tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33523750551937551462024-03-14T15:36:09.582+00:00Northwest Sparks NewsAll About The Lancashire Electrification ProjectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-78015919178756921752019-05-31T18:54:00.000+01:002019-06-02T13:45:16.208+01:00In Need Of Some PruningI snapped this picture of signal LL9593 at Huyton. I think some pruning of the bushes is required!<br />
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Should I contact Network Rail? Since my attention was drawn to this by seeing a man in orange take a picture just like this one and then go down on the track for a closer shot, I think they already know.<br />
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<b>Update:</b> By Sunday morning the bushes had been cut back.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-16690411244011022982018-10-14T12:19:00.001+01:002018-10-16T21:12:06.250+01:00Lime Street Platform One OpenedThis morning 2A92 1030 Liverpool Lime Street to Wilmslow, formed by 319382, was the first public working out of the new extended platform one at Lime Street.<br />
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These three pictures were taken on the following Tuesday:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-1706821531339976702018-10-04T15:09:00.001+01:002018-10-04T15:15:16.085+01:00Another New TrainOnce again, not strictly in our area, but I paid a visit yesterday to Pacific Road in Birkenhead to see a mock-up of the new Class 777 units which are to begin taking over Merseyrail services next year.<br />
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Nothing very newsworthy, as photographs have already been published, but worth having a look as I was in the area.<br />
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The coloured lights by the doorways change to green when they open.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-81733283581652225972018-09-28T13:13:00.001+01:002018-09-28T13:19:24.747+01:00New TrainNot strictly relevant to this blog, as they probably won't be running on our routes, but I was interested to see a new Class 195 DMU pass through Huyton on test today:<br />
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These units are expected to be deployed on the Liverpool to Manchester Airport via Warrington Central service, perhaps later this year.<br />
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The units are known as "Civity" and are built by CAF in Irun, Spain for Northern.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-9171383887151551512018-07-30T16:01:00.001+01:002018-07-31T07:41:25.050+01:00Lime Street Re-opensLime Street re-opened this morning after eight weeks of work, so I took a quick look round.<br />
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Platform 1 has track, but is closed off by barriers - It is scheduled to open in October. On the left, the old platform 1 stands trackless:<br />
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Further up, the far end of platforms 1 and 2 also awaits completion:</div>
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On the concourse, Virgin's First Class Lounge has gained a frontage, although a lot of work remains to be done:</div>
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And what of the train service, I hear you ask? Writing at 4pm I note that at Huyton we have had eleven cancellations and twelve trains more than fifteen minutes late. I suspect most of these are due to Northern's continuing crew problems, rather than being the fault of the new signalling.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-6510179420169853792018-07-13T15:48:00.000+01:002019-06-02T06:59:39.868+01:00Goodbye Lime Street Signal Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lime Street signal box was built in 1948 to a wartime LMS design. It has a Westinghouse 'L' power frame with 95 miniature levers. This is one of only two miniature lever frames remaining on Network Rail, the other being at Maidstone East.<br />
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The last passenger train to be controlled by the box is scheduled to depart at 19:49 this evening. In due course the signalling will be decommissioned. The area will be controlled from the Rail Operating Centre at Ashburys, Manchester when it re-opens on 30 July.</div>
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Elsewhere in Lime Street station, there was very little activity visible in the southern train shed this afternoon, most of the work going on was at the throat end of the station:</div>
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All over the station new signals are up and ready, and already lit. These are the 'starters' for platforms 3 and 4 (new numbers):</div>
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LS91 stands at the end of platform 1 with just a few more hours of operation ahead:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-20812390022870920692018-06-27T10:04:00.000+01:002018-06-27T10:05:33.098+01:00Lime Street Work ContinuesWork is proceeding at Lime Street.<br />
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In the northern shed only one departure signal remains - LS91 is still in use at the end of platform 1, all the others have been removed. LS91 will also go in a couple of week's time. Work on the extension of the platform 2/3 island is getting on, the wall on the north side extends all the way to the tunnel mouth:<br />
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Instructions for the workers are painted on the platform!</div>
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The temporary signals have only a couple of weeks more before they are removed:</div>
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Elsewhere in the station and throat, the overhead is almost all shiny new copper, platform 7 (old number) has been resurfaced and work is going on everywhere.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-34734397375044852642018-06-11T17:30:00.000+01:002018-06-12T08:00:20.045+01:00Lime Street Phase Two ProgressLiverpool Lime Street re-opened to trains today, with a limited service operating from platforms one and two along a single line to Edge Hill. This is exactly the same temporary arrangement as operated in October last year.<br />
