The Railway begins operations on Saturday 1st March. S&T have been beavering away getting the last few bits done ready to open. Points W19 at Winchcombe are now complete and tested.
In the photo you can see the points set normal with the locking bolt in the lock position. Notice how there is a 'chicane' in the locking bolt which move the locking detection bar sideways. Note also the three bars disappearing off to the left, one from each blade end and the one from the locking detection, these go to the mechanical detector for the signal wires, shown below.
The three bars connect to three blades which slide together through a casting. Crossing them at 90 degrees are two other blades which are in line with the signal wires for the two facing route signals. Slots in both the point detection and the signal wire bars are carefully cut to allow only the correct signal to operate for the lie of the points and to prevent the points being unlocked or moved if a signal is cleared.
We have also been progressing with Signal G17 at Gotherington. The post is now painted, the top fittings re-attached and the top level of scaffold dropped. The ladder is in the process of being painted and will be completed hopefully tomorrow. Then the rest of the scaffolding can be removed and the bottom fittings attached in readiness for operation during the race week.
In the photo we see Curly wire brushing the ladder whilst Mike, John and Peter set off up the line to help dig in some track circuit cables where P-Way have replaced an old dipped insulated rail joint with nice new welded in IRJs. Nice for it not to be raining.
That's all for now.
Thanks for the update, and great to see you all back in the blogs.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Paul.