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« Reply #180 on: July 30, 2017, 20:26:23 » |
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I managed to embarrass the kids by popping up on the local news doing a vox pop. A slight paraphrase of my observations appears on on the ITV website |
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« Reply #181 on: July 30, 2017, 20:28:35 » |
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Did you take that today (Sunday?) Cos I went past it about 9 p.m. on Saturday and it looked almost exactly the same, apart from being floodlit.
Yes; about 12.15pm. |
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« Reply #182 on: July 31, 2017, 00:04:52 » |
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Nice pictures, Red Squirrel! I'm glad you recorded it - I was in Devon over the weekend. Then (confession time) I was at my son's place in Fishponds today (Sunday) afternoon, and simply forgot to take a butcher's.
Until a year and nineteen days ago, I "worked" across the road from that bridge. Had the project been on time, I could have lunch minute taking pictures of the preparation, while munching on my delicious samosas from Jeevon or my felafel from Sweetmart (others are available). That's the main thing I miss about work, apart from my afternoon nap.
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« Reply #183 on: July 31, 2017, 00:39:28 » |
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I managed to embarrass the kids by popping up on the local news doing a vox pop. A slight paraphrase of my observations appears on on the ITV websiteCrikey. ITV are still using Flash for online video content. Unable to watch on my phone or tablet. |
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« Reply #184 on: July 31, 2017, 01:15:20 » |
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I managed to embarrass the kids by popping up on the local news doing a vox pop. A slight paraphrase of my observations appears on on the ITV websiteCrikey. ITV are still using Flash for online video content. Unable to watch on my phone or tablet. Silverlight seems to have gone into deep freeze too. Still, I don't have your skills. Let me know the solution. |
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« Reply #185 on: July 31, 2017, 12:24:54 » |
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Yeah, I only see " local businessman Jadtar Singh Kandola" and then an absence of flash message. Is that Red Squirrel?
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« Reply #186 on: July 31, 2017, 19:15:24 » |
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Yeah, I only see " local businessman Jadtar Singh Kandola" and then an absence of flash message. Is that Red Squirrel?
Red Squirrel wasn't wearing a turban when I saw him last... |
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« Reply #187 on: August 01, 2017, 00:25:14 » |
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Anyone else, ever get sikh of these terrible puns ?  I rather liked the headline in the Metro this morning referring to the end of the 3rd test. Three men went to Mo....... |
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« Reply #188 on: August 15, 2017, 20:31:14 » |
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Swung by Stapleton Road viaduct again today (15th Aug 2017): There it was, gone!  This time I was able to get the reverse angle again, though you'd be forgiven if you said there's not much to see:  |
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« Reply #189 on: August 16, 2017, 10:56:10 » |
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I can't google at the moment but I'm sure when I was courting Wife V0.1 (she was still in beta) in the late 1970s it was 4 track then? Would that have been right?
Until recently (last week) I travelled through Filton Abbey Wood station and there seems to be quite a lot of work going on particularly north of the station as you approach the junction with South Wales line.
I expect to be back there in about 4 weeks so look forward to seeing the progress.
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« Reply #190 on: August 16, 2017, 11:11:49 » |
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You're correct, BB, it was dequadrified in February 84. I remember once in the early 80s coming from the Cardiff direction and running alongside a service from Birmingham most of the way into Temple Meads. http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/bristol-tm-to-severn-beach.htmlhas some interesting photos on the line pre and post dequadrificatiol although note that one of the captions referring to it happening in 1971 is incorrect. |
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« Reply #191 on: August 16, 2017, 11:31:45 » |
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Does four tracking extend to BPW» , or stop at Filton Abbeywood?
There is a lot of work between the two stations at the moment, extending the raised embankment closer to houses in Stoke Gifford so I assume it is being extended.
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« Reply #192 on: August 16, 2017, 11:57:08 » |
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Does four tracking extend to BPW» , or stop at Filton Abbeywood?
There is a lot of work between the two stations at the moment, extending the raised embankment closer to houses in Stoke Gifford so I assume it is being extended.
No, the four tracking ends at Filton Abbey Wood. The work you mention sounds like it could be to do with the new Down Bristol Parkway Relief Line. The current Stoke Gifford Siding which is currently at the end of the Down Goods Loop (Later known as the Down Bristol Parkway Passenger Loop) will be extended a short distance towards Filton and become the Down Bristol Parkway Relief. This change allows a departure towards Filton from Platform 1 and a departure towards Wales from Platform 2/3/4 to leave Bristol Parkway simultaneously. The line speed of the new platform line and the relief line is 50mph throughout. Platform 1 is likely to become the main platform for services towards Bristol from Westerleigh. Anything towards Wales has to use a 15mph crossover, similarly to avoid this everything will likely use the Down Bristol Parkway Relief. |
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« Reply #193 on: August 16, 2017, 21:50:28 » |
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There is also the proposed extra platform for Filton Abbey Wood, bringing it to Four Platforms, Now!
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« Reply #194 on: August 16, 2017, 22:20:50 » |
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There is also the proposed extra platform for Filton Abbey Wood, bringing it to Four Platforms, Now!
Chatting to 2 of the ticket staff at Abbey Wood late July I was told the work starts in Sept, although there seemed to be a real start already made as I went through there yesterday. |
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