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I took a ride into town to see how work is progressing.<br />
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As you can see, the tracks to platform 2 (old number) have been lifted and the only access to that platform is by the temporary crossover from platform 1 (old number). Construction of the extension and widening of the platform 2 and 3 (old numbers) island is well under way and has already obliterated the original access to platform 2.<br />
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The new edge for platform 4 (old number) is well on it way to completion, although there's a gap at the concourse end:</div>
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the station an array of on-track machinery is parked in platforms 8 and 9 (new numbers):</div>
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Finally, on the concourse work on the former Burger King and Coopers bar is progressing. I believe this is to become the Virgin customer service office and first class lounge:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-52591766897102184972018-04-09T15:24:00.001+01:002018-04-09T15:24:10.449+01:00"New" TrainA Class 323 unit was out and about on driver training duties today. The schedules have been in the timetable for a few weeks but I think today is the first time they've actually operated.<br />
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I took a couple of photos at Huyton:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-55623003538967611532018-04-09T15:19:00.002+01:002018-04-09T17:08:24.145+01:00Lime Street UpdateLime Street was closed on Sunday to allow a couple of changes to take place. Platform 4 has closed for widening work, and the widened platform 6 has re-opened.<br />
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Parts of platform 4 have been demolished already, and the track has been lifted. (When rebuilt, this will be platform 3)</div>
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Platform 6, which was annoyingly narrow in places, has been widened by moving the track into where the siding was. It will be numbered 5 when the whole project is complete.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-23941884782288300552018-04-04T11:23:00.000+01:002018-04-04T11:32:15.512+01:00New Timetable - Version 2.0The second attempt at the new timetable, valid from 20 May, has arrived in the database at last. As I said in February, there are too many changes for me to describe here so you can see what is intended for your local station on my <a href="http://www.charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/liverail" target="_blank">Open Rail website</a>, just enter your station and a date after 20 May.<br />
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If previous releases are anything to go by, there will be a number of tweaks and adjustments over the next few weeks, as minor errors are corrected.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-28142702498836605332018-03-07T14:24:00.000+00:002018-03-07T14:24:19.229+00:00Lime Street UpdateThings are slowly moving forwards at Lime Street, as you can see in a few pictures I took yesterday:<br />
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Platform 6 (old number) has been widened so that the track is roughly where the siding was. The edging is almost complete along the full length. New track is in place, although it currently doesn't connect anywhere at the throat end. This platform will be numbered 5 eventually. It should re-open in April.<br />
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New platform 7 has not been opened, and I don't think it will be until after the resignalling in July. The edging looks complete but some work on the rest of the surface remains to be completed:</div>
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Not much has been done yet on old platform 9 which has been out of use since Christmas. This will be platform 10 when it re-opens in July. As you can see on the left, platform 8 (old number) is now numbered 9 and had its edging renewed before Christmas:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-76081819070673869162018-01-11T09:20:00.000+00:002018-02-25T10:32:03.758+00:00New TimetableDetails of the timetable for Sunday 20 May to Saturday 8 December 2018 have arrived in my database over the last few days, and for the first time in many years we have some major changes on the Northwest Sparks lines.<br />
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The new schedules involve a complete re-cast of services all over our area, so it would be too much like hard work to go into details here. You can see what is intended for your local station on my <a href="http://www.charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/liverail" target="_blank">Open Rail website</a>, just enter your station and a date after 20 May.<br />
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I must, as always, warn that the information is very much provisional at this stage. Network Rail work to a twelve week deadline ("T-12") and all this is outside that limit. In particular, the rumour mill reports that the Manchester to Preston electrification will not be ready in time, and that the timetable is unworkable without it. If this turns out to be correct then we can expect major changes to what we are now seeing.<br />
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<b>Update Friday 12th:</b> As usual, the rumour mill was correct. Manchester - Preston will not be electric in May. What this means for the timetable changes there, and elsewhere, remains to be seen.<br />
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<b>Update 25th February:</b> All the trains described above have now been deleted from the database, and we await the second version of the new timetable. The Rail Delivery Group has announced that T-12 will not be met for some services.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-72881919867621648172017-12-28T15:30:00.002+00:002017-12-28T15:31:25.561+00:00Lime Street ProgressI visited Lime Street to see what changes were made over Christmas. In summary:-<br />
