NETWORK RAIL COME LIKE THIS EVERY SUNDAY OR MONDAY TO DO TRACK MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY CHECKS

[@ALTNABREAC]

*Read description, Especially before making a comment implying we are making this video in a negative view to the RRV, because it is NOT* 👍

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@jonathanpringle8238 That's awesome you did that, thanks. You should send Network Rail the same request

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@jonathanpringle8238 Awesome, thanks for being proactive. Appreciated 🙂

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@jonathanpringle8238 Thank you

[@briancooper562]

In remote areas it is normal to do regular checks as there is no one to report events such as land slip or downed trees other then the train crews and that could be too late to prevent damage to equipment. And the easiest way is to use a road/rail vehicle. This is a small one but could be a full size truck or crane, excavator or dozer that can run in the railways running gauge.

[@trappedinroom1014]

If they’re pretending to do maintenance….that means they’re probably going after an adverse possession claim on the land, which is why they go through the charade of maintaining it like they are the ‘responsible’ owners (I had a building company pretend the same to claim an adjoining strip of land), as it makes their claim more valid….because they forcibly cut your chains off you MUST get YOUR chains back on your gate too and put a clearly visible PRIVATE PROPERTY sign back on your gate and boundary, AND PHOTOGRAPH IT to stop any adverse possession claim. Also important….Make sure you write directly to both network rail and the police chief advising them that you are “REVOKING ALL PRESUMED RIGHTS OF ACCESS” to your land and the existing boundaries as per your registered title and survey paperwork. This should block them abusing legal presumptions to get legitimate access and they now become trespassers….and their abuse of the police enforcement videoed threatening your arrest should block any claim that you allowed them voluntarily to take possession of your land…they are literally committing land piracy. 🙂💕

[@JonDingle]

All I see here is NR driving past checking the line and or a quick visual of the station and beyond condition. That being said, they couold be on their to or from a site? Obviously, they cannot just stop on the line with such a vehicle. It wouldn't bother me particularly because they are well within their rights to travel up and down those tracks as often as they want.

[@ALTNABREAC]

They stop on the line all the time with the vehicle, they get out and look at whatever they need to look at.

[@nicksmith8557]

I have a simple question: Why won't you simply let NR complete the scheduled work and then leave you in peace? What is the actual reason for delaying this?

[@ALTNABREAC]

It wouldn't just be allowing them to do the work, I would be allowing them to disposes me of land that is mine, and that's not right.

[@nicksmith8557]

@@ALTNABREAC understood. The courts will support you fully if this is the case. You need no further evidence. Take the claim to court.

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@nicksmith8557 I had a comment come up yesterday I think it was, from someone on the West side of Scotland next to rail land in a place called Oban. They told me that Network Rail tried to use the BTP and do the same thing with them, they said they just turned up at their property with a "Implied right of access". They told me that they knew that Network Rail were wrong and actually used the word "Bullying", they said that they beat Network Rail at court in the matter.

[@nicksmith8557]

No need for any further confrontations or videos. Let the courts decide. Let us know the court date and we can all await the outcome of it then. Good luck.

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@nicksmith8557 We will be documenting any further conversations that are here, or if we think of something that needs to be shared with those that are supporting us we will make a release videos.

[@Farmer-Johnn]

Victor Meldrew I miss that show, "one foot in the grave" , fantastic. It would never have made it past a pilot if they moved to the moors.

[@ddp1863]

Thats prity cool bit of kit.

[@tangmerebob2395]

It is their track, they are entitled to run up and down their track as often as they want

[@PJRayment]

Who suggested otherwise?

