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« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2021, 19:45:59 » |
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In the light of the last few posts - what prospects of someone developing something better than the much-heralded machine that failed to deliver the goods on the Great Western Main Line (GWML▸ ) electrification to deliver Over-Head Lines (OHL▸ ) quicker and cheaper?
The "clever" people who dreamt up the Over-Head Lines (OHL) factory train have mostly left the industry, we now have engineer in the industry with recent experience who have learnt the lessons of GWEP▸ especially from a number of former British Rail ( BR▸ ) engineers who were involved in East Coast Main Line ( ECML▸ ) etc that were brought in as consultants. Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronyms
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #31 on: January 05, 2021, 21:59:21 » |
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So how practically will the work be done at St Ives, when the line ends at the buffers at the station. An explanation would be welcome.
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« Reply #33 on: January 06, 2021, 07:25:30 » |
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So how practically will the work be done at St Ives, when the line ends at the buffers at the station. An explanation would be welcome.
The sleeper laying train will work as close to the line end as it can, also when the Maidenhead - Bourne End was relayed last year the platform areas have concrete sleepers which were laid by RRV▸ (Road Rail Vehicles) effectively track panel by track panel (60 ft ish)
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #34 on: January 06, 2021, 08:35:54 » |
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There is plenty of video of the Plasser machine in action, including this piece in Sweden. In the light of the last few posts - what prospects of someone developing something better than the much-heralded machine that failed to deliver the goods on the GWML▸ electrification to deliver OHL▸ lines quicker and cheaper?
It seemed to me at the time that the fault lay not with the Over-Head Lines (OHL) train but with whoever thought it was appropriate for the particular job in hand. I may well have this wrong and look forward to correction, but I recall that it worked according to what it said on the tin. There were lots of issues with stuff that had been buried along the lineside without being recorded, such as a massive internet outage when it punched a gantry base through a fibre optic cable, and signal cables being cut. Some of the tracks weren't in the same position as when someone last updated records, and we were left with exploratory digging having to be done by men with shovels. On a lovely virgin railway, with all the add-ons routed neatly through proper conduits, it might well have accomplished the claimed 1.6 Km per overnight shift, but the real world proved to be a more challenging environment. I would hope that we got our money back, but somehow, I doubt it.. Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronyms
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Now, please!
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« Reply #35 on: January 06, 2021, 08:50:36 » |
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« Reply #36 on: January 06, 2021, 10:21:31 » |
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Lovely photos, but torture we can't go to see for ourselves!
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« Reply #37 on: January 06, 2021, 12:21:08 » |
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Lovely photos, but torture we can't go to see for ourselves!
Indeed so, I can just about see our favourite St Ives restaurant (Porthminster Beach Cafe) in the final shot! Looks like the work is progressing well.
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« Reply #38 on: January 07, 2021, 07:44:43 » |
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« Reply #39 on: January 07, 2021, 08:42:42 » |
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Thanks for posting, looks like quite a bit of new track is down already, including some with concrete sleepers. Also interesting to see the latest large residence ("Skyfall") taking further shape on what I call "millionaires row" between St Ives and Carbis Bay, since I was last there back in August. Interesting to see also what is being dug up on Porthminster Beach?
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« Reply #40 on: January 07, 2021, 15:44:04 » |
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I note that although the whole line is seaward facing, that the apparent concrete sleepers shown in the video, appear to be on the most exposed stretch of the track being relaid. Reference to this aspect of the job was made earlier in this thread. EDIT ... More from Network Rail Western on Twitter
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« Reply #41 on: January 11, 2021, 16:49:30 » |
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« Reply #42 on: January 12, 2021, 16:29:44 » |
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More today from Network Rail Western ( NRW» ) on Twitter Edit: VickiS - Clarifying Acronyms
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« Reply #43 on: January 12, 2021, 16:38:41 » |
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Option for a 2 foot gauge line?
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« Reply #44 on: January 12, 2021, 17:06:13 » |
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Atmospheric railway pipe...
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8 Billion people on a wet rock - of course we're not happy
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