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« Reply #1770 on: May 12, 2013, 16:04:11 » |
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There is of course a famous precedent for wind-related accidents at Reading, in the sad tale of Henry West...
Currently hidden from view, there is a memorial plaque to Henry West on P7 at Reading affixed to the rear of original station building (The Three Guineas): I took a picture of it a couple of years ago before redevelopment work started in earnest. Took some trawling through my photo archives, but I've managed to find the original:  |
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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."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #1771 on: May 12, 2013, 16:20:23 » |
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There is of course a famous precedent for wind-related accidents at Reading, in the sad tale of Henry West - though I would not suggest it is likely to be repeated. I am sure that many members of this forum are familiar with the story, given their bathymetrically challenging knowledge of the GWR▸ and all its history. For others, I have attached (I hope) a picture of his memorial in St. Lawrence's churchyard (behind the old town hall).
....but for those that don't http://openplaques.org/plaques/11272 and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_railway_station....and the width of that memorial in the graveyard; why 7ft 0^inches of course  |
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« Reply #1772 on: May 12, 2013, 22:27:41 » |
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Things seem quite quiet at Reading at the moment. If the station is to be finished by February there is still much to do in not so very much time.
P11 is not due to open until August - that's four months out of service.
However, P10 presumably needs to close for rebuilding and so does P7. There is also a canopy to put back over P1/2. Is there something limiting the rate of progress at the moment that will allow the rate to increase later?
As has always been planned, the work on P10 cannot start until P11 is available. But they seem to be making reasonable progress on one of the most significant areas of P11, the new foundation strips and platform wall at the London end, but they obviously cannot deliver concrete as easily as they did for the new platforms, as they are between operational tracks. Paul |
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« Reply #1773 on: May 12, 2013, 22:39:32 » |
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As has always been planned, the work on P10 cannot start until P11 is available. But they seem to be making reasonable progress on one of the most significant areas of P11, the new foundation strips and platform wall at the London end, but they obviously cannot deliver concrete as easily as they did for the new platforms, as they are between operational tracks.
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...but they managed it this morning around 1200 (Sunday 12 May 2013) as seen on Lobster-vision Camera 1, Tab 1. |
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« Reply #1774 on: May 12, 2013, 23:40:00 » |
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As has always been planned, the work on P10 cannot start until P11 is available. But they seem to be making reasonable progress on one of the most significant areas of P11, the new foundation strips and platform wall at the London end, but they obviously cannot deliver concrete as easily as they did for the new platforms, as they are between operational tracks.
Paul
...but they managed it this morning around 1200 (Sunday 12 May 2013) as seen on Lobster-vision Camera 1, Tab 1. Well yes they can obviously do it during a planned block, but previously they were working permanently in green zone conditions and concrete pumps could be used 24/7 if they wanted. Paul |
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« Reply #1775 on: May 13, 2013, 10:28:51 » |
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Just noticed to-day that, as well as there being no signage at the ends of the footbridge for the main North and South exits, there are no Fire Exit signs (ie the approved pictograms) anywhere on the footbridge either. I'm surrpised: obviously it's legal as NR» must have complied with Fire evacuation etc regulations, but I'm still surprised.
Perhaps footbridge exit routes come under 'stating the *$*$ obvious' though. Likewise I cannot think of another footbridge which has 'fire exit' signs. It isn't a fully enclosed building after all... Can anyone think of a covered footbridge anywhere which has fire exits designated? Paul |
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« Reply #1776 on: May 13, 2013, 10:47:40 » |
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THe public subway hasn't got fire exits either....I don't think they're needed as each has two or more exits....
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« Reply #1777 on: May 13, 2013, 10:53:36 » |
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Ah - but all (both) the subway's exits are potential fire exits, and not hard to find. The transfer deck has lots of exits to platforms that are not fire exits at all. And you can see them, but not the station exits - just some small and easy to miss signs.
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« Reply #1778 on: May 13, 2013, 11:10:37 » |
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I think any platform is open enough to act as a evacuation area if needed (I.e. a fire on the bridge) or for the overbridge to act the same way if evactuation need from any platform.
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« Reply #1779 on: May 13, 2013, 17:20:52 » |
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Two new escalators out of use today. Shape of things to come?
To Oxford today - no escalators - what's happening to the old ones from Reading?
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paul7575
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« Reply #1780 on: May 13, 2013, 17:58:39 » |
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...what's happening to the old ones from Reading?
I don't think those on the island came out intact. They were in use one day and gone the next, in pieces and put in skips as far as I could see. Paul |
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« Reply #1781 on: May 13, 2013, 20:37:24 » |
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On a different point, several times now I've been waiting for a Didcot bound train at P9 and seen it waiting for a signal outside the station, even though the platform was empty and I couldn't see any conflicting movements on that side of the station that would have prevented it coming into the platform. This has often resulted in trains arriving a few minutes late, having been waiting outside the station for several minutes. What reasons might there be for this?
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« Reply #1782 on: May 13, 2013, 20:47:33 » |
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On a different point, several times now I've been waiting for a Didcot bound train at P9 and seen it waiting for a signal outside the station, even though the platform was empty and I couldn't see any conflicting movements on that side of the station that would have prevented it coming into the platform. This has often resulted in trains arriving a few minutes late, having been waiting outside the station for several minutes. What reasons might there be for this?
Could it be caused by what is happening (or not yet happening) in P8, eg if a route is set from P8 onto the down main via the crossovers at the country end it might be in the overlap of the P9 platform starter? Likewise a reversing XC▸ might be heading up from the Westbury route into P10 or something. I'll await the expert's comments with interest, but I think that might be something like it... Paul |
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« Reply #1783 on: May 13, 2013, 20:49:10 » |
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I notice some additional OLE▸ appeared overnight on P12-P15
OLE= Overhead Line Equipment
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« Reply #1784 on: May 13, 2013, 21:02:19 » |
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FGW▸ said tonight that passenger accudents at Reading are already up on the old station. Seems to beca dislike of using lifts with luggage & trying the escalators instead.
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