Does Anyone on Here Happen to Work for Network Rail?

[londonblue]

If you do, can you tell me what this is? I see them on the side of the railway line, but have no idea what they are. The picture isn't very clear, but they're made of wood and painted yellow. The one in the picture has the number 15 on it, but they go up in quarters, so you have 14, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and then 15 etc etc.

What are they counting?

 

[davewebbsbrain]

If you do, can you tell me what this is? I see them on the side of the railway line, but have no idea what they are. The picture isn't very clear, but they're made of wood and painted yellow. The one in the picture has the number 15 on it, but they go up in quarters, so you have 14, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and then 15 etc etc.

What are they counting?View attachment 3354

The number of people who take blurry images whilst travelling on a train ?

 

[Firestorm]

1/4 mile markers ?

 

[RHB]

Where's MK when you want him?

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Where's MK when you want him?

He will be here soon. He's delayed by leaves at the moment

 

[MK Shrimper]

Ah ha, I'm off today, so doing something useful :smile:

Mileposts matey. 15 miles from London I'd imagine.

 

[Pubey]

Where's MK when you want him?

"Does Anyone on Here Happen to Work for Network Rail?"

:thump:

 

[essexshrimper]

"Does Anyone on Here Happen to Work for Network Rail?"

:thump:

:hilarious: :smile:

 

[Gremlin]

I thought they were something to do with gradients.

 

[Firestorm]

I thought they were something to do with gradients.

That's the white signs (which look a bit like the old fashioned road signs) the also point up or down showing the direction of the gradient

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...nford_station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1400773.jpg

 

[londonblue]

Ah ha, I'm off today, so doing something useful :smile:

Mileposts matey. 15 miles from London I'd imagine.

Which is what I suspected. It does, however, beg the question, who cares?

 

[Benfleet A1]

Which is what I suspected. It does, however, beg the question, who cares?

The driver if he's knocking off might.

 

[chapperzUK]

Which is what I suspected. It does, however, beg the question, who cares?

Only the sad person to ask the question on an internet forum. :winking:

 

[Firestorm]

Which is what I suspected. It does, however, beg the question, who cares?

The Train crew if they breakdown or have any other form of incident, I imagine , a bit like the blue location markers (every 220 yds iirc) on a motorway. Gives a precise position

 

[MK Shrimper]

Which is what I suspected. It does, however, beg the question, who cares?

Plenty of people who work on the railway. You need to be sure of a location for assets, isolations, possessions, breakdowns....you can't just say I want to work on a bit of line near London, you give the miles & yards from at too.

 

[londonblue]

Plenty of people who work on the railway. You need to be sure of a location for assets, isolations, possessions, breakdowns....you can't just say I want to work on a bit of line near London, you give the miles & yards from at too.

Fair enough...

 

[steveo]

Ah ha, I'm off today, so doing something useful :smile:

Mileposts matey. 15 miles from London I'd imagine.

Did you find that out on the internet?

 

[MK Shrimper]

Did you find that out on the internet?

:tease: 25+ years on the railway, you pick up a few things....

 

[davewebbsbrain]

:tease: 25+ years on the railway, you pick up a few things....

Quite often dead bodies

 

[MK Shrimper]

Quite often dead bodies

Never seen one fortunately....picked up some £50 notes near Tottenham once....kerching!