Bluebell Railway General Discussion

I assume that is done to keep spectators out of their hair? If it's known that actor/actress X will be at location Y at time Z, some of their more 'enthusiastic' fans are bound to show up. I can't wait for AI actors/actresses to take over.

Noel

 

I seem to remember that one being trailed in advance, unless memory serves me false. But then I guess if you're moving stock on the mainline, and the grapevine starts buzzing, it can't really be kept very low-key.

 

The first time that 99.5% of people knew the C class and a dozen vintage carriages had gone to Kings Cross was on the morning it suddenly turned up!

Tom

 

Very true! That was a smart bit of work, alright.

 

This popped up and may be of interest - a collaboration between Network Rail and the Bluebell looking at monitoring for potential landslips.

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/project-thumper-making-your-journeys-more-resilient/

Tom

 

This might be something of value to the SVR with its heritage of unmarked coal minings and to Network Rail where national lines operate over numerous (unrecorded) mine workings.

 

I would suggest the NYMR as well.
Numerous slip areas some already monitored.

 

Reading the weekly email update from Bluebell this morning and saw the following headline.
"Everyone’s favourite fireman is making his way to the railway this weekend at Sheffield Park!"
I never realised @Jamessquared was so popular. . .

Then a couple of minutes later the images finally loaded and I realised they were referring to someone else.

 

That is quite interesting - although I wish the story had given more technical details, for us techo-geeks!

I am guessing that the best part of this, for the Bluebell, is that it doesn't cost you all anything, for that survey of the line's under-pinnings to be done? It must be fairly valuable to know what you all have to keep a close eye on.

Noel

 

I would assume not. Those types of arrangement are always mutually beneficial: we get a survey of a section of line known to be problematic, and Network Rail get to experiment in a controlled environment and where access is much easier than it would be on the mainline.

Tom