Recent content by Trackman_DY

This lever is not from a Midland frame. It looks to be from a McKenzie & Holland frame. It also has a long handle which would confirm that it worked a semaphore distant signal. It could however have originated from a Midland signal box where the original Midland frame had been replaced by a...

I think I might have spotted a possible omission in the list of disposals – possibly. I’ve been a regular user of the Midland Main Line for nearly 30 years and I have tried wherever possible to make my journey by a HST – Britain’s finest train! So I have been following the many changes in HST...

The limit of the present live electrification on the running lines is Bedford Station at the north end of the platforms more or less adjacent to Milepost 50. The Siding adjacent to the Up Slow adds a few more yards but that is not a running line. Ultimately it will extend to Market Harborough...

A newsflash just in from my Bedford area correspondent! Network Rail has sent a letter out to local residents informing them that the Bromham Road bridge works have now been completed and the bridge will re-open to road traffic on Tuesday 9 June. There are some ancilliary works still to...

It does appear that the 4th track between Kettering South Junction through Wellingborough to Sharnbrook Junction is now in use. I assume that it was all commissioned over the recent Bank Holiday weekend (23-25 May). Yesterday, (Friday 29 May), I noted the passage of a freight train (688Z)...

I thought I would pipe up with my first post on the Forum! I use the Midland Main Line every 2-3 weeks to visit family and friends either south of Derby (Bedford and Luton) or north of Derby (Chesterfield and Sheffield). I prefer to travel by train as it saves me having to drive which I hope...