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« on: March 13, 2021, 22:56:53 »

I know that mention is made in the 'Trewoon' thread of this work, but I feel linking out to the Cornwall Railway Society warrants a separate one. There's an article together with an impressive drone photograph of the worksite dated today (13 Mar 2021) featured here .....

http://www.cornwallrailwaysociety.org.uk/latest-input--news--old-pictures-etc/archives/03-2021
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2021, 18:38:37 »

Check NRW» (Network Rail Western - about)'s Twitter for a series of photos from this weekend.

https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1370785537980829696

https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1371102255764676611
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2021, 20:35:50 »

The 'old' bridge doesn't look that old?
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2021, 08:26:43 »

40 years old.  The one adjacent to it is approx 140 years old, and just getting a coat of paint.....
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2021, 14:27:43 »

NRW» (Network Rail Western - about) Twitter says trains running weekdays. There are a few slots in the day where buses do replace trains

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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2021, 16:02:12 »

A rail defect on the down line (the only one in use at present) led to the service being suspended and all services being replaced by buses this afternoon.
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« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2021, 10:09:29 »

I’m covering the 1245 par to liskeard for the next 3 weeks now.
A colleague is covering the 1138 par to liskeard
And two liskeard to par workings also
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« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2021, 22:33:34 »

An aspiration to lift two of the spans out tonight wind permitting.
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2021, 01:05:11 »

A quick heads-up for anyone not aware but the signallers at Lostwithiel and Par are doing things a slightly different way as a consequence of one of the lines being blocked.

I got sent to Lostwithiel on a work errand on Tuesday and had to get the train back. As I was taking photos on the up platform the signalman got my attention and asked if I was intending to get 2P16 (1410 to Plymouth) which I was and I said so. He said that he was having to close the gates earlier than normal due to the wrong-line working of the northbound train from Par. He waited for me to cross and then shut the gates at just after 1350, about 20 minutes before the train was due to depart. This, as he told me and as I saw, was needed because of different working regulations meaning he and another Network Rail (NR» (Network Rail - home page)) employee (who was trackside just north of the crossing) had to do things between them. So the order went like this:

1. Crossing closed earlier than it normally would be before the train was due to arrive.
2. Signalman reverses points 41, just north of the crossing, to allow the northbound train to cross from Platform 2 onto the usual northbound track on departure.
3. Crossing phones Network Rail (NR) employee who was trackside just north of the crossing.
4. Trackside Network Rail (NR) employee, on instruction of the signaller, clips the points in position and confirms that this has been done.
5. Signaller then pulls the lever to allow the ground disc (LL36) to show proceed.
6. Signaller communicates with his colleague at Par (next box south) and confirms all is in order and that the train can proceed from Par.
7. Train driver approaches Platform slowly at Lostwithiel and is shown yellow flag.

Once 1-6 above has been done the signallers will not unset things for anyone who wishes to get a train but finds themselves on the wrong side of the line. One person found this out while I was awaiting 2P16 and was told no by the signaller. As the signaller pointed out to me if you undid things after the above 6 things have been done it would count as setting the signal (LL36?) against a train (whether the train was in sight of the signal or not) due to Par having been told that everything is done and that the train can come through wrong line from Par and this, in turn, would generate enough paperwork to the end that "the 1410 would become more like the 1435 or 1440" (not my words).

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« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2021, 09:44:18 »

More pictures in this NRW» (Network Rail Western - about) Tweet of 24 Mar 2021

https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1374718185971257344
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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2021, 21:20:09 »

Network affecting Job 'Completed' residual non traffic affecting clear-up work to continue.

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/rail-improvement-work-completed-in-lostwithiel/
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