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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on March 07, 2014, 1320 UTC

Title: BBC radio transmitter disrupts trains between Leominster and Ludlow
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on March 07, 2014, 1320 UTC

TRAINS between Leominster and Ludlow have been disrupted due to interference from a BBC radio transmitter.

An OFCOM report has confirmed that the BBC’s radio transmitter at Woofferton is interfering with a railway in-cab signalling system.

Mavis Choong, a spokesman for Network Rail, said that while the interference does not pose a risk to the safe operation of the railway, it has been stopping trains en-route.

She said Network Rail will be exploring a permanent solution with the Department for Transport and the European Rail Agency but until then, an interim measure will be installed to minimise disruptions to passengers travelling through Woofferton.

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11054498.BBC_radio_transmitter_disrupts_trains_between_Leominster_and_Ludlow/ (http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/11054498.BBC_radio_transmitter_disrupts_trains_between_Leominster_and_Ludlow/)

Title: Re: BBC radio transmitter disrupts trains between Leominster and Ludlow
Post by: Beerus Maximus on March 10, 2014, 2341 UTC

As a Massachusetts guy, I was all like, Leominster and Ludlow???

And then I realized... because, Britain.

(The insider Massachusetts thing is, we have a Leominster and a Ludlow).

Also, the city name of Woofferton is pretty awesome, we don't have one of those. The person name Mavis Choong is pretty awesome too.

Title: Re: BBC radio transmitter disrupts trains between Leominster and Ludlow
Post by: Chanter on March 11, 2014, 0015 UTC

Whoops!  *giggles*  Talk about radio interference!