East Midlands Trains, Station Maintenance Support, Fixing Broken Windows, Oakham Station, Rutland.

East Midlands Trains, Station Maintenance Support, Fixing Broken Windows, Oakham Station, Rutland.

Oakham Level Crossing effected by flood water flowing through Oakham Station

Today Oakham level crossing broke, staff from Rail Track for
most of the day had to manually operate the barriers.
this meant they were down a lot longer than normal and the
lights remained on red and confused drivers were directed to
cross by rail track.



The problem was caused by flooding as one of Oakham's waterways
decided to change its route and flow through Oakham Station.
This also effected signals so slowing services.

Despite this problem other train were diverted onto the same line
from other lines worse effected.






Oakham's New waterway flowing through Oakham Station.



A steady stream of water flows towards Oakham level crossing.



Water and electric points don't mix that well.

Graffiti Artist Decided Oakham Railway Station was missing a welcome sign

Graffiti Artist Decided Oakham Railway Station was missing a welcome sign

Oakham Station, Network Rail, New Train Indicators, Oakham, Rutland

Oakham Station, Network Rail, New Train Indicators, Oakham, Rutland

Now we can see clearly how long we have to wait for a train and if its cancelled.

Stobart Rail Working at Oakham Railway Station

 

Stobart Rail at Oakham Station

 

 I thought this piece of plant is clever, 

it can either run on road or rail.

It gave me a idea if people worry about the cost of

the Royal Train why don't Skoda design a car that can do this.

The Leicester Mercury run a story suggesting it would be cheap

for the Mayor of Leicester to swap his ageing Mercedes

for a Skoda I am sure the one pictured in the advert in this

photograph won't be on his list. Skoda is no longer

the joke it used to be and its limo executive range cost 

around £30,000

Steam Train at Oakham Station

 

 Waiting at Oakham Station this morning this steam train

passed by