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| Letchworth Head Shunt 07/05/2012 at 09:01 #32161 | |
ajax103
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I know the Reversing Siding is electrified BUT is the Head Shunt electrified as well? Secondly how much use does it get in real life - just wondering? Log in to reply |
| Re: Letchworth Head Shunt 07/05/2012 at 15:05 #32164 | |
metcontrol
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I pass it nearly everyday and should be certain, but as far as I can remember it isn't electrified. It is also only long enough for a loco to fit, and despite there being a more or less permanent "temporary" flashing light marking the end of the line, the state of the rails tell the story that it hasn't been used recently. It was cleaned up a while back - around the time the platforms at the station were being lengthened - so whether it played any part in that I'm not sure.
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| Re: Letchworth Head Shunt 07/05/2012 at 15:21 #32166 | |
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GoodbyeMrFish
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Dont know how recent the picture is, but on google earth Theres a sleeper chanied ontop of the track, like there is on a siding between ely and march. So i guess its not in use.
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| Re: Letchworth Head Shunt 07/05/2012 at 16:18 #32168 | |
postal
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" said:Dont know how recent the picture is, but on google earth Theres a sleeper chanied ontop of the track, like there is on a siding between ely and march. So i guess its not in use.The version of Google Earth I am using shows an imagery date in the bottom left of the screen. This gives 30/07/2008 as the imagery date (once I translate if from American format). There are also previous images; from 2000 version but the resolution is too low to see anything useful, from 2003 with the headshunt overgrown with vegetation and 2007 cleared of vegetation but no sleeper. “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: 07/05/2012 at 16:21 by postal Log in to reply |
| Re: Letchworth Head Shunt 07/05/2012 at 17:23 #32169 | |
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GoodbyeMrFish
148 posts |
Attatched is an image copied from google earth, of the headshunt and the sleeper.
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| Re: Letchworth Head Shunt 07/05/2012 at 17:37 #32171 | |
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GoodbyeMrFish
148 posts |
I can just make out a google 2009 in the image so i think perhaps thats the date.
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| Re: Letchworth Head Shunt 09/05/2012 at 18:20 #32211 | |
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metcontrol
227 posts |
Just to confirm - the headshunt is not electrified, and the sleeper is in the same position.
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| Re: Letchworth Head Shunt 09/05/2012 at 20:43 #32213 | |
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Stephen Fulcher
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Generally when the P-Way shorten a siding by this method, the sleeper is never removed!
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