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Post by howda62 on Apr 23, 2016 22:10:12 GMT
I noticed today that work has started at Amersham on removing the disused stub track north of the points into 34rd (the unelectrified southern siding) that led up to the platform end. Maybe not significant in itself but all the 34rd track through to its southern end has been painted with marks which appear they could be cutting points for removing all the track.
Is there a plan to remove this siding or maybe replace it with new (electified?) track as part of the SSR upgrade plans? (or maybe I'm reading too much into those marks)
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Post by Tom on Apr 23, 2016 22:49:40 GMT
To the best of my knowledge, you're reading too much into it.
34 Road itself stays (and in fact has had a new PSR sign installed and two new fixed red lights on the remaining stub) for Chiltern Railways services to reverse.
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Post by howda62 on Apr 24, 2016 9:07:31 GMT
Thanks Tom. With talk in other threads about points removals I wondered that given very few Chiltern trains are scheduled to reverse South-North (a couple early morning/late evening at weekends I think) at Amersham these days, that cost of maintenance etc had won out over benefits of retaining it. |
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Post by countryman on Apr 24, 2016 9:49:21 GMT
When I was at Amersham in October (at the Amersham and District Motorbus running day) several southbound Chiltern trains reversed in the siding next to the multi-storey car park.
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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 24, 2016 10:27:54 GMT
the End State Track Layout documents state:
34 Road - removal of hand worked points on 34 Road and removal of track up to existing sand drag. (siding remain intact)
future at ATC commissioning: plain-lining of 28B and 30A points.
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Post by howda62 on Apr 24, 2016 10:53:26 GMT
the End State Track Layout documents state: 34 Road - removal of hand worked points on 34 Road and removal of track up to existing sand drag. (siding remain intact) future at ATC commissioning: plain-lining of 28B and 30A points.
Thanks!
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Post by DWS on Apr 24, 2016 12:26:16 GMT
the End State Track Layout documents state: 34 Road - removal of hand worked points on 34 Road and removal of track up to existing sand drag. (siding remain intact) future at ATC commissioning: plain-lining of 28B and 30A points. Is one of the electrified sidings at the north end of the station going to be removed under 4LM ? |
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Post by Dstock7080 on Apr 24, 2016 12:50:27 GMT
Is one of the electrified sidings at the north end of the station going to be removed under 4LM ? Both 31 & 32 sidings will remain, the access will be reduced so that a train cannot depart 31Rd as a train arrives in 32Rd, as can happen at present. |
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