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Colas Rail DR73931 - 08-16/4X4C100-RT track maintenance tamper, at Guildford station, Surrey, South East England, UK, GU1 4UT 2RBXAR0 GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,DR73931,Surrey,Station Approach,Guildford,GU1 4UT,GU1,railway,station,maintenance,repair,repairs,machine,vehicle,engine,Track Maintenance,Tamper,track,Colas,loco,locomotive,Plasser & Theurer,08-16/4x4C100-RT,Plasser,and,Theurer,siding,sidings,Network Rail,NetworkRail,track tamper,tamping,ballast tamper
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2RBXAR0 Hotpix.org.uk Colas Rail DR73931 - 08-16/4X4C100-RT track maintenance tamper, at Guildford station, Surrey, South East England, UK, GU1 4UTAlamy reference: 2RBXAR0
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RBXAR0 - A tamping machine or ballast tamper, informally simply a tamper, is a self-propelled, rail-mounted machine used to pack (or tamp) the track ballast under railway tracks to make the tracks and roadbed more durable and level. Prior to the introduction of mechanical tampers, this task was done by manual labour with the help of beaters. As well as being faster, more accurate, more efficient and less labour-intensive, tamping machines are essential for the use of concrete sleepers since they are too heavy (usually over 250 kg or 550 lb) to be lifted by hand.

At its most basic, a tamping machine only packs the ballast. Some modern machines, sometimes known as tamper-liners or tamping and lining machines, also correct the alignment of the rails to make them parallel and level, in order to achieve a more comfortable ride for passengers and freight and to reduce the mechanical strain applied to the rails by passing trains. This is done by finding places where the sleepers have sunk from the weight of the passing trains or frost action, causing the track to sag. The tamper lifts each sleeper and the rails up, and packs ballast underneath. When the sleeper is laid down again, the sagged rails now sit at the proper level. Combining tamping and lining into a single machine saves time and money, as only one machine needs to be run over the track to perform both functions.

Tampers frequently work in concert with ballast regulators, as part of a section crew.

Manchester Ship canal Company sign - Instructions to shunters and all concerned. Brakes of wagons on these sidings must be securely pinned down 2K23MAA GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,owing to,falling gradient,by order,MSCC,Peel Ports,red,white,framed,signage,signs,Instructions to shunters,and all concerned,shunters,brake,brakes,wagon,wagons,siding,sidings,Manchester Ship canal Co,falling,danger,warning,wheeltappers and shunters,wheel tappers & shunters,wheel tappers,port,waterway,canal ship canal,Manchester,North West,England,UK,Northern Powerhouse
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2K23MAA Hotpix.org.uk Manchester Ship canal Company sign - Instructions to shunters and all concerned. Brakes of wagons on these sidings must be securely pinned downAlamy reference: 2K23MAA
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Sepia view of signal box interior, Station A, Horse landing, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB 2JWGT9M GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,label,labels,labelled,sepia,view,of,Victorian,inside,indicator,indicators,Station A,station,A,Horse landing,shunt,SDG,siding,sidings,transport,old,electro-mechanical,DN,down,through,main,technology,CW1 2DB
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2JWGT9M Hotpix.org.uk Sepia view of signal box interior, Station A, Horse landing, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DBAlamy reference: 2JWGT9M
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Crewe, Station A signalbox - lever labels - Cheshire, England, UK 2JWGT9R GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,rail,railway,train,trains,controls,indicator,indicators,lever,labels,shunt,SDGS,down,holding,SDG,StationA,signals,Victorian,Edwardian,equipment,electro,mechanical,signal,box,boxes,history,historic,tech,technology,label,horse landing,sidings,panel
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2JWGT9R Hotpix.org.uk Crewe, Station A signalbox - lever labels - Cheshire, England, UKAlamy reference: 2JWGT9R
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Transport For Wales TfW CAF Civity carriages 197102 at Chester Railway Station, City Road, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 3DR 2JMWGPR GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,carriage,rail,service,services,train,trains,DMU,diesel multiple unit,CH1 3DR,CH1,city,centre,City Road,Chester,Cheshire,England,UK,new,parked,in,sidings,siding,summer,blue sky,blue skies,bright,view,image,route,routes,public transport,TOC,TOCs,gorsaf
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2JMWGPR Hotpix.org.uk Transport For Wales TfW CAF Civity carriages 197102 at Chester Railway Station, City Road, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 3DRAlamy reference: 2JMWGPR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMWGPR - The British Rail Class 196 Civity is a class of diesel multiple unit built for West Midlands Trains by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. A total of 26 units have been built
12 two-car units and 14 four-car units.

They are the first train of the Civity family to feature end gangways.

