Today is the 1st April, a morning when railways share their weird and wacky ideas about projects they would like to undertake.
This got us thinking, what is your favourite railway-related April Fools’ Day prank?
Firstly, we have had the Great Little Trains of Wales announcing a major rebrand to bring all the narrow gauge railways of Wales under one brand. You can read a full article about this here.
Second up, the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has announced that 60163 Tornado has been fitted with parking sensors to assist drivers when reversing up to stock. You can see a video of this in action below:
Finally, for this article (we can input more below if you share them with us!), the Ruislip Lido Railway has announced that they have fitted a number of wildlife subways beneath the track to allow ducks to pass safely.
Nigel Bufferstop, Head of Infrastructure and Permanent Way at the Ruislip Lido Railway, said: “Whenever we undertake major engineering works, we look for opportunities to make long-term improvements to the railway. The installation of these wildlife crossings will help reduce delays while also supporting local wildlife movement around the Lido.”
Sir Quackington Featherstone, Leader of the Lido and Adjacent Waters Association, commented: “We are very pleased with the new arrangement. Crossing the railway was always a bit of a risky waddle, but now we can travel in safety. The project really fits the bill.”
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Responses
The back up sensor’s is not that daft an idea as we all remember what happened at Appleby with Flying Scotsman. Wildlife crossing are normal, although it depends on how big a wild animal you need to cater for, as locally I have seen a few deer crossing railway lines.