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tight5
1,026 posts
28 months
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rs1952 said: All railways in the UK are measured in miles and chains scotland uses miles and yards . Dogwatch said: surprised in this day and age of political correctness, kow-towing to brussels etc that new signs have old fashioned miles and chains on them. they use kilometers on overhead line structures -  BS - route 08 - km from start 44 - mast number in that km
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Yertis
11,700 posts
135 months
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So three different measurement systems on one network?  Just as an aside, down where I live there is still a lot of broad gauge rail (not track) in use by the railway. Not for trains to run on, obviously, but for fence posts.
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tight5
1,026 posts
28 months
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Yertis said: So three different measurement systems on one network? it gets worse , sectional appendix ( gives route information ) has the length of loops in SLU ( standard length units ). TOPS list gives length of train in meters . QTRON data recorder ( with a train length feature ) uses feet .
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rs1952
3,274 posts
128 months
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Yertis said: Just as an aside, down where I live there is still a lot of broad gauge rail (not track) in use by the railway. Not for trains to run on, obviously, but for fence posts. There's a photograph of mine showing this usage between Calne and Chippenham, in Panoramio, that wasn't selected for Google Earth. If somebody knows a way to get a photo ID out of Panoramio to post as a link, please let me know, because I can't find one  Now found a way http://www.panoramio.com/photo/73465486
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JB!
3,845 posts
49 months
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tight5 said: they use kilometers on overhead line structures - BS - route 08 - km from start 44 - mast number in that km Not true on West Coast Main Line, and elsewhere too: "BY" - Gantry code, Nearest regional station? Bletchley is BY, Northampton is NN, Rugby is RY... "35" - Miles from Low milage. "07" - 7th Gabtry in that mile. The ONLY people left on the railways who actively use chains are survey teams (& measurement trains), it's mad, everyone else works in miles & yards, chains are too innacurate for maintainace as 1ch=22y. HS1 & 2 are KM based. But "miles" on the railway are rarely miles, navvies were paid per chain, and it's easy to loose a link or two...
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Sprouts
805 posts
58 months
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HHmmmmm, what an interesting thread. I've never heard of a chain. So it's a wicket ?
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Sprouts
805 posts
58 months
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Ohhhhh, chain gang. With you now.
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JB!
3,845 posts
49 months
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Sprouts said: Ohhhhh, chain gang. With you now. Or "length" gang. The railway is full of wierd measurements.
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tight5
1,026 posts
28 months
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JB! said: Not true on West Coast Main Line, and elsewhere too: well it is true on east coast  pic taken just north of newcastle , no place around there that starts with 'E' . the masts south of newcastle have an 'E' also . JB! said: "35" - Miles from Low milage. definitely in kilometers ( on east coast ) JB! said: The ONLY people left on the railways who actively use chains are survey teams (& measurement trains), it's mad, everyone else works in miles & yards oh ?  weekly oprating notice , so drivers use it ( and thats from carlisle on the west coast ) JB! said: chains are too innacurate for maintainace as 1ch=22y. just as accurate as any other unit !
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JB!
3,845 posts
49 months
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tight5 said: East clash stuffs Weirdos! Our WON was always in miles an yards, and so were the work packs, Geogis, Ellipse work orders...
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W124Bob
814 posts
44 months
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Fun that the NR rulebook went metric several years ago which still catches me out,mind you Im old enough to have worked loose coupled trains and steam heat boilers,still a few of us old gits around!
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JB!
3,845 posts
49 months
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W124Bob said: Fun that the NR rulebook went metric several years ago which still catches me out,mind you Im old enough to have worked loose coupled trains and steam heat boilers,still a few of us old gits around! They teach the PTS in both metric and imperial now, infact all of my tickets use both!
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V8 FOU
722 posts
16 months
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Love those "proper" units.
Chains, furlongs, rod,pole or perch.
I know what a thou looks like but 1/10 mm?? Dunno...
My customers still complain at being charged in guineas. VAT @ 20% does rather cock up Guineas tho....
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