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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 13h

This is fascinating; presumably not a North Wales service so not sure why an electric locomotive would be detached on Platform 5 unless it’s going further north via Manchester and Bolton

(Also of interest is the large symbol on the new signal box on the left)

Chris Doward @chrisdoward.bsky.social · 20h

Seeing we're on a Class 87 theme, here's one of my favourite photos: 87006 'City of Glasgow' heading north from platform 5 at Crewe after being detached from its' train on a Sunday around 36 years ago. @doublearrow64.bsky.social

87006 'City of Glasgow' leaving platform 5 at Crewe light engine on a Sunday after working a train from London Euston. 87006 is heading for the Manchester lines which head off to the right of the picture. Photo probably taken around midday as the sun is pretty much head on to the rear cab. Loco in early Inter-City livery, with yellow ends and a BR double arrow just visible on the bodyside of 87006. The West Coast Main Line to Liverpool and Scotland disappears into the distance to the right of 87006. Lots of structures to support the overhead wires are visible. 87006 is framed between the post of signal CE157, shunt signal visible, and a stanchion on the right.

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 13h

I reckon the larger numbers were meant for Network SouthEast locomotives; 87021 is an unusual Stratford paintjob because it has Executive Dark Grey around the front

doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 21h

i think it varies, in some cases stations have to make ends meet (hence the rubbish ads for ‘Home of Crewe University’ etc) but some TOCs seem to be taking more responsibility than others

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

One of five Stratford-painted 87s, I think (012/020/021/030/032) and it should have had a white symbol on the dark grey band (opposite the nameplate)

87021 had an unusually small symbol which might suggest the Stratford had run out of the proper ones
flic.kr/p/FZyFT1 (Alan Tait)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

And for 87006 Executive Dark Grey rather than Rail Blue :)

doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

Previous signs may have been temporary (or did you tell me that?)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

I guess the two windows must have improved visibility, not much difference otherwise to my mind (apart from cables etc)

Not much wrong with this though…
flic.kr/p/cusWK5 (Ian Docwra)

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Reposted by doublearrow.co.uk

Lea Worrall @leaworrall.bsky.social · 1d

Salford Central has recently been resigned to this spec...

Picture shows the running in board at Salford Central station. Produced to version 3 of Network Rail's wayfinding guidence, it depicts the double arrow symbol next to the text "Salford Central" in Rail Alphabet 2.

Picture shows a station repeater board at Salford Central station. Produced to version 3 of Network Rail's wayfinding guidence, it depicts the text "Salford Central" in Rail Alphabet 2.

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

Nope, they insisted on it, partly because all other modes (e.g. Underground, Overground etc.) use their own devices; the alternative was to use a train pictogram and that looked awful (managed to convince them not to use the symbol on platform repeaters but it is still on larger running-in boards)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

My favourite British Rail traction by a country mile (and the most powerful and fastest* locomotive of its day)

*I‘m not counting Class 43 (HST) which came in pairs or the Class 90 (effectively a restyled Class 87)

Miles and Chains @miles-and-chains.bsky.social · 2d

The undisputed king of the west coast main line, in my opinion anyway, the class 87.
Captured at Liverpool Lime Street, 87020 ‘North Briton’ takes a breather between workings. Very happy days.
#Class87 #WCML #InterCity #LiverpoolLimeStreet #BritishRail

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

You also get a lamp in the first class lounge; whilst I was responsible for finessing these pictograms for version 3 of the Wayfinding Design Guidelines, I wasn’t responsible for the design idiom itself (their ‘look and feel’)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

Lastly on the Doncaster signs: This sign’s dividing line is so thin it may as well not be there and probably won’t be there for users with even slightly impaired vision; it’s meant to be 0.125x (one eighth of the legend x-height), not really sure how these things are so easily missed/ignored…

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

And I know blue is a ‘Leeds colour’ but it represents a serious colour clash with LNER oxblood; red (LNER or BR Flame Red) plates would look so much better

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

I can just about forgive the BR Flame Red buffer beams on both No.1 and No.2 ends (but not the ridiculous white buffer lining which always makes the buffers look wonky); compare BR Flame Red (much more orange) with LNER Red btw…

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

Look what just pulled in; the Class 91 is surely still one of the best looking bits of kit on our railways :)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

This 2x1 tablet is particularly interesting consisting as it does of a square pictogram and a (new-style, thicker) arrow

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 1d

Although there is quite a lot of old signage still in evidence, great to see Doncaster has a modicum of new signs, largely using Network Rail Wayfinding Design Guidelines (v3); well done @lner.co.uk :)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 4d

There was evidently a scene in S1E6 that was filmed at Bewdley (Severn Valley Railway) under the guise of ‘Leigh Bridge’ (see below) which is what I think that sign says (even though it’s Goring and Streatley!)
www.svrwiki.com/Sorry! (needs the exclamation mark for link to work)

Hope this helps :)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 4d

The sign where Timothy Lumsden is writing next to the woman is at the east end of the up slow line platform (cf. the planters) and shows a fictional name (one can tell it’s made up because (a) the legend is too light; (b) black not blue; and (c) the spacing isn’t right)
flic.kr/p/KbH9Q1

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 4d

Apparently Sorry! was filmed in Wallingford, Oxon, and these stills are from Goring and Streatley station (between Reading and Didcot, not far from Wallingford). One can see the real 2-line platform repeater sign on the left as the DMU is coming under the bridge…
flic.kr/p/Jpvcy3

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 4d

@icarfaem.bsky.social @rclongauthor.bsky.social dear friends, you remember this (over on the other channel where I no longer like to post)…

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 7d

Unbelievable 🤦‍♂️
Big board’s looking good, if a bit busy, and why not Rail Alphabet 2?

Lee Render @leerender.co.uk · 8d

Something is a foot with the inside trees at Euston…

Hoarding around an information display array at Euston station

Hoarding around an information display array at Euston station And a view into the compound showing screen segments removed

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 7d

Lovely educational booklet
(Also here as a medium resolution pdf… www.doublearrow.co.uk/pdfs/British...)

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 7d

This can’t be right…
(stunning image btw)

C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 7d

💥12 months ago Britain's last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, shut down after 50 years powering the national grid. We can now confirm that C20's listing application for Ratcliffe's 8 cooling towers has been rejected by DCMS, while their demolition has been approved.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, Nottinghamshire - BDP, 1963-67
Image © David Noton

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doublearrow.co.uk @doublearrow64.bsky.social · 8d

But we should definitely cancel the northern two thirds of HS2 🙄

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