@Tall_Controller
@GWRHelp
Got there and back again no issues. All corners still attached and all engines working. 50 mph weather related blanket ESR there and back. Couldn’t find the pan up or electric mode buttons....😳💨😃
@PaulCliftonBBC
It’s only a short term fix. Some of the track components wrecked are bespoke and made to order so it will be like that for a month or two.
@Clinnick1
The HST's are not fitted with large vibrating underfloor engines under the passenger accomodation which means DfT will not be in favour of their continued use. They show newer trains up and that cannot be allowed.......
Anyone needs me, I'm going to be watching TOM MCATEE's video of
@thefiftyfund
@GBRailfreight
50049 at Exeter. I'm sure
@RAIL
also approves of the 50. I'm guessing Extinction Rebellion on the other hand...
@bessbbe
@GarethDennis
Those of you who had Hornby train sets with uncoupling ramps will recognise this object instantly as an uncoupling ramp for BSI coupler equipped units….😬😋
30 years ago to the day, this motley crew including me (in blue lightweight coat on front row) were passed by the traction inspectors to drive class 47 hauled trains on BR! 🚂😳😃💨
They tell me this excellent catering outlet at Plymouth Station is being closed in favour of some corperate bland multinational outfit. What rubbish.......😕
@Captain_Deltic
@NoelDolphin
That will be the Didcot - Oxford and Cardiff - Swansea OHLE equipment which was stored at Moreton Cutting being sold off for scrap. They should stop the difference between the New purchase cost and the scrap price out of Graylings wages.......
@Clinnick1
@northernassist
@GWRHelp
There is a ground signal which is fixed at red by the Fairwater Road overbridge. It’s officially a Limit of Shunt signal but in reality it is a Limit of Spend signal. Only units rendered surplus from other TOCs are allowed to be sent West of it…😉
@Captain_Deltic
There won’t be any sold on trains in the longer term either, I see the DfT desire is for DOO-P on all lines / services and presumably revenue staff provided as and when someone might see fit rather than a guard on most long distance trains.
🚛💥 Bridges being hit by vehicles is a real issue and today at Dawlish Warren it happened again.
⛔️ We have had to close the line until the vehicle is removed and the bridge can be inspected, causing delays to passengers.
👉🏻 More on bridge strikes
@SimonWeller
@dailytelegraph
Can’t read it - I am not going to subscribe to the Torygraph in order to do so. Haven’t bought a National newspaper for over 40 years……
@raibgovuk
I was surprised when it was only a safety digest to start with. There were too many parallels with Clapham Jn and we know how that ended up…..
@Richard_rail
@LNER
@RailOpsGroup
Big irony that they have been hauled off for shredding as their replacements have been stood down with cracks in their underparts. Call it progress......😳
@garius
@Crossrail
The train damaged 500 metres / 15 structures worth of OHLE. A moments reflection tells you a train doesn't stop dead from 105 mph in 500 metres.....
@firebird506
@GarethDennis
Might it be an idea to let RAIB examine the HST vehicles in detail and let us see what if any additional measures / safeguards are required for their continued operation? Speaking as someone who has driven 2+8 and 2+4 HSTs for a total of 15 years...
@Clinnick1
@HitachiRailENG
Some Nasty damage to the body side on the DPTF so that’s going to be out of service for a while. Fortunately no derailment etc.
@GarethDennis
Still going on about traction and rolling stock I see. I understand that is not within your engineering specialism. Your a Civil engineer I believe.
@pipdunn
@GWRHelp
@FirstGroupplc
So what would you have done, leave it stood idle while the correct coloured drawbar cover door was sourced / prepared? Maybe the one off 43185 would have looked better on there...😂
@TodaysRailways
@driverbod125
@GWRHelp
The Diesel engine-alternator sets under each drive end trailer feed a rectified 750v DC output into the cables used to send current from the shoe gear to the traction equipment on the Motor Standard coach. Additional return current cabling required for that.
Our local news did a short feature on the
@Gwrhelp
Night Riviera train, the refurbishment of which is now complete. So I hooked up the MiniDV deck and here it is.....
@Clinnick1
Perhaps you now realise why some of us quite like our 40 year old HST's and will miss them when replaced with Super Hitachi Intercity Trains......😉
@networkrail
The faces should be shown. Name and shame the little sods. One of the costs of railways is mitigating the issues these little sods raise. No sympathy for them. They won’t make much of a dent in a class 80x train. Wouldn’t mind seeing the FFCCTV version of that. 125 mph line speed
@gjdash
Let's be fair, look carefully at those coaches, particularly underneath and you'll realise their a bit past their best. How much do you want to spend refurbishing and PRM-ing 40 year old coaches?🤔
@Captain_Deltic
@BRCWCo
@jruddy99
@Clinnick1
@GBRailfreight
You can do a comparison now on Oxenholme - Windermere, There's a WCRC 'Train replacement train' running with EE 12CSVT on one end and 12-645F3B on the other end. Secretly I know which one I prefer but I don't think we'd get very far trying to Therm GWR's Night Riviera with a 37/4
Look at this... 😱
No one wants to stop people enjoying the railway, but please...
STAY❗️
BEHIND❗️
THE❗️
YELLOW❗️
LINE❗️
➡️
Inches from disaster❗️😡
(Captured by another rail enthusiast from a position of safety!!!)
@pipdunn
@ScotRail
As taught in 1992 when I learnt 158 you have to give the engine stop button a short prod to allow the aircon to pump itself down. You only held it down if there was an issue which required the engine stopped right away. Spurious ‘full stops’ damaged the aircon.
@Clinnick1
@CrossCountryUK
You do know that GW-ATP can be isolated on the Isolation in the clean air compartment and it then works as an ordinary speedometer?
@Clinnick1
Driver sustained a back injury through trying to leave the seat rapidly, some cuts due to debris flying around but otherwise unhurt. Having seen pictures of the inside of the cab he was very lucky....
@Talk21Gingertom
@raibgovuk
Seems to be what NR want, a multiskilled jack of all trades and master of none workforce. You wouldnt want the trolley Bert driving the train, why would you want anyone to hand messing around with signalling kit on minimum box ticking level training?
@pipdunn
@ScotRail
If the master key is removed from the desk the engines will stop 15 minutes after the desk is closed. That maybe suggests to me the unit has been left running for a reason, start battery or starter motor issues maybe? Easy to rant before asking the questions obviously..
@GarethDennis
@JonPort51300728
Ah, so you have suddenly become a rolling stock engineer then?
Its not a case of being a McCullough or anyone else, 35 years on the footplate / railway and an interest in railway accidents since age 12 allows me to form my own opinion. As for HST cabs I will just leave this here
@johnredwood
Biggest problem with that is likely to be that the food we like, particularly fruit doesn’t grow that well in the UK climate and the cost of energy these days precludes large scale heated greenhouses etc.
@coling5
@McMacaque
@AvantiWestCoast
I think less than 2800 characters would be pushing it but there will always be some numpty that thinks automating the mainline is a piece of cake……
@AlexJClift
@VirginTrains
Tell us where you work so we can come and scrutinise your every move and then blart it out on Twitter even if we may not understand what's going on. Your still wondering why train drivers hate train spotters? 🤔