Dave1954
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Thank you Saltley man must check it out during daylight .
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There's a message on the webcam facebook page, so hopefully the Dawlish webcam will re-appear. https://www.facebook.com/railcamlive
CallySleeperKid
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We, Railcam, currently have live cams at,
- Euxton on the WCML south of Preston
- Cramlington on the ECML North of Newcastle
- Todmorden on the Calder Valley Line
- Langley Mill on the Erewash Valley Line (Joint venture with www.brcn.co.uk)
- Barking (Kindly streamed to us by www.brcn.co.uk)
- Dawlish will also be returning in the very near future. You can see more on future Dawlish cam at the host Facebook page Dawlish Beach Cam Facebook.
Live signalling diagrams are also available to supporters of the site, (More info Railcam Live Signalling Diagrams)
- Euxton on the WCML south of Preston
- Cramlington on the ECML North of Newcastle
- Todmorden on the Calder Valley Line
- Langley Mill on the Erewash Valley Line (Joint venture with www.brcn.co.uk)
- Barking (Kindly streamed to us by www.brcn.co.uk)
- Dawlish will also be returning in the very near future. You can see more on future Dawlish cam at the host Facebook page Dawlish Beach Cam Facebook.
Live signalling diagrams are also available to supporters of the site, (More info Railcam Live Signalling Diagrams)
NLC1072
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A mobile webcam that follows me to various rail stations on the south east http://m.ustream.tv/channel/toolongtoremember
CallySleeperKid
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Dawlish Cam returns in its new location, a little further up the coast towards Dawlish Warren, tomorrow (4th March) at 18:00, prime location overlooking the repair work on the stretch of line that was washed away in the recent storms.
The cam can be viewed at www.railcam.org.uk & http://www.dawlishbeach.com
I have seen the test feed and it is superb.
The cam can be viewed at www.railcam.org.uk & http://www.dawlishbeach.com
I have seen the test feed and it is superb.
And you can hear the waves.
Found this webcam at the Kings Cross development site. If you go to the option on the lower camera and click "Google UK HQ" the camera will pan to the view showing the new Google HQ and some of the tracks out of Kings Cross station.
http://www.kingscross.co.uk/webcam
The camera quickly reverts to another position which is annoying :mad:
http://www.kingscross.co.uk/webcam
The camera quickly reverts to another position which is annoying :mad:
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If you want something different how about http://webcam04.deg.net/cgi-bin/guestimage.html Plattling station, Germany. On the main line from Nurnburg to Passau, with a junction on the line to munich, plus some branch workings. Lots of shunting to local industries as well.
Now Dawlish has been reopened, we seemingly have a new camera as well, also in HD.
http://www.dawlishbeach.com/live/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=18
http://www.dawlishbeach.com/live/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=18
Yes, it's been live since 4th March.
this webcam is a good one, if anyone hasnt seen it before,
http://railcam.nl/
plus have to admit dawlish cam is a lot better now.
http://railcam.nl/
plus have to admit dawlish cam is a lot better now.
Strat-tastic
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Which location is the closest to look up times on Realtime Trains please?
CallySleeperKid
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Dawlish is the best place to look. The new cam isn't far up the line from where our old one was next to the footbridge at the east end of Dawlish station.
CallySleeperKid
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We are delighted to announce our next new cam location, Railcam Clitheroe!
It is going to be a big month here at Railcam, with plenty to look forward to, and here is part one! Clitheroe is the first site to use one of our new HD cameras, which we plan to roll out over all locations, old and NEW! We are also using our new streaming provider at Clitheroe which we hope will bring more stability to our mobile users, this will also be rolled out across all our sites in due course (Android users will need to download the FREE VLC player).
Please note that due to privacy issues we will not be streaming sound 24/7, but it will be switched on for tours & specials.
Keep an eye on our chat room and social media for more information later in the month.
Strat-tastic
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CallySleeperKid
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We are delighted to announce, hot on the heels of Clitheroe, our second new cam location of the month and our first location over the border in to Scotland.