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<li>Platform 6 (Old number) is closed.</li>
<li>New platform 8 is opened.</li>
<li>Old platform 8 is renumbered 9 and re-opened.</li>
<li>Platform 9 (Old number) is closed.</li>
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Work on demolishing the existing platform 6 is well under way. It is to be rebuilt longer and straighter and will be numbered 5 in the new layout:<br />
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This ugly board is to hide the platform 7 (old number) exit signal which is just behind the right hand edge of the panel in this shot, from trains leaving the new platforms 7 and 8 on the track nearest the camera:</div>
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Some new departure panels have been added at the concourse end, still wrapped in bubblewrap today:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-72783600132620006182017-12-23T20:27:00.004+00:002017-12-24T14:23:13.783+00:00Short Notice Closure?At about half past five today (Saturday) I was rather startled to see a long string of VSTP (Very Short Term Planning) timetable updates which have cancelled every train on the Liverpool/Wigan/Preston service tomorrow.<br />
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I am not aware of any announced closure of this line on Christmas Eve so if this is genuine there will be some unhappy people at St Helens station tomorrow.<br />
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I notice National Rail are still showing the trains as running, suggesting this is merely a database wobble. Let's hope so! I wonder if someone has pressed the wrong button shortly before going home.<br />
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P.S. I checked Real Time Trains, and they also show the trains as cancelled, so at least I can rule out a problem in my software.<br />
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<b>Update Sunday 10:00:</b> National Rail are now showing these as cancelled due to shortage of train crew, and so far nothing has run through St Helens.<br />
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<b>Update Sunday 13:45:</b> A handful of services have just been re-instated, with one train making two out and back trips Liverpool - Wigan.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-7404938416968192022017-11-29T15:45:00.003+00:002017-12-13T08:58:55.865+00:00Problem at Huyton?I've no idea of the reason, but the northern entrance to Huyton station was closed yesterday.<br />
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<b>Update:</b> The entrance had re-opened by Tuesday 12 December.</div>
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Work on the new platforms is moving on:<br />
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.. and at the other end, electrification masts and danglies are in place:<br />
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Meanwhile, the replacement platform edge on 8 (old number) is also slowly progressing:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-88723225852535240582017-10-23T17:03:00.002+01:002017-10-23T19:09:19.520+01:00Lime Street New LayoutThis morning's restart of normal services did not go well, a number of cancellations and an awful lot of late running, although none of this seemed to be related to the new layout at Lime Street.<br />
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I took a trip down to Lime Street to see things for myself. Starting at Platforms 1 and 2 (Using the old platform numbers.) the temporary signals are bagged and the crossover is fixed out of use:<br />
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Looking out from the end of platform 2 you can see the layout for platforms 1 to 4 is unchanged:<br />
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There's quite a lot of work to be done on the two new platforms, although the track is in place and connected up: <br />
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At the far end of platform 7 you can see the new layout:<br />
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Platform 8 is currently closed, 9 is in use:<br />
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Finally, walking to the end of nine revealed a new mast base for the electrification of the new platforms:<br />
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I have updated my <a href="http://charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/livesig/3" target="_blank">live map</a> to reflect the new situation.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-57425615746148877502017-10-19T00:08:00.000+01:002017-10-19T00:09:07.748+01:00Something Wrong?Since midday on Tuesday, no passenger trains have used the Up Fast through Roby and Huyton platforms three. Trains for the St Helens route have used platform four as usual, trains for the Chat Moss route have also used platform four, and crossed over after Huyton. Here's Wednesday's 12.14 departure from Huyton with the appropriate feather:<br />
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My first thought on Tuesday was that there was a track or signalling fault on the Up Fast, but an ECS on Tuesday evening, and another one on Wednesday ran along there OK. So my best guess is a lift fault or something similar. I couldn't see any sign of this at Huyton, maybe it's at Roby. Or perhaps someone's made a decision that all up stoppers will use the slow line. They've not done that in the past on the down lines.<br />
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Most freights are also using the up slow, although one late on Wednesday evening used the fast. Here's 6E10 on its way to Drax on Wednesday lunchtime:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-32907753263070092822017-10-17T11:46:00.003+01:002017-10-17T11:46:57.027+01:00Health And Safety Gone Mad?I noticed these odd wooden structures fixed to the fence at Huyton last week, but forgot to photograph them until today. <br />
