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buying it will be the cheapest bit, long term use; mechanical overhauls, repaints, consumables (oils, coolant, batteries, relays) , moquette and trimming, spare part accumulation all add up. From experience I purchased a non powered 1st gen DMU vehicle, transported it, and restored it, the...

unfortunately, its never going to happen, Swanage excepted, possibly a few other similar restricted arrangements in the coming decades. The crashworthiness of some 1st gen isn't as good as Mk1 coaches, DMUs have a lot of doors (secondary locking arrangements?), opening windows (leaning out...

I'm a engineer working on the S&C renewal project.

Quite correct, S&C Renewals on the up side (aggregate siding and branch Hertford facing connection) commence this weekend with the siding crossover, nothing to do with the platform 5 works, but both projects sharing access.

from a signalling point of view: Network change, needs obtaining, a speed increase might create a detriment to other operator so all operators need to agree, this is a consulation process and has been know to take years, Network Rail standard 30021 is the linespeed paperwork, a scheme plans...

Has policy changed on manufacturing replacements parts then? 60800 and its cylinder block come to mind if its being considered for a return to action..?

As someone involved in the GCR for over 25 years this very much seems a GCR extending north project, how that's received by the north I don't know, may be I'm wrong but that's how I understand this to be. Also remembering in recent history the GCR lost quite a lot of people for various reasons...

nationalisation in todays railway - alliancing... contractors and Network Rail 'working together' on certain projects or workbanks, all working in the same office...

4 tracking, cancelled no planned date werrington, underway but several years away from commissioning York, station throat, de-scoped, now a like for like renewal in 2021/22 Peterborough, being commissioned this month Doncaster enhancements, platform 0 complete, only like for like renewals...

case closed..

Why on Earth would the GCR (Loughborough) a heritage railway with no mainline connection (yet) be interested in an airbraked only, technically complicated computer controlled 20 year old heavy freight type 5 locomotive(s)? Did you simply mean GCR (ruddington)? Still can't see that happening...

9F 92214 was named as such while at the NYMR on a temporary basis.

Every railway has 'characters'... some good some bad, motive power departments (if that's where you are going) will usually have a wealth of old boys (with experience and tales to tell) but definitely worth watching and learning from. There will be some that expect you to do everything their...

no platform renumbering proposed on this on as yet... planned platform lengths as follows: Platform 0 303m Platform 1 296m Platform 2 270m Platform 3 284m Platform 4 284m Platform 5 269m Platform 6 286m Platform 7 286m Platform 8 287m Platform 9 172m Platform 10 172m

pessimistic, yes, but accurate as i'm involved on the project. Irrelevant not really, i take it that the GCR Bridge will provide clearance to OLE requirements for MML below, my question is does this introduce a 'sky jump' like the East Lancs Railway? I know there is plenty of land either side...

Leicester station is the OLE blocker.. Literally.. not enough clearance, option 1 raise the building, option 2 lower the platforms and track, option 3 bumble along with no real decision for a few years... same issue at Nottingham, be easier to electrify from the east and connect with the...

When I did my training in 1996.. I was part of the platform staff so knew a little about the railway and how it operated, but we had an evening class totalling 6 weeks I think it was where we went through everything, did some shunting practice, we had a ride down the line and stopped at all...

for a first generation DMU, probably about 10 mins after starting the engines, its only air pressure you are waiting for. Once you have 70 psi your ok to go. Depending on the number of engines (and therefore compressors) this time could vary a little, and by which time your vacuum chamber is...

Braking distance for a train travelling at 100mph on level track would be 2041m. (composite braking table) For trains with enhanced brakes (ie modern traction) this distance is 1341m Taken from the lineside signal spacing, railway group standard.

ok its straight forward, start the unit and build up the air pressure. Operate the final drive isolation switches using the 'special tool' very easy to do on the smaller final drives not so easy on the RF28 types. with sufficient air change direction a couple of time, get down and check...