History
Shortly after the announcement that a consortium of Abellio, Mitsui and JR East had been awarded the West Midlands franchise, West Midlands Trains confirmed they had placed an order for 26 diesel multiple units based on CAF's Civity platform.

The first completed unit started testing at the Velim railway test circuit in December 2019.

The first vehicle arrived at Tyseley TMD in Birmingham on 17 April 2020, having travelled by ship from Cuxhaven to Hull. Revenue services using the new fleet began on 17 October 2022, on services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham

Railway line and signalbox, through Unilever factory with signalbox, at Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 2JKMR56 GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,signal box,line,BR,railway,and,Unilever,transport,with,at,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,summer,blue,sky,siding,sidings,old,industrial,branch,British Rail,freight,lines,track,tracks,history,historic,wooden,box,point,points
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2JKMR56 Hotpix.org.uk Railway line and signalbox, through Unilever factory with signalbox, at Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1Alamy reference: 2JKMR56
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The Arpley Junction Signalbox, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK at dusk - lines to Fiddlers Ferry power station & Latchford EC2T2J Jc,Jct,Jcn,Bank,Quay,Quey,WBQ,station,lin,lines,night,shot,England,UK,at,dusk,train,goods,Latchford,Sidings,yard,yards,Liverpool,Bulk,Terminal,British,Rail,old,wooden,signalling,signals,railroad,Ditton,Junction,to,Skelton,GoTonySmith Fiddlers Ferry Power Station,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of
Tony Smith Image Alamy EC2T2J Hotpix.org.uk The Arpley Junction Signalbox, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK at dusk - lines to Fiddlers Ferry power station & LatchfordAlamy reference: EC2T2J
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T2J - Arpley Junction is adjacent to Warrington Bank Quay Station, but is located on the goods line that passes beneath. The line used to continue to Manchester but due to structural damage on a bridge over the Ship Canal, it was truncated at Latchford Sidings in the 1980s, just past Arpley Junction to the east.

The main freight passing beneath Warrington station are coal trains to Fiddlers Ferry Power Station. These follow a complex route from Liverpool Docks. Most workings reverse at Edge Hill, before proceeding via Rainhill and Earlestown and through Bank Quay station. They then run round in Arpley Yards, before passing Arpley Junction to Latchford Sidings. They then run round again to pass Arpley once more to head to Fiddlers Ferry. Occasionally they can be routed via Widnes to Liverpool instead of via the reverse of the above route, which will entail them exiting Fiddlers Ferry, passing Arpley Junction to Latchford, running round and heading back past Arpley and Fiddlers Ferry to Speke. Generally a train will take 30-40 minutes between passing through Bank Quay on the main line to heading under the station to Fiddlers Ferry. They will take about 90-120 minutes then to return. There are usually about 3 trains operating this circuit, but are dependant on a ship arriving at Liverpool Bulk Terminal.

Other freight trains also use Latchford Sidings to reverse when Arpley Yard is busy.

1950's British Railways logo on a steam train 2AGMNTR HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Crewe works,rail,trains,engine,transport,history,BR,UK,Great Britain,Crewe,Cheshire,England,1950,1950s,logo,on a,steam,locomotive,locomotives,siding,sidings,track,goods,train,old,antique,GBR,Great British Railways,proposed,state-owned,public body,tender,icon,iconic
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2AGMNTR Hotpix.org.uk 1950's British Railways logo on a steam trainAlamy reference: 2AGMNTR
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Class 48 British Rail Diesel Engine, in green and yellow livery - 0000 , IM45, Brush Type 4, in goods sidings yard, England, UK 2AGMNTW HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Crewe works,rail,railway,trains,engine,transport,history,BR,British Railways,UK,Great Britain,Cheshire,England,freight,engines,preserved,Brush,British Rail Class 47,D1705,locomotive,locomotives,siding,sidings,track,goods,train,old,antique,0000,Brush Type4,Type4,green,livery,1960,1960s
Tony Smith Image Alamy 2AGMNTW Hotpix.org.uk Class 48 British Rail Diesel Engine, in green and yellow livery - 0000 , IM45, Brush Type 4, in goods sidings yard, England, UKAlamy reference: 2AGMNTW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGMNTW - The British Rail Class 48 was a diesel locomotive class which consisted of five examples, built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and delivered between September 1965 and July 1966. They were part of the British Rail Class 47 order, but differed from their classmates by being fitted with a Sulzer V12 12LVA24 power unit producing 2,650 bhp (1,976 kW), as opposed to the standard 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder unit of the remaining fleet.

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Tony Smith Image Alamy 2AGMNTF Hotpix.org.uk Rusty British Rail LogoAlamy reference: 2AGMNTF
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