head around why the driver would ignore the flashing yellows unless he had a death wish. Can only assume he thought the turn off was 75 instead of 25.

True, but infrastructure is supposed to be designed to be fool proof as it is accepted that humans make errors. This is why AWS/TPWS was brought about, for example. I imagine that if a blank signal is found to be the cause of this, most members of the public would expect RAIB to change a...

Anyone know the reason for the current TSR between Hebburn and Jarrow? Seems to have been in place for a few weeks now.

The fact they are funded suggests they are profitable in the grand scheme of things. Taxes wouldn’t be diverted their way if there wasn’t a net gain.

Not really sure if this is the sort of stuff you are looking for, but best I can offer..: •Sunday service used to be one carriage instead of two •The lines used to have their own colours on the front of trains (eg “Pelaw” would be displayed as yellow on the front of the train); miscellaneous...

Thank you for the responses. Based on the replies, if I was to hazard a guess, I assume the stencil will probably display a platform number to be used in conjunction with the position light.

Hello. :) I noticed signal 727 (on approach to Heworth platform 1) has a junction indicator, stencil indicator and a shunt signal. I can understand the feather being to tell you you are diverting onto the platform 2 line (not sure if this is the ‘up’ or ‘down’ line, if indeed metro label their...

The higher driver’s wages get through successful strike action, the more that management will expect them to perform their jobs flawlessly. Back when drivers were paid much less in the BR era, they could get away with a lot more. But now if you are earning £60k+ per year doing one of the most...

I can sense a future Darwin Award.

Points failure at Hebburn this morn... the sooner they double that section of line the better.

Thank you. :)

Anyone know why this was at Newcastle yesterday, and also why it is listed on RTT as a Voyager? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K04574/2021-02-08/detailed

Makes sense. Guessing it will be minimum of 3 aspect throughout then, as not sure heavy freight could stop at a red quick enough under the current two aspect signalling. If they are equipping Pelaw-Jarrow/Bede with AWS/TPWS and sending freights down it, wonder if we will ever see the day when...