FrankS Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 Hi guys, Apologies for such a simple question, but, its 44 years since I l;ast stood on an Irish Railway Station Platform. I'm about to add the yello safety lines to my platforms. Q. What happens to the yellow safety lines when you reach the end of the platform and it changes into a ramp ??? Do the yellow lines just end ??? Or, maybe turn through 90 degrees and go across the platform ??? or Maybe just continue down the ramp ??? As always, help and info much appreciated. Quote
0 BosKonay Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 Generally, they turn 90 degrees and 'square off' the platform end. Will try find a pic Quote
0 Broithe Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) At Ballybrophy, most possibilities are covered... And, always remember - if you take up a load of brick paviors with writing on them, then be sure to stack them systematically, so that it's easy to put them back as they were... Edited December 13, 2012 by Broithe Quote
0 Broithe Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 'Love' the rearranged bricks! There used to be a picture of them on Eiretrains, with the suggestion that they were a warning to alien spacecraft.. Quote
0 minister_for_hardship Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 Also, the 'Stand Behind Yellow Line' painted-on warnings are alternately in English and Irish. Can't remember exact wording right now. Quote
0 Broithe Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) Also, the 'Stand Behind Yellow Line' painted-on warnings are alternately in English and Irish. Can't remember exact wording right now. Ballybrophy, again. See my avatar for the Irish version of the wall sign - Keep behind the yellow line. Caution! Trains may pass at speed. At Ballybrophy, most of them do.... Edited December 13, 2012 by Broithe Quote
0 FrankS Posted December 13, 2012 Author Posted December 13, 2012 Thanx Guys' I think I'll just settle for the yellow lines squared off at the ends ~ without the writing and the Alien "KEEP OFF THE GRASS" signs Much appreciated Quote
0 Broithe Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 It might not be too obvious in the picture, but the one with the alien sign on it does have the line running down the ramp, after where it runs across the platform at the end of the level bit.. But that's probably just for aliens.. Quote
0 jhb171achill Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 Probably of interest to modellers is when exactly those lines started appearing? I think the white edging on platforms long pre-dates the yellow lines, which I would (wildly) guess became widespread within the last 10-15 years? Quote
0 Broithe Posted December 13, 2012 Posted December 13, 2012 Eiretrains shows that Ballybrophy had them back in '03 - http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20B/Ballybrophy/Irish%20Railway%20Stations.html - and running down the ramps then... Quote
0 islandbridgejct Posted December 16, 2012 Posted December 16, 2012 Yellow lines came in with the DART (for 1984) and probably spread system wide later. I think I read somewhere that white lines were introduced in the UK during the blackout, to make it easier to see the edge in the dark. Michael Baker's "The Railways of the Republic of Ireland" shows Connolly, Pearse and Heuston without white lines in 1972-73, and now I come to think of it, I don't remember Malahide having white lines up to the early 80s. (Could be wrong on that though.) Don't forget the signs saying "Warning! Trains may pass at speed." Or the graffiti saying "The last one was in 1952." Alan Quote
0 Broithe Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Don't forget the signs saying "Warning! Trains may pass at speed." I'm always quite impressed by the fact that they have that sign right next to the buffers at Heuston... Quote
0 islandbridgejct Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Certainly makes me feel nervous standing at Butler's waiting for a coffee. Quote
0 BosKonay Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Sorry to drag up an old thread, but were the warning lines on all terminii? I 'think' UK practice is not to have them on a terminus (branch, or main line..() Quote
0 Garfield Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Sorry to drag up an old thread, but were the warning lines on all terminii? I 'think' UK practice is not to have them on a terminus (branch, or main line..() Eiretrains may have the answer, Bosko... certainly, Sligo didn't have warning lines when the intrepid photographer paid a visit... http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20S/Sligo/IrishRailwayStations.html#Sligo_20040708_001_CC_JA.jpg Quote
0 Broithe Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Sorry to drag up an old thread, but were the warning lines on all terminii? I 'think' UK practice is not to have them on a terminus (branch, or main line..() They were there at Heuston, as were the Trains May Pass At Speed signs, which always amused me. As I see that I've also said above..... Quote
0 Broithe Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Do stand back from the yellow line, and put the brakes on anything with wheels, if available.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-41573283/rail-safety-buggy-smashed-by-freight-train Quote
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FrankS
Hi guys,
Apologies for such a simple question, but, its 44 years since I l;ast stood on an Irish Railway Station Platform.
I'm about to add the yello safety lines to my platforms.
Q. What happens to the yellow safety lines when you reach the end of the platform and it changes into a ramp ???
Do the yellow lines just end ??? Or, maybe turn through 90 degrees and go across the platform ??? or Maybe just continue down the ramp ???
As always, help and info much appreciated.
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