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There's accusations going around on my region that the signalling school are passing candidates that they know aren't up to scratch just to keep their pass rates up for their performance reviews. I've certainly been critical about the quality of recent trainees on my patch. This actually...

Yeah that one :D

Heaton Norris, Stockport 1 and 2. Castleton East Jn when required due to daytime diversions caused by the Transpennine Route Upgrade due to the problems with bridge 48A. Severn Tunnel Jn.

The protecting signal on the Up for the future work is on the approach side of Castleton Station, you can't allow a passenger train past it regardless if there's a T3 on.

I was the announcer that announced the naming of 390001 Bee Together over the PA at the ceremony at Manchester Piccadilly. So I know that one at least :D

Not without putting a passenger train into a possession you wouldn't.

Would Eccles count? You're down in a cutting and your view of the world from the panel consists entirely of the car park/access road and about 20 yards of all three tracks.

M62 closures are a sticking point, especially at the moment with the Bee Network expansion works causing havoc on the local roads (getting out of Castleton East Jn box is a nightmare). I can't imagine the local council will be too happy with sudden gridlock as everyone has to divert off to get...

As I've previously said, that bridge is absolutely knackered. There's rumours on the area that it'll be a 36 week job to get it replaced. Those rumours have been going on since early this year though and no one is really sure what's going on.

Yep, lots of time to read our rulebooks when the TOCs are striking.

Its a telecoms location case.

Castleton still has one semaphore main aspect controlling the exit from the Up and Down Through Sidings and a load of shunting disks dotted about.

Had absolutely no emergency alarm or indications for it between 2 of my locations for close to a year, we just worked normally and any emergency alarm requiring situations dealt with by making an emergency call to the other box. 3.5 working is also done by phone in all of my boxes.

Castleton if the Drax trains aren't cancelled. The down freights tend to be slower due to the gradients and there's always the chance that an up freight will be held due to the restriction on the motorway bridge so will be going from a standing start or slow crawl. Any of the 4 city centre...

There's been a few trials around the country and North West Route Control for Network Rail have unsuccessfully tried to implement it during some damage to OLE incidents on the WCML, its always been scuppered for one reason or another though (usually the weather).

You clearly haven't read it properly then because AC 15.5 clearly states that high speed coasting can take place during planned engineering works subject to various conditions.

Unfortunately I don't, it all happened before I moved onto the area. I'm not sure how much actual equipment is meant to be on the bridge deck, I do know that that set of points is though.

Bridge 48A (over the M62) is for want of a better phrase, absolutely knackered. Only one train can be on that bridge at any one time. They plain lined Castleton South Jn to save weight on the bridge. The current estimate is 2025 for renewal of the bridge so this arrangement will be in for a...

A track circuit showing occupied whilst clear could mean absolutely anything.

I was given safety critical communications training as an announcer because i'd regularly be in contact with the shift signalling manager at Manchester Piccadilly. Most non-safety critical staff (which I was included in) only got a "this is how to make an emergency call to the signaller" 10...