NR work this weekend

jules · Post by **jules** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:00 pm

Looks like NR are setting up for lots more work in the Bristol area this weekend. No trains on Filton Bank from Saturday night and all day Sunday.

Have seen the floodlights going up near Dr Days Junction towards Lawrence Hill and it looks like more work is due on the Beach line between Narroways and Monteplier tunnel.

All good stuff

Anybody know of any other work sites?

chippy · Post by **chippy** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:27 pm

There is work going on near bathampton junction,back along the line towards bath near the passing loop that is very near the george pub by the canal.I noticed this week a set of point going in,it looked at first as if they were going to extend the existing passing loop,but I am not sure now.I have pictures,but don't now how to post them,so I sent them to pete. chippy... bath

nickt · Post by **nickt** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:03 pm

N.R. have been working in bathampton region as you point out for several weeks (unfortunately not when I have been walking past). It looks like the passing loop is going to be lifted and re-layed with steel sleepers which are stacked beside line. Also I would guess that the points accessing loop are the ones being assembled out of concrete sleepers. The originals are timber sleepered.
Is this work scheduled to coincide with Bath re-laying?

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:07 pm

They are still out here at charfield!!, more noise from 2am sat right through till 2 am monday, more than likely just like the last 3 weeks, i know i shouldnt complain but when they are quiet all day then start compacting ballast and cutting/welding and grinding rails at midnight this just takes the P**S, Dont mind the loco's sat in the loop those she.. sorry 66's are quiet but last weekend we had this sat there:

Must have a defective silencer what a row it kicked up when it left at a bout 2.30am! it was great thrash. Dont see many 60's on Engineering trains.[/img]

As you can see last week they replaced the Up Loop points and catch point was working much of weekend but managed to get this photo bit blurred and i'm sorry for this i just cant get the exposure for low light right best practice some more.

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:42 pm

Quite a substantial number of pics here about the Severn Beach Line works

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30789

Post by **madhattie** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:50 pm

Pics from Bathampton (chippy and nickt) are now up.
Meadow Lane
Bathampton

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:16 am

More HPSA point machines I see... aren't we lucky!!!

Alex

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:58 pm

Had a look over bridge to see why we have had no sleep for 4 nights this week, and they have completely re-laid the up and down loops and mains between the loop points, allin heavy FB rail anf concrete sleepers why use concrete when the beach line only gets steel?, also all done in CWR.? is this because of the proximity of housing or are the loops now to be upgraded to allow passenger trains to pass?
I willpost photo taken this morning when camera charges up I left it on

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:17 pm

I'm guessing it's easier to do complete areas with a certain sleeper type, rather than mix and match. I would say it's because the trains that will be using the loop are considerably heavier than those on the Beach line but Filton Bank has steel sleepers in places!

I don't think they lay jointed track anymore, it's more expensive to maintain as the fishplates have to be greased etc. No doubt there are some places where it's useful but I can't think of any!

Alex

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:07 am

by the way Alex whats a HPSA point machine?

horace · Post by **horace** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:37 am

Read all About It!!!!

http://www.iadrailsystems.com/HPSS%20Ov ... andard.pdf

A complete article about HPSA points

tonyperks · Post by **tonyperks** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:30 am

Nice one Horace thank you.

jules · Post by **jules** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:58 pm

I don't think they lay jointed track anymore, it's more expensive to maintain as the fishplates have to be greased etc. No doubt there are some places where it's useful but I can't think of any!

Suits us just fine on the West Somerset Railway - fishplate oiling and everything

nickt · Post by **nickt** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:17 am

Just an observation, but, whilst watching proceedings from the bridge near Bathampton (not the bridge below George inn) in the dark on sunday evening, I noticed that the signal on the down line was green. The trackies obviously had total possesion and anyway as they were assembling track panels upon the down line nothing would be going along anyway. Not knowing a fantastic amount about signaling I would have expected to see red aspects all the way.
When possesion is granted does a signaler flick a switch or turn a key ??? and lock out a section

stumpytrain · Post by **stumpytrain** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:46 pm

nickt wrote:Just an observation, but, whilst watching proceedings from the bridge near Bathampton (not the bridge below George inn) in the dark on sunday evening, I noticed that the signal on the down line was green. The trackies obviously had total possesion and anyway as they were assembling track panels upon the down line nothing would be going along anyway. Not knowing a fantastic amount about signaling I would have expected to see red aspects all the way.
When possesion is granted does a signaler flick a switch or turn a key ??? and lock out a section

The signal you can see on the down main is an automatic signal. These stops signals are controlled by by the trains occupying the sections between signals. So, for this 3 aspect signal to be showing a green the next two track sections do not have anything occupying their track circuits.

The UK modular rule book is available to read online, the module dealing with possessions can be read here:

http://www.rgsonline.co.uk/docushare/ds ... /T3is2.pdf

It states:

Protection by signals and points

4.1 Placing signals to danger
After you {the signalman} have confirmed with the PICOP which signals will be used to protect the possession, you must place them to danger.
You must also arrange for the following signals to be placed to
danger:
Ã² all controlled signals within the possession
Ã² all other signals which lead to or cross the possession.

There is not requirement to have automatic signals showing danger, indeed it would be pretty tricky to achieve!

Alex