[@markaskew]

Watch the other videos 🙄

[@TheChaplin434]

Is your cattle grid tested to take diggers and such like i think it was only for light vehicles

[@breaker-one-nine]

Hi Ian, I hope you can do a video of a summary of how this started. I am interested. I was out to Altnabreac twice in 2023 with my bike. I took photos of your chicken pecking around the station. 😊 I was surprised all of this was going on but, did not believe the absolute crap being published in the papers. I think a lot of folk don't know how this started or the crux of the issue and it would be helpful to hear how it all started. Maybe I missed those details? I wish you luck, you seem like peaceful people to me. 👍

[@ALTNABREAC]

Hello, thank you for your supportive and kind words. Did we have a chat when you visited? I've put a playlist together of videos that are in chronological order - please take a look at them and hopefully they will give you a better understanding of the situation. Do you have any plans to visit Altnabreac again? Take care, Ian and Elizabeth.

[@dartmoordave]

The rest of the nation dont understand why you bought a property with a land dispute already in place?

[@phillipsiviter2024]

The whole far north line gets this level of attention not just Altnabreac - no trains run on Sunday so the line is clear for maintenance.

[@kensmith6859]

Just someone doing there job

[@timtam6442]

Funniest looking ice cream van I ever saw

[@Caleb9C1]

Running a RRV to the station would / is probably costing more to access the station and platform. It requires the RRV to take a "Path" and staff who are passed out to operate a road vehicle in the manner of a rail vehicle, Seems a waste of a RRV when there is Road Access to the platform. Even if you are in dispute to the land? Running a RRV is just more risk than leaving a van or car at the side of the road. Imagine if that thing derails. it's only on little wheels, What you doing then when Network Rail Rock up with a crain to lift it up of the tracks. I dunno. I've watched a lot of you're videos, I think there is a got to be a easier way around all this

[@ALTNABREAC]

It's actually quicker for them to get here on the RRV, also in winter it is almost impossible to get here because of ice and snow. It's more of a straight run from Georgemas Junction for them.

[@PJRayment]

"Imagine if that thing derails. it's only on little wheels..." I think your comment is essentially correct, but that bit is grasping at straws!

[@PJRayment]

@@ALTNABREAC "It's actually quicker for them to get here on the RRV..." He didn't claim that it was slower. His points were about cost, required certification, and feasibility.

[@Caleb9C1]

​@PJRayment Very true, if it derailed, likelihood its getting jacked up and re-railed.

[@marc21091]

Much simpler and costs much less for the maintenance if required to be done by staff arriving on the rail vehicle (road-rail or rail only) than by the rough tracks across the Flow Country. In winter they can't use the tracks anyway if there is snow, but the line is snow-ploughed. If they need time (say 4-6 hours) on the platform the vehicle can run to Georgemas or Forsinard while timetabled trains use the line and return tro pick up the staff.

[@muzlufc6386]

Looked through most of your videos. Wow funny 😆 you love a good argument and recording folk. Hopefully pick on the wrong person one day with a bit of luck 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@marc21091]

The Far North LIne has such gaps between trains that it is safe and easy to use a road vehicle with rail wheels fitted to patrol the line. The vehicle shown and larger ones sometimes seen can easily stop and do any maintenance of the platform of Altnabreac and the shelter and equipment on it.. Why do they waste time sending staff to Altnabreac in expensive road vehicles at all? The un-made-up tracks that reach Altnabreac, and the narrow tarmac roads that lead to them, are not easy to maintain and sending large vehicles along them wears them down.... and Highland Council not Network Rail has to maintain the 'yellow' (tarmacked) roads in the area. It all seems to show that Network Rail doesn't control its costs (despite being in a supposed 'partnership' with ScotRail). One hopes that when Great British Railways is finally set up, Network Rail and its expensive ways are done away with and more efficient ways of maintaining remote railway lines are brought in.

