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Engineering ////

Outside of the normal Monday to Friday rush hours, much goes on behind the scenes to keep the railway safe and operational,

Rail Head Treatment Train 3J92

new rails in the 'core' 4foot -

class 73s on enginners train in the core

future Thameslink /Great Northern connection at St Pancras Low Level

switch & crossing rail grinder

stoneblower, self loading grab crane for stone chipping loading

overhead line test train with test car 'Mentor' at Bedford North EMU siding.

overhead line test car 'MENTOR' diesel hauled test train but test car has monitoring pantograph.

German built Kirow KRC250UK Diesel Hydraulic (track laying) crane at Harpenden, 25 Tonne lift capacity.
www.Kirow.de

modular tilting wagons at Leagrave delivering new switches & crossing pre fabricated. 2 x Kirow 25 Tonne track layer cranes at rear with modular lifting beam.

The drain train GP TRAMM General Purpose Track Repair And Maintenance Machine, 1988 vintage

SPATE boards at Leagrave Junction (speed previously advertised terminated early)

pantograph 'well' on roof of 319 with unwanted visistor, large tube on left is VCB Vacuum Circuit Breaker

stalled 319 about to be assisted in rear by rescue train following pantograph damage. Kentish Town

fog signal (Dets) fixed to rail with carrying canister shown in red

97 304 with the Ultrasonic Test Train, St Pancras.

02:20 Saturday Morning, Dbso 9714 leads the Ultrasonic test train at St Pancras

overhead line Unimog

mobile ventilation fan wagon, used to provide air flow in tunnel sections during engineering hours, not self propelled so towed by Rail Grinder

work site marker boards two flashing red- entering site
two flashing yellow - leaving site within these boards is Engineering Supervisors (ES) area.

Insulated "live line" poles are used to attend obstructions on the overhead line or train roof, various fittings fit onto the top pole for different tasks. Poles tested and calibrated every year to 50,000volts although they are only used when overhead line section has been switched off first in

HOBC system at Radlett

Weight and length of train calls for loco either end to and from worksite. Train is so long it can not be looped anywhere en route.

Tamper with Dynamic track stabilisation facility.

High Capacity Ballast Regulator

Dbso for structure gauging set

The last Mk2 coach constructed, high speed track recording coach - used where New Measurement Train (NMT) can't go due to route restrictions.

62384 ultrasonic test car

electro diesel loco 73 201 hauling the track recording car and generator coach

number one junction indicator lit for uf-us move at West Hampstead South Jcn,

test train motive power 73 138 rests at Cricklewood.

test train loco 73 138 .

62384 at St Pancras

Leagrave 77907.

The 'business' end

Colas Tamper at Cricklewood

'Thunderbird' loco 57 312 at Luton - note nose mounted retractable coupler used to haul electric units with Dellner couplers (such as 377)

Overhead Line maintenance train

New Measurement Train , power car 43013 (At Derby)

New Measurement Train (NMT) 43014 (At Derby)

Long Welded Rail deliver train at St Albans.

66019 hauling the LWRT at St Albans, Up fast

nice pair of MEWPs at Harpenden!

King's Cross Thameslink renewal

SRS volvo at KX Thameslink

overhead line access road railer.

57306 at Cricklewood April 2013

unimog overhead line access platform

low down view of modular srs volvo road railer

Warning board . .
Speed indicator
Termination indicator
"W-S-T"

Boundary sign East Midlands/Kent interface at Farringdon, line designations change here also start of 3rd rail (Kent side of boundary!)

43062 with 'normal' front end (no buffers) but with forward facing camera below windscreen

shiny stoneblower, crane loads chippings into hopper prior to working.

Thameslink programme hired GP Tramm for materials delivery to Island platforms rail locked with no road access.

maintenance siding (not wired) link from MML to HS1 lines at St Pancras

Radio controlled Geismar 'PEM' track panel handling gantry units

Old Skool ballast regulator!

possession limit 'stop' boards (plb) with worksite markerboards placed at short distance, Leagrave

73110 catches the sun at Leagrave

unpacked and assembled 6 components make this a modular trolley (mft)

modular tilting s&c delivery wagon

s&c delivery tiltingwagons

permaquip rail mover

31 105 (1959 Vintage) at Radlett

1958 vintage former DEMU buffet car (S60755) & Southern Regions General Managers saloon, now 975025 'Caroline' used for inspection 'tours'. . Fitted with driving controls , so can control a suitably equipped loco, in this example 37 405

37069 blasts down the fast at St Albans

rail transposer

GP Tramm with two intermediate 'drain train' wagons

Pantograpg monitoring equipment, Scratchwood 'PanChex'

point 'clip & scotch'

point clips and point scotches

manual operation of powered points - operating equipment

Autoballaster wagons at Kentish Town

Track renewal through Camden Road Tunnel (south portal)

