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Post Office Railway open from 28th July
On 22.06.17 14:21, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
wrote: On 08.06.17 16:55, Recliner wrote: wrote: Has anybody here ever ridden the line in its entirety? It doesn't have any sort of wayside signalling, does it? Given that the original trains were unmanned, what would be the point of wayside signalling? There were some manned, battery-powered trains, however. Where 'some' = 'one', IIRC. Got it. I did not know how many manual trains existed, to be honest. |
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Recliner wrote:
wrote: On 22.06.17 14:21, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: wrote: On 08.06.17 16:55, Recliner wrote: wrote: Has anybody here ever ridden the line in its entirety? It doesn't have any sort of wayside signalling, does it? Given that the original trains were unmanned, what would be the point of wayside signalling? There were some manned, battery-powered trains, however. Where 'some' = 'one', IIRC. Got it. I did not know how many manual trains existed, to be honest. I'm not sure there were any manual trains as such. I think there was a manual loco which could shunt the trains. There was one (royal) passenger carriage. Presumably there were some wagons for maintenance purposes. Wikipedia is rather unforthcoming on the matter. It's great to see the railway used again so one shouldn't complain, however I'd love to see (a) the opportunity to pay to undertake a longer journey, having signed a waiver about the lack of exits; (b) a demonstration of the automatic stock using the voltage control system. Anna Noyd-Dryver |
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On 22.06.17 17:30, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote:
Recliner wrote: wrote: On 22.06.17 14:21, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: wrote: On 08.06.17 16:55, Recliner wrote: wrote: Has anybody here ever ridden the line in its entirety? It doesn't have any sort of wayside signalling, does it? Given that the original trains were unmanned, what would be the point of wayside signalling? There were some manned, battery-powered trains, however. Where 'some' = 'one', IIRC. Got it. I did not know how many manual trains existed, to be honest. I'm not sure there were any manual trains as such. I think there was a manual loco which could shunt the trains. There was one (royal) passenger carriage. Presumably there were some wagons for maintenance purposes. Wikipedia is rather unforthcoming on the matter. It's great to see the railway used again so one shouldn't complain, however I'd love to see (a) the opportunity to pay to undertake a longer journey, having signed a waiver about the lack of exits; (b) a demonstration of the automatic stock using the voltage control system. The HSE would probably seek to bring back the death penalty for that. |
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On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:44:16 +0100, "
wrote: On 22.06.17 17:30, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: Recliner wrote: wrote: On 22.06.17 14:21, Anna Noyd-Dryver wrote: wrote: On 08.06.17 16:55, Recliner wrote: wrote: Has anybody here ever ridden the line in its entirety? It doesn't have any sort of wayside signalling, does it? Given that the original trains were unmanned, what would be the point of wayside signalling? There were some manned, battery-powered trains, however. Where 'some' = 'one', IIRC. Got it. I did not know how many manual trains existed, to be honest. I'm not sure there were any manual trains as such. I think there was a manual loco which could shunt the trains. There was one (royal) passenger carriage. One of the normal vehicles suitably modified IIRC. Presumably there were some wagons for maintenance purposes. Normal vehicles with the mail carriers left behind and the spring brakes held off ? Wikipedia is rather unforthcoming on the matter. It's great to see the railway used again so one shouldn't complain, however I'd love to see (a) the opportunity to pay to undertake a longer journey, having signed a waiver about the lack of exits; (b) a demonstration of the automatic stock using the voltage control system. The HSE would probably seek to bring back the death penalty for that. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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