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Both are next to lamp-posts, could they be something to do with safety clearances from the newly installed overhead?<br />
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The track in platform 7 (old number) has been replaced, it was missing earlier in the week. The edging still needs to be done:<br />
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I was surprised to see that not only have they dug out the trackbed through the little arch at the far end of new platforms 7 and 8, but they have laid track and connected it up, because a train of ballast hoppers was on platform 8 (new) with a loco in the throat out of sight from the camera:<br />
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The 14.45 to Wigan was a class 156:<br />
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I keep hoping I've had my last ride home on a diesel, but they keep turning up. I think the diagram must go somewhere not electrified, because this service was a 156 yesterday as well, so it doesn't look like a substitution for a failed 319.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-24399362783802054802017-10-10T17:24:00.001+01:002019-06-02T07:08:09.749+01:00New Layout Day TwoEverything seemed to be running fairly smoothly this morning apart from the first train to Manchester which was cancelled due to a "diagram error", which I think means someone forgot to organise a train or a crew.<br />
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I wandered up to Huyton at lunchtime to admire the new platform 4:<br />
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Everything seems to be finished, although a number of TSRs apply while the track beds in.<br />
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Next, off to Lime Street to see what's happening there. There's just a single track available between Edge Hill and Lime Street, the Up Slow, and only platforms one and two at Lime Street are in use. A new crossover has been installed between the two platforms so that trains can use the single bore "rat-hole" tunnel. There's just room behind the two temporary signals for a four car train on each platform:</div>
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Here's a train leaving from platform two and crossing over:</div>
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Unfortunately my train was the last movement on platform one for some time because after the above departure the signaller was unable to get point detection in the platform one position. Everyone on the Wigan train in P1 was moved to P2, and then the service was cancelled altogether. Eventually an orangeman arrived and cleared a few stones away from the blades, but this was no help:</div>
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As I left on a train from platform two a further team of staff were arriving, and normal service was restored for the 13.45 departure which ran from one.</div>
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Elsewhere at Lime Street, lots of the work is hidden behind hoardings, but I could see that platform seven has no track:</div>
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In the throat there's lots of new track, and a new ladder crossover has appeared half way along the tunnels - I think this is to be the new Crown Street Junction. Two class 66 locos were powering works trains in the tunnels and at Edge Hill.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-22304541524000730992017-10-09T16:47:00.002+01:002017-10-09T16:47:48.252+01:00New Layout Day OneWell, things got off to an inauspicious start this morning with 15 cancellations, but things seem to be running a little more smoothly now. The problem was with the temporary single line working between Edge Hill and Lime street, and not our new track at Huyton, which seems to have been fine, although I did notice all up trains used platform four for a while.<br />
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My live diagram at <a href="http://charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/livesig/3">http://charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/livesig/3</a> has now been updated to show the new signals and route selections, and also an approximation of what is available at Lime Street at the moment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-50340712796857388342017-10-06T11:57:00.003+01:002017-10-06T12:04:48.052+01:00All Quiet At HuytonI paid a brief visit to Huyton station this morning and in a marked contrast to yesterday there was almost nothing going on. I take this as good sign that the work is pretty much complete.<br />
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One gang of orangemen were digging a hole adjacent to the fourth track for a new sign, another TSR board maybe, or perhaps a permanent "Restricted Clearance" board.<br />
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So I think everything is looking good for Monday morning, I'm guessing we'll see a test train on Sunday. Anyone going for a ride on 2P11 06:15 Liverpool Lime Street to Preston on Monday, the first passenger train over the new track? No, me neither!<br />
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Literally as I was typing the above, one of the new signalling berths came to life on my diagram (<a href="http://charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/livesig/3">http://charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/livesig/3</a>) so it looks like signalling testing is under way.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352375055193755146.post-91183114673898338382017-10-05T16:14:00.002+01:002017-10-05T16:14:16.797+01:00Huyton and Roby ThursdayAt Huyton Junction this afternoon a whole line of road-railers were working on the new line:<br />
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and another one was near the station:<br />
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Meanwhile, at Roby I could see the new signal is in position and lit:<br />
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Does anyone know the number?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0