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| Run Out of Valid Track 04/01/2015 at 18:00 #67385 | |
Stephen Fulcher
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A real life example. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/q81/s480x480/10454480_882284005178114_3722285166643736570_n.jpg?oh=c7485b1bba1305a0e006f64b318bca78&oe=552E2A0C&__gda__=1429011873_ba6123dbd9bc4c5bf0eb4d77fadfb7de Not sure if you have to be a member of the South West Railways and Heritage Group to view or not. This is NOT my photograph. Log in to reply The following users said thank you: Hawk777, Temple Meads, GeoffM, MikeW, kbarber, alan_s, UKTrainMan |
| Run Out of Valid Track 04/01/2015 at 18:23 #67388 | |
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whitetigger
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Haha! Great example! And for reference, you don't have to be a member Log in to reply |
| Run Out of Valid Track 05/01/2015 at 19:22 #67413 | |
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y10g9
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Worle junction Relaying job this weekend. Shame the job overran aswell  (though obv since it isn't london, its not news worthy)
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| Run Out of Valid Track 05/01/2015 at 20:14 #67415 | |
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Stephen Fulcher
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I don't think the job overran all that bad in the end. I think any overrun for the next couple of weeks is likely to be heavily overshadowed by pictures of the queues outside Finsbury Park at Christmas.
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| Run Out of Valid Track 06/01/2015 at 09:09 #67420 | |
flabberdacks
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" said:I don't think the job overran all that bad in the end. I think any overrun for the next couple of weeks is likely to be heavily overshadowed by pictures of the queues outside Finsbury Park at Christmas.What happened at Finsbury Park? Log in to reply |
| Run Out of Valid Track 06/01/2015 at 09:39 #67421 | |
Peter Bennet
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" said:" said:Christmas engineering works at Holloway Junction overran and Kings Cross was inaccessible so passengers were directed to Finsbury Park where trains were being turned round. Finsbury Park could not cope and chaos ensued.I don't think the job overran all that bad in the end. I think any overrun for the next couple of weeks is likely to be heavily overshadowed by pictures of the queues outside Finsbury Park at Christmas.What happened at Finsbury Park? I presume that if passengers had gone to Moorgate and travelled to FPK on the Northern City and thus arrived at FPK on the platform they could have jumped the queue, as it were. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Last edited: 06/01/2015 at 09:49 by Peter Bennet Log in to reply |
| Run Out of Valid Track 06/01/2015 at 10:11 #67422 | |
postal
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It doesn't help that they got into a vicious circle at FPK as the day wore on. Because of the limited platform availability the idea was to get a train in, discharge, reload and away. However, the platforms and passageways were so congested that it was deemed unsafe to allow a train in to unload. Without the train in to unload, there was no way to have a train the prospective passengers on the platform could join, making the space for the next train to arrive etc. etc. News reports online (like for instance The Guardian).
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe Last edited: 06/01/2015 at 10:11 by postal Reason: typo Log in to reply |
| Run Out of Valid Track 06/01/2015 at 11:13 #67423 | |
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Peter Bennet
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The original plan was to run some trains wrong line into KGX via an UF>DF reversal, with the rest terminating but that was timed to take so long that passengers would just have alighted at FPK and taken the tube anyway (GN ones at least which had a booked stop). Though Down trains would have been able to run through on the slows. I believe EC planted some trains at KGX before the work started and these then effectively were trapped and out of service. Seems it was an ambitious plan which unfortunately failed, the alternative, I suppose, would have been to simply plan to close the service down and not even try and run anything. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
