Recent content by thecrofter

There are indeed two overhead lines above disused roads that remain live and act as Bare Feeders (with Warning Triangles) for Sections WS7 & WS8 to the Up & Down Vauxhall lines from the New Street side of the Neutral Section to Aston MPTSL. When the old sidings were de-wired, it was easier (and...

The two Arrival Sidings are still energised but the Up Sidings 1-4 are Permanently Earthed. There was an incident there many moons ago where a Tamper fitter was badly injured from coming into contact with live wires that led to the sidings being "PESsed" although there was no money (in the...

TLA is not a Three Letter Acronym or any kind of acronym - its an abbreviation in Initialisation form. An acronym is a word that can be pronounced from the abbreviation (initialisation) of the words in question e.g. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) or SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater...

I may have read this wrongly, but you seem to be angling for a maintenance role. If that be the case, then in my humble opinion (as a former BR electrical apprentice, Electrification & Plant Project Engineer, WCRM E&P Project Manager and lastly E&P Asset Engineer) you may find that Plant &...

Don't know about the original arrangement but when I worked on the SCADA Project (Hornsey & Doncaster ECR's to York) back in 2001, Milton FS fed the Cambridge lines down to the Mid Point at Litlington and Hitchin FS (via Corey's Mill Switching Station as was) fed from the ECML up to Litlington.

King Charles visited a Brewery in Burton on Trent today. Did he travel by train?

Correct - another little known fact (albeit slightly off topic) is that Oxenholme Feeder Station, being originally destined for another location on West Coast where planning permission was refused, doesn't have the spare physical capacity to accommodate an extra Circuit Breaker necessary to feed...

Renewal (of existing wiring) and an Enhancement (electrifying the Windermere Branch) would be two entirely different things - so yes that would be asking too much.

If you're already at a Maintenance depot then why not approach the relevant disciplines for some advice. Bearing in mind both avenues you wish to pursue require some detailed electrical knowledge, if you're keen to advance (and that's certainly a positive trait) then suss out what roles may be...

Don't want to dishearten you but I too started with NR on 2 April (2007) when the annual pay rise agreement was much delayed. When it was eventually (back) paid as from 1 April, I was told I wasn't eligible as I wasn't in their employ at that date - which was a Sunday! Hey ho.

Sorry Mark it was Thursday 28/11/24. I watched it wait at the junction signal before it went round Stenson. Traksy showed it as 1L38 but not convinced it was that.

Was at North Stafford Junction on Friday 28/11/24 at around 12:40 when a Cross Country service with 170638 heading north was held at Stenson Junction. It then went via Castle Donington. Didn't show up on RTT so wondered what service it was. Anyone know?

From an extract on the Severfield issue as reported by Rail Magazine on 26/11/24 (behind paywall): "Network Rail also confirmed it had been made aware of a construction issue with a new steel girder bridge on a freight only line in the Midlands." That would presumably be bridge SAS13 on the...

Cracking Photo that dude.

As a former GTRM/Carillion (and later NR) employee I wish you every success in returning to the Railway. It really is a great community to be part of whatever role you secure and whatever GBR may become in time. I'm not sure from your post quite how you intend "to return to the rails". Is that...