RAILCAM DALMUIR
Overlooking the line out of Dalmuir station we will cover all the traffic heading to the famous West Highland Line, including the many charters that visit the the iconic line throughout the year, as well as the twice daily passing of ScotRail's Caledonian Sleeper service. There is also plenty of regular electric and diesel multiple unit workings and the odd freight thrown in as well.
Installation is planned for this coming Friday the 18th April, with a plan to go live over the weekend.
This is proving a big month for us here at Railcam, which includes new cam sites and upgrades to our current locations, all of which is made possible by the kind donations made to us by our supporters, so we would like to thank all those that have donated to Railcam. Stay tuned here on Facebook for more exciting news before the month is out!
http://www.railcam.org.uk
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CallySleeperKid
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Have some of the signals been fixed? It seems the signals at Teignmouth are now displaying trains accurately. PReviously it would show trains well in advance of them passing, sometimes up to 45 minutes.
I believe so yes, I noticed one working yesterday that was originally off.
On a side note, we are expecting Dalmuir Cam to now be live on Tuesday evening, been a technical problem up there which has held us up. A new improved cam will be fitted at ECML Cramlington Cam hopefully on the same day, plus look out for another announcement in the coming week.
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jonesy3001
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Not been on for ages due to living in a caravan but since when did the barking cam go back on the railcam page?
CallySleeperKid
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We (Railcam) are working with BRCN on a couple of projects, BRCN are supplying Railcam with a Barking feed and we are returning the favour by providing mini live signalling diagrams to BRCH for their cam locations. Langley Mill Cam is also a work in progress between both Railcam & BRCN.
SemaphoreSam
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How are the 4-symbol train codes, at the signals on the Dawlish Webcam, interpreted? Are they describers? If so, what do they mean? Thanks, Sam
Karl
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I notice you're from across the pond? Yes, the numbers are train reporting numbers or headcodes.
I'm not an expert on them but the example above shows 2 trains on the same line heading east. The 1A81 refers to an inter-city express passenger service, where as the train behind, 2F06, is a more local stopper passenger type service.
There's some useful information which explains it better on this Wikipedia page here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_reporting_number
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CallySleeperKid
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Based on the Preston area.......
Each numbered position on the diagram represents a "Signal Berth" - a portion of track protected by a similarly numbered signal on the actual railway line.
When that Berth is un-occupied, it displays the Berth number.
When it is occupied (or when a signaler uses it to display a note/message), it will show in Yellow.
Headcodes
Headcodes are used to identify a particular train. They are not completely unique and the same identification might be used for multiple trains around the network, but not at the same time. A headcode is a 4-digit (numbers and letters) code, which can be interpreted as follows :
First Digit :
1 = Express passenger service (or postal)
2 = Local passenger service
3 = Freight - capable of more than 75mph
4 = Freight - limited to 75mph
5 = Empty stock working
6 = Freight - limited to 60mph
7 = Freight - limited to 45mph - occasionally used for track machines and departmental
8 = Freight - limited to 35mph or less - occasionally used for track machines and departmental
9 = Eurostar
Second digit
A letter which signifies the destination of an inter-regional working, or a route or zone within the region.
Looking at the first two digits together :
1A = London Euston
2A = Crewe/South Manchester via Manchester Apt
1B = London Euston via Birmingham New Street
....or Blackpool North/York services (both way)
....or Manchester Apt/Sheffield/Cleethorpes services (both ways)
?C = Cumbria/Morecambe
?E = EasternÂ
?F = Liverpool/Southport/North West
?G = Birmingham area
1H = Manchester Picc/Apt
2H = Leeds to Morecambe (both ways)
....or South Manchester services
?J = Manchester North/Wrexham/Strewsbury
?K = Crewe
?L = Norwich/Cambridge/Stanstead Apt
?M = North West/Midlands inter-regional
?N = Preston/Blackpool North
?O = Southern England Inter-Regional
?P = Preston/Lancaster
?R = Mon-Fri peak hour VT arrivals into London Euston
?S = Scottish Inter-regional
?T = Special/test/retimed trains only
?U = North West England to Manchester SouthÂ
?V = West of England/South and West Wales inter-regional service
?X = Other special services
The third and fourth digits are a the train number.
