Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:40:32 +0100, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2013\04\28 13:29, Peter Masson wrote:


"Roland Perry" wrote in message ...

You couldn't make this up - especially as ColinR was saying only last
weekend that his wife refuses to use the Ely - Cambridge RRP because
last time she did, the bus got lost.

At least it didn't take its top off by trying to go through a low
railway bridge, as has happened with rail replacement buses in the past.

Not too easy in Anglia, that one! Are there any roads that go under
railways in Anglia?

I'm not sure what the boundaries of Anglia are but does Roughton Road
count where it passes under the line at Roughton Road station near Cromer?

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

In message , at 11:17:59
on Mon, 29 Apr 2013, David Cantrell remarked:
At least it didn't take its top off by trying to go through a low
railway bridge, as has happened with rail replacement buses in the past.
Not too easy in Anglia, that one! Are there any roads that go under
railways in Anglia?

Of course there are. There's a very low one next to Chelmsford station,
for example.

It's high enough for double-decker buses, which is fortunate considering
the location of the bus station. But they have to go through the middle,
so "alternate" working is required.
--
Roland Perry

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

On 28/04/13 16:24, allan tracy wrote:
All too often these problems come about because TOC managers fail to
appreciate the complexities involved in providing bus replacement.

On the face of it, it's all too easy to assume that any fool could
drive a bus from say Coventry to Birmingham New St.

But, try doing it via every local station, along the way, you probably
couldn't find a more illogical road route.

Some TOCs when they have pre-planned bustition run separate buses for
through passengers and those wanting intermediate stations, sometimes with
different buses picking up and dropping off at the intermediate stations so
that they can meet trains at both ends of the blockade. I think I remember
both GNER and Chiltern doing this.

Roger

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

On 29/04/2013 21:02, Roger Lynn wrote:
On 28/04/13 16:24, allan tracy wrote:
All too often these problems come about because TOC managers fail to
appreciate the complexities involved in providing bus replacement.

On the face of it, it's all too easy to assume that any fool could
drive a bus from say Coventry to Birmingham New St.

But, try doing it via every local station, along the way, you probably
couldn't find a more illogical road route.

Some TOCs when they have pre-planned bustition run separate buses for
through passengers and those wanting intermediate stations, sometimes with
different buses picking up and dropping off at the intermediate stations so
that they can meet trains at both ends of the blockade. I think I remember
both GNER and Chiltern doing this.


SWT did it round Southampton when they were rebuilding the tunnel.


--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.
Railway Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

In article , Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 14:40:32 on
Sun, 28 Apr 2013, Basil Jet remarked:

Are there any roads that go under railways in Anglia?

Most of them are underpasses at level crossings, which are a bit obvious
when it comes to height restrictions (or so we think - bashes are
frequent).

think theres more than we might guess, Anglia isnt as always flat as people
can assume, train stations often seem to have been built up higher than the
surroundings (possibly due to worries about flood risks), certainly the routes
passes over several of the major roads in the region at least like the
M25,A120,A14, Colchester north station is by a bridge with a road, there are
probably plenty of other smaller stations with similar setups.

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

On 29/04/13 21:41, wrote:
In , Roland wrote:
In , at 14:40:32 on
Sun, 28 Apr 2013, Basil remarked:

Are there any roads that go under railways in Anglia?

Most of them are underpasses at level crossings, which are a bit obvious
when it comes to height restrictions (or so we think - bashes are
frequent).

think theres more than we might guess, Anglia isnt as always flat as people
can assume, train stations often seem to have been built up higher than the
surroundings (possibly due to worries about flood risks), certainly the routes
passes over several of the major roads in the region at least like the
M25,A120,A14, Colchester north station is by a bridge with a road, there are
probably plenty of other smaller stations with similar setups.

On a historical note. Haverhill was high, Somersham, Linton, Bartlow,
all long gone.

PB

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

In article ,
(Roger Lynn) wrote:

On 28/04/13 16:24, allan tracy wrote:
All too often these problems come about because TOC managers fail to
appreciate the complexities involved in providing bus replacement.

On the face of it, it's all too easy to assume that any fool could
drive a bus from say Coventry to Birmingham New St.

But, try doing it via every local station, along the way, you probably
couldn't find a more illogical road route.

Some TOCs when they have pre-planned bustition run separate buses for
through passengers and those wanting intermediate stations, sometimes with
different buses picking up and dropping off at the intermediate stations
so that they can meet trains at both ends of the blockade. I think I
remember both GNER and Chiltern doing this.

It was done the weekend just past by Cross Country between Peterborough and
Cambridge, but not last weekend when my wife was travelling that way. So she
went by train via Hitchin.

Colin Rosenstiel

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:52:47 +0100, David Walters
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:40:32 +0100, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2013\04\28 13:29, Peter Masson wrote:


"Roland Perry" wrote in message ...

You couldn't make this up - especially as ColinR was saying only last
weekend that his wife refuses to use the Ely - Cambridge RRP because
last time she did, the bus got lost.

At least it didn't take its top off by trying to go through a low
railway bridge, as has happened with rail replacement buses in the past.

Not too easy in Anglia, that one! Are there any roads that go under
railways in Anglia?

I'm not sure what the boundaries of Anglia are

West to Wales and Cornwall (maybe Devon) and north to Scotland ? OTOH
East Anglia......

but does Roughton Road
count where it passes under the line at Roughton Road station near Cromer?

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:42:02PM +0100, Phil W Lee wrote:
Sun, 28 Apr 2013, Basil Jet remarked:
Are there any roads that go under railways in Anglia?
...
Chelmsford always used to have paint-scrapes under the railway bridge
by the station, where the buses clipped it because they didn't stay
between the markings.
Strictly speaking, that isn't Anglia, of course ...

It's served by Greater Anglia, and as far as most people are concerned
East Anglia includes Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. So Chelmsford counts.

--
David Cantrell | Minister for Arbitrary Justice

Featu an incorrectly implemented bug

Rail replacement bus gets lost
 

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 07:59:44AM -0500, wrote:
In article ,
(David Cantrell) wrote:

On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 02:40:32PM +0100, Basil Jet wrote:
Not too easy in Anglia, that one! Are there any roads that go under
railways in Anglia?
Of course there are. There's a very low one next to Chelmsford station,
for example.
The original thread arose from Rail Replacement Buses between Peterborough
and Cambridge, so more West Anglia than Anglia.

There's at least one road that goes under the route from Cambridge to
Peterborough - Turf Drove, southeast of Coates, west of Turves. I'm
sure there are others.

--
David Cantrell | Hero of the Information Age

The voices said it's a good day to clean my weapons