How to be a Blockman! - Volunteering 101
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Welcome to Volunteering 101! Take a look behind the scenes at the different roles our dedicated Volunteers take on, from Guard to Cleaner.
This episode we take a a closer look at one of the lesser seen aspects of the Railway's operation - The Blockmen and their Blockposts! Find out all about Tokens, Crossings and Flag Signals with the wonderful Blockman Geoff and his Trainee Anne.
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Got to ride this line in October and it was a real treat!
It was visiting this railway as a very young boy in 1974 that my dad explained passing loops and tokens to me, and I was fascinated by the brightly coloured token instruments. Talyllyn is to me the true home of token working
To those waiting right now, I respect you
I love those colorful token block instruments. 🏴 Wales is filled with little train treasures.
Thanks very much to Geoff and Anne! I know very little about signalling and even less about blockmanship, so this was very interesting! Where I volunteer, we only have one mainline section and one train running at any time so we’ve never had the need for a Signalman or Blockman.
Great little video 👍
Thank you for explaining that. I already understood about the tokens but hadn't understood the bell messages.
A very interesting video, clearly explained and informative thanks so much for making this and sharing it
splendid video
Nicely explained!😁
Very nice, like !!!
Well done Luke, nice video!
Thanks for the video on being a blockman. Question: after putting a token in the machine, and needing to get one out, is it a rule that a different one must be taken out?
The same token can be used again straight away, but it MUST be put into and locked into the machine and released again to assure the safety of the section. Hope that helps!
very interesting.
Are there any Welsh people working on the railway? Everyone I've heard so far has been English.
There are quite a few locals who volunteer for the Talyllyn. On one of my previous visits, I believe the folk from one of the neighbouring houses volunteered regularly throughout the year. It’s all part of the local community there, as much as it’s a railway of international fame.
There are a good few Welsh volunteers, but a good majority of our volunteers travel down from across the UK and the World to volunteer rather than living locally.
@@TalyllynRailway1865 Thank you.