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Author Topic: Four track for Filton Bank - ongoing discussion  (Read 335788 times)
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« Reply #525 on: October 26, 2018, 20:41:28 »

Only a few hours to go to start of FTN.... Cheesy

Only the start? This forum has been putting up with him for many years already!
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« Reply #526 on: October 26, 2018, 20:57:25 »

Returns, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I went where I had to go
And saw it through without reservation
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« Reply #527 on: October 26, 2018, 21:40:09 »

"Regrets, I've had a few
And then two more, not my intention
I did what I had to do
Then had one more and lost direction"

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« Reply #528 on: October 27, 2018, 13:22:24 »

#Now there are eight steps to Filton.
Just listen and you will plainly see.
And as trains travel on and things do go wrong.

Just start with GRIP (Guide to Railway Investment Projects) 1, 2 and 3.

GRIP 1 - There's output to define.

GRIP 2 - It's feasibility.

GRIP 3 - You argue over options.

Yeah! That sure seems like forever to me.

The formula for Filton's very simple.
Just follow the rules and you will see.
As patience starts to give and we lose the will to live.

It's time for GRIP 4, 5 and 6.

GRIP 4 - You finally agree a scheme.

GRIP 5 - You dither over design.

GRIP 6 - Test construction and commission.

At this rate we'll open in 2023.

Finally the race is nearly over.
The marathon of GRIP is nearly done.
Our ducks are in a row, and tracklaying starts to flow.

Only GRIP 7 and 8 to go.

GRIP 7 - We're handing back the scheme.

GRIP 8 - You close the project out.

In the distance, commuter eyes are smiling.

Four tracks as far as the eye can see.
All clear for Portishead and Henbury.
So let's rewind to GRIP 1, 2 and 3...#

(bop bop boo, bop bop boo...)
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« Reply #529 on: October 27, 2018, 14:41:20 »

I hope our regular Bristol area correspondents will be able to post lots of photographs of the work progressing over the next three weeks?
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« Reply #530 on: October 27, 2018, 16:15:51 »

 Here is one Network Rail shared earlier this afternoon on Twitter
https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1056141666992734208?s=20
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« Reply #531 on: October 27, 2018, 21:23:58 »

Here is one Network Rail shared earlier this afternoon on Twitter
https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1056141666992734208?s=20

Good to see the new Dr Days junction (re)taking shape!

Loads of ballast wagons across the M32 bridge when I crawled into town underneath it earlier too
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« Reply #532 on: October 27, 2018, 22:00:08 »

....and for those that don't do twitter?.... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #533 on: October 28, 2018, 08:27:44 »

This would seem to be an appropriate place to post a warning to users of Filton Abbey Wood.
Between the end of the Filton 4-track blockade (19th November) and the last day of the May-to-December 2018 timetable (8th December), there will be 4 platforms in use at Filton Abbey Wood, but the electronic timetable will still have the OLD platform numbers.

So some trains will be physically unable to use their timetabled platform.  Others could use their timetabled one, but would have to 'weave' to do so.

The specifics:
In the bad old 2-track days:
Platform 1 - all trains towards Temple Meads, from both Parkway and Patchway
Platform 2 - all trains towards Parkway
Platform 3 - all trains towards Patchway and South Wales

After the 4-track layout opens
Platform 1 - all trains from Parkway; also (by exception) Patchway to Temple Meads non-stop trains (i.e. not stopping at Lawrence Hill or Stapleton Road)
Platform 2 - all trains towards Parkway; also (by exception) Temple Meads to Patchway fast trains
Platform 3 - Patchway to Temple Meads trains
Platform 4 - Temple Meads to Patchway trains

I'm prepared to wager that the CIS (Customer Information System) screens will be switched off for those 3 weeks!
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« Reply #534 on: October 28, 2018, 09:37:10 »

Are STP (Short Term Plan) diagrams reflecting the changes not going to be issued for the intervening period?
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« Reply #535 on: October 28, 2018, 11:30:49 »

today's offer from Network Rail

https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1056483270563676161

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« Reply #536 on: October 28, 2018, 12:56:01 »

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...installing track stones (ballast)

By all means explain what ballast is; but it is ballast, not bloody track stones. Maybe NR» (Network Rail - home page) have drafted in some work experience people to do their social media over the weekend? For their benefit: patronising is when you talk down to people.
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« Reply #537 on: October 28, 2018, 17:44:53 »

On behalf of those of us who don't do Twitter may I ask that someone posts the links on a regular basis.  Thanks.
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« Reply #538 on: October 28, 2018, 17:57:32 »

Simply click on the links and you'll be taken to the relevant Twitter post. You don't need to have a Twitter account or register or anything.
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« Reply #539 on: October 28, 2018, 18:42:36 »

I hope our regular Bristol area correspondents will be able to post lots of photographs of the work progressing over the next three weeks?

Weather permitting I'll have a pootle down to Filton Abbey Wood station after work tomorrow lunchtime and take a snap of (hopefully) some progress there.
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