Gator - towable/propelled trolley

remote control side tipper, that's 29t if ballast in each box

73138 back to Derby

only 1 of 2 sidings electrified at Crescent Road sidings Luton - reminder sign before hand points

back for 2013, 67 003 (top/tail with 66 140) on the water cannon RHTT

Road Rail 'GigaCrane' used for lifting in new overhead line masts and fittings, one of two in use.

road/rail welding section van

rear view, allows welders to unload equipment directly at site rather than conventional road only vehicle then transfer to rail trolley

Temporary AWS warning does not apply in this direction sign 'x'

temporary aws warning magnet

78215 at Leagrave

PLPR (Plain Line Pattern Recognition) test train coaches 72639-5981-6263(gen)-72631

The stream at Silkstream is uncovered but excavator oopsie

Standard 'Vortok' TSR equipment (speed stencil, horizontal track fitting,vertical pole)

Assembled - looks like this (using offcut or rail for demo)

close up of track fitting (adaptor available for bullhead type rail)

Aditional horizontal stabiliser bar for high speed lines

Void meter (bounce bounce)

Mog at Bedford station (note stalled 377 under bridge)

Soft wood, Hard wood, Concrete & now steel sleepers

62287 ultrasonic test car

Unimog 'BZU' Clerkenwell Tunnels May 2014

9703 DBSO at Mill Hill Broadway

oversize 'R'eminder boards have many uses

signal sighting plate, to aid measured distance signal must be fully viewable from

signal out of use/not yet in use hood

Fatality/ stretcher moving trolley and fatality kit

Road rail flail mower(rear) and wood chipper (front) for line side De vegetation

Autumn season here again

modular trolley in use

points refit showing yellow stretcher bars and microswitches and fittings

road rail shunter 'Unimog'

Loram C21(02) High Output Grinder (7 car) at St Pancras

At work (in traffic hours)

signal head replacement at Harpenden

what? It's not painted all yellow...

Loram (Minnesota USA) Rail Grinder

Loram rail grinder

Polite reminder - ahead of protecting signal locks junction up

cyclic top defect 30 over linespeed 110 warning board

DRK81601 St Albans Centre Siding

Breather switch

self powered wagon for NTC DR78701

Track finishing machine

now repainted into DB colours T244CNN

Tracked
Rail
Transposer

Air Vacuum excavator - RailVac

Rail Vac system at Cricklewood station

98215B (unpowered)

intermediate wagon

intermediate wagon ()

Dynamic Track Stabiliser as motive power

buffer stop TCA

httpwww.rail-equipment.co.ukbarrier%20system.html
excellent!

defective crossing plain lined

Old Skool, the 'BRUFF' recovery equipment carrier

aroline at Bedford Nov 16

975025 with 37 424 (as 558)

Novmber 16 Luton TDM issues

new vinyls 2016

fixed bar coupling between 72630 and support coach 99666

new vinyls 2016

motorail ehicle used as bake force - to lengthen train formation (scrap weights inside)

Crescent Road Luton siding one limit

Farringdon Jan 2015

stone blower

rail grinder (possession only operation)

overhead line test car m e n t o r

ballast regulator

general purpose TRAMM with drainage module

track finishing machine

Tamper

Multi purpose vehicle (MPV) with weed spray module

Tunnel ventilation fan wagon

Ultrasonic test car U T U

high output ballast cleaner H O B C

Tamper with Dynamic Track Stabilizer facility

Ballast regulator

structure gauging train

Track recording car

assistance locomotive

Road Rail Emergency recovery equipment

overhead line MPV 'o c r ' train

New Measurement Train N M T

Long Welded Rail train

mobile elevating work platforn M E W P

Test train driving coach

road rail lorry S R S

modular fatality trolley

railcrane KIROW (120 Tonne Lift)

modular tilting wagons

Track relaying crane

7 tonne single /12.5 tonne lift twin

tracked rail transporter

Test train Haulage 31 97 and 73

inspection saloon 'Caroline

' 1958 vintage

rail movers (TRT)

auto ballaster and side tipper ballast wagons

road rail 'Gator' with trolley

Road rail crane

Road rail welders vehicle

Plain Line Pattern recognition car P L P R

Road rail wood chipper

Road Rail unimog with many trailers

Rail Grinder ( able to 'grind' in traffic

Rail Grinder

New Track construction system

Single Car M P V video surveillance of junctions

Rail Vac

Road rail drainage 'Whale'

GP Tramm scrap rail remover

GP Tramm

Dynamic Track Stabiliser D T S now used as access platform haulage

Motor rail van now Brake Force Runner

small tamper (not mainline registered)

Rail Head Treatment Train R H T T

20 Tonne Crane Kirow

High Output MPV used for OLE monitoring

Track Recording Unit ( 1987 Sprinter)

Cement Agitator on rail trolley

Overhead Lne access platform Unimog " Mog"

Geismar Pem / Lem panel movers

Cyclone Rail Jetter / Vacuum

Trac Rail Transposer (TRT)

TRT

Go Kart & Trailer ( possession only)

Video Inspection Unit VIU