JayMac
« on: March 02, 2019, 14:13:36 »
I left Finn in the car whilst I did some spotting and photting.
"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
bradshaw
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2019, 16:08:26 »
Axe level crossing between Axminster and Chard Junction
JayMac
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2019, 16:37:17 »
Axe level crossing between Axminster and Chard Junction
Spot on.
Out spotting
GWR▸ diverts today. Two here and two later at Chard Junction. I'll post the vids later.
"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
bradshaw
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2019, 17:01:14 »
I set out to photograph an IET▸ at Crewkerne on Thursday. Just before setting out I looked at RTT» and saw it was running very early but that it had to wait at Honiton.
bobm
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2019, 20:14:13 »
Axe level crossing between Axminster and Chard Junction
Spot on.
Out spotting
GWR▸ diverts today. Two here and two later at Chard Junction. I'll post the vids later.
But that wasn’t the only crossing you saw today....
JayMac
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2019, 20:57:57 »
But that wasn’t the only crossing you saw today....
Indeed it wasn't. After an early morning drive to Bigbury-on-Sea and Burgh Island I returned via Dartmouth and Kingswear. A wetter sort of crossing.
"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
JayMac
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2019, 21:22:32 »
GWR▸ diverts at Axe Crossing and Chard Junction on the West of England mainline, Saturday 2nd March 2019.VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO
"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
stuving
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2019, 22:28:10 »
But that wasn’t the only crossing you saw today....
Indeed it wasn't. After an early morning drive to Bigbury-on-Sea and Burgh Island I returned via Dartmouth and Kingswear. A wetter sort of crossing.
But also a level crossing, by the look of it.
JayMac
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2019, 13:26:33 »
Out again this morning to bag a couple more diverted GWR▸ services. I chose Crewkerne station this time as it afforded some shelter from the more seasonal weather.VIDEO VIDEO
"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
Reading General
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2019, 22:34:50 »
Don't remember a spanish solution platform at Crewkerne, the platform must have moved since the last time I caught a train from there. Then again the last train I got on there was pulled by a 50!
JayMac
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2019, 23:01:47 »
Two seperate platforms. One disused and inaccessible to the public, and the line lifted. The existing platform face may have been extended outward at some point but this isn't a Spanish solution. There's no seperate entry and exiting of trains.UK▸ heavy rail network is at Ascot during race meetings.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
stuving
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2019, 23:31:04 »
I think the only routine use of the Spanish solution on the UK▸ heavy rail network is at Ascot during race meetings.
The higher-numbered platform 1 at Ascot has now been fenced off - so unless that fencing can safely be temporarily removed, using P1+ is no longer an option. Oddly, Guildford platform 7 is still unfenced, though never used.
Bmblbzzz
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2019, 08:46:43 »
What is the Spanish solution (and what does it solve)?
Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
paul7575
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2019, 09:38:31 »
What is the Spanish solution (and what does it solve)?
One track, platforms both sides, one for people getting on and one for people getting off. Tower Gateway is a current example?
I think the term refers primarily to the fact that passenger flows are also fully segregated within the station, so a simple case of doors opening both sides for interchange wouldn’t count.
AIUI▸ most modern units will not allow the doors to be released both sides at once by design, so that’s basically why places such as Guildford and Ascot fell out of normal use.
Paul
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