Train spotting

[Harry Bloomfield]

For months, we've had letters almost monthly, from Network Rail, advising of noising night and weekend working, as they upgrade the line and electrify. Not once have we heard them, but we do get the rail replacement buses, up and down the road. It all left me a bit curious, about how they rearrange the trains, when they are working on the line, and a bit of research provided the live answers.

This shows the train general positions on the routes - https://www.map.signalbox.io/

This shows the trains in close up, with the signals and colours, the routes as they are set, live - https://www.opentraintimes.com/

 

[big-all]

nice one thanks
traksy is quite good as well more detailed

TRAKSY.UK

Live train maps and timetables

traksy.uk

 

[RrogerD]

Are you aware of the FB group 'Dull men's Club'. This sort of comment would fit perfect there

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

nice one thanks
traksy is quite good as well more detailed

TRAKSY.UK

Live train maps and timetables

traksy.uk

Thanks even better detail, and you can scrole further, left and right along the track. We never hear the passing passenger trains, they are too far away, but can hear the heavy goods trains.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Are you aware of the FB group 'Dull men's Club'. This sort of comment would fit perfect there

Yes, I do find it awfully boring, perhaps it might suit you much better?

Some of us, are fascinated by things we know little about, and I am always happy to learn something new..

 

[algas]

Years ago the trains carying the nuclear waste from the decomissioned subs at Devonport to Selafield used to go over a bridge we could see from our lounge window, always about 10.15 am Tuesday mornings, asked local plod about this being a terrorist threat, he didn't even know that they were on trains, now I think its all done on site, don't see them anymore.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Years ago the trains carying the nuclear waste from the decomissioned subs at Devonport to Selafield used to go over a bridge we could see from our lounge window, always about 10.15 am Tuesday mornings, asked local plod about this being a terrorist threat, he didn't even know that they were on trains, now I think its all done on site, don't see them anymore.

I remember a seeing a film, where they deliberately crashed a train, including one of those containers - to demonstrate how tough the containers were.

 

[RandomGrinch]

I remember a seeing a film, where they deliberately crashed a train, including one of those containers - to demonstrate how tough the containers were.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

That was the film!

 

[big-all]

That was the film!

It was a stunt to prove the flasks are safe it was at the old Derby test track

Whilst it was a genuine test they chose a peak class loco where the buffers where on the bogie so a lot off the energy went up instead off into the flask because the loco body was proppeled up by the bogie
It was also at an angle further greatly reducing the impact by deflection

Was also part off the start sequence on something like alas Smith and jones

 

[blup]

Train spotting used to be mostly about steam engines but a new generation seem keen on the diesel electrics of the 70 ‘s

 

[RandomGrinch]

It was also at an angle further greatly reducing the impact by deflection

Those are the usual opinions on the stunt (and it was a stunt!).
But if you look at the hit, the deflection didn't play much of a part.
The wagon unexpectedly broke and spun around the nose of the peak, meaning the canister got quite a head-on impact.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Was also part off the start sequence on something like alas Smith and jones

I half remember that start sequence, but thought smith and jones was a cowboy series, or am I thinking of something else?

 

[RandomGrinch]

but thought smith and jones was a cowboy series,

Alas Smith and Jones was a play on words, of the cowboy series Alias Smith and Jones.

 

[big-all]

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Alas Smith and Jones was a play on words, of the cowboy series Alias Smith and Jones.

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