richieb1971
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A post on LinkedIn confirmed the work as taking place on the Down Fast only.View attachment 82286
This was filmed the other day (2 days ago). The ballast doesn't look new and its still jointed track. Saying that though, Radwell to some people means up to 1 mile south of this location.
Whitfield Construction Services said:Project Win - Braybrooke ATFS design works
We are very happy to announce the award by SPL POWERLINES UK HOLDING LIMITED to WCS of the civil and electrical design of Braybrooke ATFS substation, HV cable routes and DNO supply on the Midland Mainline Electrification project. Working closely with National Grid and Network Rail, the Auto-Transformer Feeder Station will provide electrical intake to the railway from the grid and facilitate electrification to Market Harborough as part of the Key Output 1a design deliverables.
We are looking forward to being part of this exciting project!
IMO, it also seems to clarify that, at the very least, work to AT-upgrade the route north of Borehamwood ATFS hasn't been given the proverbial mothballs.This seems to commit to electrification at least to MH. If an extension lead to Glendon Jn were an option, then Braybrooke would only be a GSP not an ATFS.
WAO
The said tweet you’re referring to is available to view here.According to a Twitter post. Bedford to Corby is now live.
I can't copy the tweet at the minute.
According to a Twitter post. Bedford to Corby is now live.
I can't copy the tweet at the minute.
It has indeed; the tweet linked by @londonmidland has images of the sign being removed.I'm told the 'No electric trains past this point' signage has been ceremoniously removed at the north end of Bedford station.
Just look at the difference between the chap in the first photo and the chaps in the second one!The said tweet you’re referring to is available to view here.
These could well have been safety shoes. When I first needed to wear such footwear in the early 1970s there was a very limited range available compared to the last 30 years and it was office-style shoes I was given. (I still buy safety shoes, despite being retired for over 20 years, cheaper, harder-wearing and the wider width due to the toecaps suits my feet much more!)Just look at the difference between the chap in the first photo and the chaps in the second one!
A good example of how cost inflation did buy positives such as the protection of the workers.
Have you seen the British Transport Film of them working on the OLE in the 60’s - ladders leaned on the wires and scaled in office shoes!?
I think (safety) boots are now required for track walking as with shoes it's very easy to twist an ankle on the uneven surface.These could well have been safety shoes. When I first needed to wear such footwear in the early 1970s there was a very limited range available compared to the last 30 years and it was office-style shoes I was given. (I still buy safety shoes, despite being retired for over 20 years, cheaper, harder-wearing and the wider width due to the toecaps suits my feet much more!)
NAPSBURY: Drove past here on Saturday - no noticeable works so far next to the North Orbital trading estate.
... Recall one night I spotted some Tree cutters using the OLE as a way to get to some awkward trees. The wire had only been strung the night before.
Is that a form of pre-tensioning?
Looking forward to a day out in the morning to have a look at progress.
(the end game is a gentleman's luncheon , being retired , at the Brunswick in Derby)
Well, tomorrow's heavy rain and strong winds should put the radial loads of the catenary & contact to the test - fully expecting a dewirement over on the ECML!Looking forward to a day out in the morning to have a look at progress.
(the end game is a gentleman's luncheon , being retired , at the Brunswick in Derby)
Well, tomorrow's heavy rain and strong winds should put the radial loads of the catenary & contact to the test - fully expecting a dewirement over on the ECML!
Well, tomorrow's heavy rain and strong winds should put the radial loads of the catenary & contact to the test - fully expecting a dewirement over on the ECML!
Adey Steel Group said:There are rightly many posts this week celebrating the successful completion of the Midland Mainline L2C project. It has been a privilege for Adey Steel Group to support the teams at SPL POWERLINES UK HOLDING LIMITED and Network Rail over the past 2 years, working collaboratively for collective success. We have provided over 5,000 tonnes of OLE structures to the project and we look forward to continuing to support on KO1A and KO2 as the electrification program moves north.
Unfortunately in marketing speak "looking forward to" tends to mean "hope you will want us to do" and doesn't indicate it's actually going to happen. If it is agreed then I imagine there will be much fanfare from the DfT and they'll get the local MPs out of their backwoods, in the hope that we've all forgotten it's un-cancelling something the same party cancelled a few years ago.AIUI, K01A is the extension to Market Harborough.
That is really rather good. Take a bow.It could be called tree-pensioning!
Enjoy!
Unfortunately in marketing speak "looking forward to" tends to mean "hope you will want us to do" and doesn't indicate it's actually going to happen. If it is agreed then I imagine there will be much fanfare from the DfT and they'll get the local MPs out of their backwoods, in the hope that we've all forgotten it's un-cancelling something the same party cancelled a few years ago.