Fast Youtube run

Yes, I wondered whether anyone would spot that! Note the WHISTLE board in the gap between the Fast lines that he / she forgets.

Piccdriver has several videos on Youtube, and if you find them you can see a driver's eye view of most but not all of the Picc.

When did it come in? It used to be a requirement when trains were out of service and runnning through stations during traffic hours.

I know that there is a requirement to whistle at underpasses etc., e.g. under the GWR main line on the H&C, but would have thought that if it says so, you must toot. There is a pedestrian accomodation crossing near here over the Bournemouth line and it is compulsory to toot...which is annoying to neighbours and at >90 mph there is insufficient warning time anyway!

Its not meant to be mandatory, it is mandatory to observe whistle boards between 0700-1900hrs.

That one at Stamford brook seems a little unnecessary really (good sighting for p/way, no passenger interference) but there must be a reason for its presence that isn't immediately apparent, whereas the ones at Turnham and Ravenscourt on the east do provide a useful warning to those standing nearer the fast line for whom a train can 'suddenly' appear (!) and for p/way immediately east of those stations.

Is there anything else they can rely on ?

Not really, apart from route training to tell you *where* the signals are...! Some of the signals have repeaters, but the idea is always that, if you're going at line speed, you ought to be able to stop at a signal if you brake as soon as you see it at red. Repeaters are generally provided to give extra distance in cases where curves/dips/infrastructure would prevent you from managing this.

Yes, escalator up to arrivals, walk across, lift down to Heathrow Express concourse. It's certainly easier than doing it at Central.

Thats a Permanent Speed Restriction (PSR) now (signage on the left by the viaduct) and has been for quite some time. They've left the Temporary Speed Restriction (TSR) plate down, perhaps to just reinforce/remind/they've forgotten it???

Several factors. Cost is a major one. They'll put a TSR in, leave it there a while, see that it doesn't affect the service too much, and then perhaps change it to a PSR. Its altogether far cheaper than (rectifying the problem the proper way) altering the signalling, for example. As in the case of spad mitigation. Take the case of the 25mph one between Earls Ct and Gloucester Rd EB, that TSR has been there for several years now. So, also, has the 40 TSR at Turnham Green WBF because of the compromised overlap on the advanced starter.

There are other reasons, and I'm sure these will be posted up by more learned members than myself ;D

Sorry, I must correct myself. Having had a rethink, the signage on the viaduct is, as you said, still covered up, and its actually a 25mph sign, not a 20. Hence why the 20 TSR is still showing on the ground. My mistake.

You can appreciate that after midnight people by a busy rail route might not want whistles going off. I lived for a year with buses going past my window at least every 5 minutes 24/7 and it's terrible.



Seeing as the DLR runs without drivers most of the time I'm sure the technology is available to put a light in the cab showing the status of the next signal. The unions should show a cab ride and describe the difficulties next time people moan about driver salaries.