This stretch of line is being resignalled.  You will see new equipment cupboards and buildings appearing over the next few months.  The existing signalling is not immune to 25kv overhead electrification.

No.8 - Cromer

........a train set    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wooden-Circular-Train-Travel-Case/dp/B00C1ZXC7K

Agreed.  And to record some of the things that the public don't (usually) get to see (in this case the lever frame interlocking under the operating floor at Penzance which is now 76 years old):


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Well it will signal () the end of some significant and historic signalbox structures (some of which I know are to be preserved):

Plymouth Panel opened 1960
Liskeard opened 1915
Lostwithiel opened 1893
Par opened 1882 (estimated but believed to have signalled Broad Gauge trains)
St.Blazey opened 1908
Goonbarrow Junction opened 1909
Truro (Former Truro East) opened 1899
Roskear Junction opened 1895
St.Erth opened 1899
Penzance opened 1938

So even the youngest is 54 years old.  Can't see ERTMS^▸ (European Rail Traffic Management System.) lasting that long

It was 22-24 June 1974.  The mechanical signals in the Penzance station area were retained at that time but everything else out to Marazion was made colour-light and power points http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/pullfree.asp?FilePath=ArchiveSignals\Downloads\brwr&FileName=1974-43w2711.pdf

Even with the possible part application of Modular Signalling (for which Cornwall is an ideal application, but not the Plymouth area) and knowing what signalling work has to be delivered by NR^» (Network Rail - home page) in CP5^▸ (Control Period 5 - the five year period between 2014 and 2019), I think the date for resignalling may turn out to be very optimistic

There is a distinct lack of qualified S&T^▸ (Signalling and Telegraph) resource already (and that includes resources brought in from overseas - before anybody mentions it).  I will wait and see.  I'll dig out the BR^▸ (British Rail(ways)) 1980s Cornwall resignalling plans and see what other 'improvement' was proposed at that time (one I can recall was full application of Simplified Bi-Directional signalling - SIMBIDS and another was no loop at St.Blazey on the Newquay line).

90mph, but its 75mph through the Severn Tunnel so trains will be braking anyway.
Page 417 here: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/sectional%20appendix/western%20sectional%20appendix.pdf

......but FGW can't if NR don't tell them what's going on.......

The issue may be that although they both sit in the control room at Didcot that as its the Slough panel area affected that there is a lack of communication between Slough and Didcot

Anyway, the problem seems to have been fixed now as trains are no longer losing time (according to RTT^» (Real Time Trains - website)) between Slough and Maidenhead (as of 1600).

Here are two photographs of the 'new' transfer deck layout taken yesterday (21 June 2014).  The new shops are located in the middle between the lifts.  There are three units in total.

On the 'B' Platform Side looking North

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On the 'A' Platform side looking North

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Well if they had tried that in 1972 they would have ended up in some very exotic places     

Cripes    I think they meant to say 2m of cable route not cable.  Looks like alot of smoke damage to the tunnel location cases as well 

The only motorised vehicles that use the level crossing are road sweepers and refuse trucks (and the occaisional delivery truck).

Thought some of you might like to see the busiest pedestrian level crossing in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) (Poole High Street seen from the Basingstoke Panel level crossing CCTV^▸ (Closed Circuit Tele Vision) Monitor)

Dawlish Sea Wall to be strengthened.......

http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Network-Rail-announces-follow-up-work-to-Dawlish-Sea-Wall-following-successful-reinstatement-of-trai-209c.aspx