Bingham Reversal 3
With the train drawn back from the Down to the Up and the points unclipped pilotman John Adshead phones the signaller to advise him that 35 points can be reversed, thereafter the train will set off bang road to Rectory Junction with him in the cab as pilotman.
Bingham 06.00, 6M11 Lindsey Oil Refinery - Rectory Junction tanks.
Strange things have been happening in connection with the Nottingham resignalling.
Rectory Junction box shut on Sunday 28th July 2013 and the Skegness - Nottingham service has been shortened back running to Grantham only. The Rectory tanks however still need to run. To this end pilotman working is required between Bingham and Rectory Junction. This is acheived by signalling the train normally to Bingham. Upon arrival the train draws forward towards Nottingham fouling the level crossing. Once the rear of the train is clear of the crossover the same can be reversed by the signaller with the asistance of the pilotman with a hefty bar. The crossover having been clipped and scotched the train is then signalled to set back by clearing the dolly which hasn't seen any use in several years. Given the length of the consist "Shunt into forward section" is also required. All good stuff.
Once the train has reversed and is clear of the crossover the section signal to Bottesford can be returned to ON and the crossover normalised before being clipped and scotched by the pilotman before heading with the train wrong line to Rectory where the points are operated by the pilotman by hand.
Bingham Reversal 3
With the train drawn back from the Down to the Up and the points unclipped pilotman John Adshead phones the signaller to advise him that 35 points can be reversed, thereafter the train will set off bang road to Rectory Junction with him in the cab as pilotman.
Bingham 06.00, 6M11 Lindsey Oil Refinery - Rectory Junction tanks.
Strange things have been happening in connection with the Nottingham resignalling.
Rectory Junction box shut on Sunday 28th July 2013 and the Skegness - Nottingham service has been shortened back running to Grantham only. The Rectory tanks however still need to run. To this end pilotman working is required between Bingham and Rectory Junction. This is acheived by signalling the train normally to Bingham. Upon arrival the train draws forward towards Nottingham fouling the level crossing. Once the rear of the train is clear of the crossover the same can be reversed by the signaller with the asistance of the pilotman with a hefty bar. The crossover having been clipped and scotched the train is then signalled to set back by clearing the dolly which hasn't seen any use in several years. Given the length of the consist "Shunt into forward section" is also required. All good stuff.
Once the train has reversed and is clear of the crossover the section signal to Bottesford can be returned to ON and the crossover normalised before being clipped and scotched by the pilotman before heading with the train wrong line to Rectory where the points are operated by the pilotman by hand.