On 27/10/2013 20:12, Guy Gorton wrote:

On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:13:57 +0000, Mizter T
wrote:

Sounds like it could get ugly.

Some TOCs are planning on running an amended timetable (East Coast,
c2c), others have one up their sleeves, ready to go (or not go, as the
case may be).

This afternoon might be a good time to go out and enjoy the splendid
autumn colours - in southern Britain at least - might not have any
autumnal leaves left on the trees come tomorrow, indeed might have fewer
trees as well.

A huge storm was always a problem, but many years ago the railways
kept lineside trees trimmed to minimise possible disruptions. Today?
No such precautions.

Not quite the same fire risk with modern traction.

On 27/10/2013 22:37, Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:

Roland Perry wrote:

In '87 I was woken by a crashing sound.

I was awoken by (probably) the sound of wheelie bins being blown down the
street. No doubt they had been put out for an early morning collection.

Did they have wheelie bins as early as 1987? I thought they came in a bit
later.

Exactly my thoughts on reading that!

On 2013\10\27 23:58, Mizter T wrote:

On 27/10/2013 22:37, Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:

Roland Perry wrote:

In '87 I was woken by a crashing sound.

I was awoken by (probably) the sound of wheelie bins being blown down
the
street. No doubt they had been put out for an early morning collection.

Did they have wheelie bins as early as 1987? I thought they came in a bit
later.

Exactly my thoughts on reading that!

Schools and hospitals had large wheeled bins in the 1970s.

Don't let them impugn your veracity!

On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:33:59 +0000, Basil Jet
wrote:

On 2013\10\27 23:58, Mizter T wrote:

On 27/10/2013 22:37, Tim Roll-Pickering wrote:

Roland Perry wrote:

In '87 I was woken by a crashing sound.

I was awoken by (probably) the sound of wheelie bins being blown down
the
street. No doubt they had been put out for an early morning collection.

Did they have wheelie bins as early as 1987? I thought they came in a bit
later.

A German design devised by Schneider in the 1970s and introduced in
the UK in the 1980s according to :-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22704241

and part of a filthy EU plot according to :-
http://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2013/02/...e-2507544.html

Exactly my thoughts on reading that!

Schools and hospitals had large wheeled bins in the 1970s.

On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:52:31 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:
Especially poor given that it will double the amount of confusion
at
Gatwick, and force more people onto the roads to get to the
airport. And
it's not even OHL related.

The WCML is running (with disruption due to a tree at Bushey). Why
are we different from FCC north I wonder?

Neil

--
Neil Williams. Use neil before the at to reply.

In message , at
07:21:46 on Mon, 28 Oct 2013, Neil Williams
remarked:
Especially poor given that it will double the amount of confusion at
Gatwick, and force more people onto the roads to get to the airport.
And it's not even OHL related.

The WCML is running (with disruption due to a tree at Bushey). Why
are we different from FCC north I wonder?

The Fen Line is all-cancelled (as are all Greater Anglia's services).
The only thing running in Cambs seems to be the XC Stansted-Birmingham,
which are being turned at Cambridge.

Thameslink-north would need a special timetable, as the trains are
running to/from south of the river (where again everything seems to be
cancelled), and presumably they don't have such a plan.

EMT seem to be running a shuttle service from Bedford to the north on
the Midland Mainline, but without FCC to connect to, all will do is
create a lot of business for the buffet at Bedford. (The LM service to
Bletchley is running but that's an awful slow way to get to London).
--
Roland Perry

"Mizter T" wrote in message
...
Sounds like it could get ugly.

Some TOCs are planning on running an amended timetable (East Coast,
c2c), others have one up their sleeves, ready to go (or not go, as
the case may be).

This afternoon might be a good time to go out and enjoy the splendid
autumn colours - in southern Britain at least - might not have any
autumnal leaves left on the trees come tomorrow, indeed might have
fewer trees as well.


Update from the colonies (Tyne & Wear):
Rain - nil (now and overnight)
Temp - 14.1 C
Sky - overcast.
Wind - what wind? Hardly a leaf moving on the trees.
Transport - apart from the usual crop of temp traffic lights and
the odd accident, roads running OK. Oh - the T & W Metro reports a
small adhesion problem - leaves on the line?

Seems to indicate a physical manifestation of the North/South divide!
Hoping you southern softies survive unscathed!

Envo

On 28/10/2013 07:48, Envo wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message
...
Sounds like it could get ugly.

Some TOCs are planning on running an amended timetable (East Coast,
c2c), others have one up their sleeves, ready to go (or not go, as
the case may be).

This afternoon might be a good time to go out and enjoy the splendid
autumn colours - in southern Britain at least - might not have any
autumnal leaves left on the trees come tomorrow, indeed might have
fewer trees as well.


Update from the colonies (Tyne & Wear):
Rain - nil (now and overnight)
Temp - 14.1 C
Sky - overcast.
Wind - what wind? Hardly a leaf moving on the trees.
Transport - apart from the usual crop of temp traffic lights and
the odd accident, roads running OK. Oh - the T & W Metro reports a
small adhesion problem - leaves on the line?

Seems to indicate a physical manifestation of the North/South divide!
Hoping you southern softies survive unscathed!


Way down in de deep sarf it's not been as bad as expected, a few trees
down in Southampton but nothing serious. Though there were gusts of
nearly 100mph on the Isle of Wight. Appears to have been worse east of here


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

On 28/10/2013 07:58, Graeme Wall wrote:
On 28/10/2013 07:48, Envo wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message
...
Sounds like it could get ugly.

Some TOCs are planning on running an amended timetable (East Coast,
c2c), others have one up their sleeves, ready to go (or not go, as
the case may be).

This afternoon might be a good time to go out and enjoy the splendid
autumn colours - in southern Britain at least - might not have any
autumnal leaves left on the trees come tomorrow, indeed might have
fewer trees as well.


Update from the colonies (Tyne & Wear):
Rain - nil (now and overnight)
Temp - 14.1 C
Sky - overcast.
Wind - what wind? Hardly a leaf moving on the trees.
Transport - apart from the usual crop of temp traffic lights and
the odd accident, roads running OK. Oh - the T & W Metro reports a
small adhesion problem - leaves on the line?

Seems to indicate a physical manifestation of the North/South divide!
Hoping you southern softies survive unscathed!


Way down in de deep sarf it's not been as bad as expected, a few trees
down in Southampton but nothing serious. Though there were gusts of
nearly 100mph on the Isle of Wight. Appears to have been worse east of
here



Update, an AXC ECS train hit a tree near Ivybridge in Devon, driver not
hurt.

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