Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 11:15 03 Oct 2024
 
* Hidden runway bomb explodes just after plane takes off
- New allegations over surgeon convicted of rape
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]
 today - Coffee Shop - Meet the Manager
11/10/24 - TWSW General Meeting
22/10/24 - BoA Public Transport talk
25/10/24 - Melksham Transport Group

On this day
3rd Oct (1971)
Teeside Airport station opens (link)

Train RunningCancelled
10:15 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
10:54 Reading to Gatwick Airport
11:24 Reading to Gatwick Airport
12:29 Gatwick Airport to Reading
12:54 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
12:59 Gatwick Airport to Reading
Delayed
09:27 Carmarthen to London Paddington
10:42 Plymouth to Penzance
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple MeadsBath SpaChippenhamSwindonDidcot ParkwayReadingLondon PaddingtonMelksham
Exeter St DavidsTauntonWestburyTrowbridgeBristol ParkwayCardiff CentralOxfordCheltenham SpaBirmingham New Street
October 03, 2024, 11:16:19 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[142] New entrance, Bakerloo Line, Paddington. Opened October 2024
[102] New map promotes car-free travel in the Cotswolds
[101] Paddle Steamer Waverley - merged posts
[73] [otd] 3rd October 1906 - Ashton Avenue Bridge opened
[56] Scope to increase Bristol suburban services?
[44] Shortage of train crews on Great Western Railway - ongoing dis...
 
News: A forum for passengers ... with input from rail professionals welcomed too
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: 1 2 [3]
  Print  
Author Topic: Cholsey and Wallingford Railway - between Didcot Parkway and Reading  (Read 18095 times)
Oxonhutch
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1283



View Profile
« Reply #30 on: August 09, 2021, 15:08:59 »

A bit of searching on The CWR (Continuously Welded Rail) Signalling website yields the following:

Quote
The railway is one of only a few heritage lines in the country to cross a main road.
The CWR in preservation form pre-dates the road, and as part of the agreement to build the Wallingford By-Pass, it was agreed that Oxfordshire Highways would be responsible for all maintenance of the crossing through Oxfordshire county council (OCC).  OCC have a contract with Network Rail for all maintenance of the crossing.

i.e. No maintenance burden for the railway. Good!

So it seems to be another job for the Orange Army. Well they better arrive soon because OCC says on their roads website that the lights are only there until 18th August. I expect an alteration to that timing soon.
Logged
autotank
Transport Scholar
Sr. Member
******
Posts: 241


View Profile
« Reply #31 on: August 11, 2021, 05:43:08 »

Yes thankfully we don't have to pay for the repairs required to the crossing. All sorts of hi-viz clad experts from various bodies have been crawling over it in the last few months - hopefully it won't be long until the actual work starts. The council must be paying out quite a lot of money for an operative to man the crossing everytime we run at the moment.
Logged
bobm
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 10088



View Profile
« Reply #32 on: August 11, 2021, 16:59:32 »

I was involved with the Cholsey & Wallingford when the bypass was being planned.  It really was make or break to get the crossing provided. Otherwise the railway would have been cut into two unviable halves.

Shortly after it came into use there was an accident at the crossing which initially brought some bad publicity for the line although it was ultimately proved that everything relating to the crossing had worked correctly.
Logged
Marlburian
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 732


View Profile
« Reply #33 on: September 17, 2021, 09:58:52 »

Meridian TV news item
Logged
Oxonhutch
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1283



View Profile
« Reply #34 on: October 28, 2021, 21:11:04 »

Now an incredibly long tidal flow system over the bypass level crossing. Lights either side of the dividing reservation - previously driven over - means long delays for drivers over the section, +/- 400m. On a positive note, I see that notification of a total road closure on 9th/10th November suggests that remediation is now finally in hand. Comments please (yeah or nay) from those in the know.
Logged
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: 1 2 [3]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of pageJump to Forum Home Page