Freight Headcodes on the Diagram
Reportedly due to pressure from customers such as the big supermarkets, Network Rail initially exlcluded all freight from the data-feed which the diagram uses. Fortunately, from January 2013, freight has now been added and all services are now represented. However, to keep the freight customerss happy, they have "anonomised" the headcodes so that the train cannot be immediately identified.
Headcodes which have been scrambled in this way, can be identified by their form - three numbers followed by one letter. The first digit of the headcode (train class), remains un-altered, but the following 3 digits are effectively meaningless.
Signaler Messages and codes
Apart from headcodes, as detailed above, berths may sometimes contain other codes, which have been placed there by signalmen. Here are some of the codes you may see.
**** = Train describer error
NOGO = a reminder not to use a particular route
FAIL = a failed train
SHUT = indicates a closed section of line - perhaps a closed signalbox
-LB- = emergency / short term line blockage
-T3- = total (long term) engineers possession
1TRN =First Train. Used to remind signalers that the next train will be the first over a previous possession or other problem location and care needs to be taken.
TEST = If a signaler needs to test the Train Describer equipment, it will be done by placing TEST in a berth.
Strat-tastic
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I do like the Dawlish Train Tracker; you can click on the headcode and call up train info. However, I think the graphic is upside down compared to the camera's position 
So yeah, as has been said, the first digit is the class of train (express passenger, stopping/local/slow passenger, freight, etc.); the second character (letter) represents something about the route or origin/destination of the train (this varies from place to place but you quickly get to learn what they mean in your favourite/home areas); and the third and fourth characters (digits) represent which individual train with these characteristics it is - sometimes odd and even numbers are used to represent direction, but other times this information is held in the second character (especially likely if there are more than 50 trains per day). High numbers (eg 99 and 98) generally represent something "unusual" - regular, but not like the other trains with the same first two characters (eg a train mostly running on the same route as others but timetabled to take a diversion at some point for route learning purposes). These codes are NOT unique across the country, but they're usually unique within one area per day/longish time period.
Bear in mind that a signaller can theoretically write anything they like here. You will probably see many variations on these and ones you can't understand because the signaller is just using it as a reminder for something in particular. Also, in the ex-Southern Region, the "train describer error" is *X**.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on anything, I'm not in the industry but I've learnt a fair amount about signalling.
Bear in mind that a signaller can theoretically write anything they like here. You will probably see many variations on these and ones you can't understand because the signaller is just using it as a reminder for something in particular. Also, in the ex-Southern Region, the "train describer error" is *X**.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong on anything, I'm not in the industry but I've learnt a fair amount about signalling.
SemaphoreSam
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Gentlemen, that's more info than I ever expected, thanks to all of you! I was fascinated by the old webcam placement (I traveled from the States last Nov to see that building I had watched for many month on the Cam). The new cam is clearer, and, with the tracker, even more interesting. Another question...how far towards Exeter (feet, yards, miles) is the new Cam position from the old one at the Dawlish station? I know...questions, questions, but I AM curious! Sam
CallySleeperKid
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We are delighted to announce our latest new cam location and our first in to Scotland.
RAILCAM DALMUIR
Overlooking the line north out of Dalmuir station we will cover all the traffic heading to the famous West Highland Line, including the many charters that visit the the iconic line throughout the year, as well as the twice daily passing of ScotRail's Caledonian Sleeper service. There is also plenty of regular electric and diesel multiple unit workings and the odd freight thrown in as well.
After a couple of weeks of bad luck and generally things going against us, we have finally got the cam settled and live after a couple of days of testing. We hope you enjoy this new location and our first lock at ScotRail.
We currently have another two cam locations in the install/testing process as well as upgrades continuing to our current locations, all of which is made possible by the kind donations made to us by our supporters, so we would like to thank all those that have donated to Railcam. Stay tuned on Facebook for more exciting news before the month is out!
http://www.railcam.org.uk/
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