[@pheonix1758]

Oh my Lord - this is standard rail inspection using a HI-Rail vehicle, which incidentally are used all around the world for track safety and inspection ( broken rails / defects/ damage- switch point inspection/ switch tip inspection. I truely was with you until you posted this blog- if you are going to record an action first understand said action . As a retired track inspector I just don’t get what you were trying to make out of this very essential part of track safety- Would you rather have a track inspector travel along the rail or a potentially fatal rail derailment.FOR THE RECORD MY TRACK INSPECTION DUTIES HAVE ALL BEEN IN AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺

[@ALTNABREAC]

Think you got the wrong end of the stick. This video is merely posted to show how Network Rail check the track every Monday or Sunday, and to show the vehicle they use to do it. I haven't got a clue why you would think there is something wrong with this video, utterly bizarre and talk about jumping to conclusions! Maybe read the description next time.

[@andrewcoates6641]

If I might ask you in your former occupation, how often would you be scheduled to inspect the condition of the permanent ways infrastructure on a line that receives minimal traffic ( 2 or 3 motorised unit trains, so only light use daily) across a terrain that has very little gradients and very few bridges or tunnels/ cuttings and very little possibility of a falling tree blocking the line. No high speed traffic and few goods trains use this line. I submit that the inspection and maintenance crews would be better deployed on heavily used routes and only inspections would be necessary on a monthly basis but with a fast response team available to react to reports from drivers of any problems that may arise during normal traffic eg animals on the line or subsiding track beds. The staff released by reducing the amount of inspections could be better employed in areas of heavier traffic to reduce the need for heavy maintenance projects which become more expensive if left to decay due to minor problems being left to worsen until they become major maintenance problems.

[@pheonix1758]

@@andrewcoates6641 you have some good points but from my own experience if/ when you do have a critical failure on a main line often alternate routes are used to keep the flow of traffic flowing being commuter or commercial ect. As such most but not all are routinely inspected, granted it could be once a month to twice daily depending on A) type of rail ( ie kg of rail / type of rail construction/ CWL OR PLATED/ temperature variants - that can effect the integrity of the rail, to believe it or not deliberate tampering of the rail and its various fixtures. So basically it totally depends upon the classification of that particular rail system and the age o the line in question. I hope that answered your question.

[@pheonix1758]

@@ALTNABREAC with respect to, my intention was not too offend but too educate. To answer “ getting the wrong end of the stick “ well it was your thumb nail that led me to comment. I have been following your story for sometime now and I believe you have some legitimate points that need to be addressed in the appropriate forum. I rarely make comments on issues I know very little about. When it comes to rail maintenance/ management/ access all I can say is I am fully aware what is granted here in Australia- namely there is always a easement that is allocated for the use of service vehicles and emergency vehicles. I am sorry you are having to endure what is perceived as a violation/ trespassing on your land but it is truely necessary for this matter to be resolved in the courts. I must stress in my personal opinion until this matter was resolved in the courts I truely believe that the presumption that anyone else other than the rightful owner of the said property in question had unfettered access should not have taken place until the issue was resolved. I truely hope this matter can be resolved quickly, Peacefully and you can be able to enjoy your beautiful property in peace.

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@pheonix1758 Thank you

[@bruceknights8330]

This channel has become crazy. Whatever the rights or wrongs of your original access dispute, you've let it escalate into some kind of manic paranoia. This is a bog standard track inspection, in which a road rail vehicle travels along the line. It's got nothing to do with you, and the fact that you think it worthy of a video on your extremely partisan channel suggests to me that living in such isolation has not been good for you. Next time, wave them down and offer them a brew.

[@ALTNABREAC]

Why don't you read the description, maybe then you won't talk such nonsense!

[@craigm3907]

Last time the luneswaved a train down they got arrested and charged 😂

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@craigm3907 Altnabreac is a request to stop area.

[@riverdeep399]

Ha! That's freakon' awesome. I've never seen that before.

[@johnnybrew1]

Get some proper, competent legal representation, it sounds as if you don't have any. Go to court, if necessary - sue them. Ask for the other side to pay the costs.

[@PJRayment]

This seems to be in support of your contention that they could have constructed the path without going on your land. I don't believe, however, that it's that simple. The machinery and supplies that they would use would presumably be cheaper and easier to get there by road. Also, I'm guessing that they did the work on a weekday, whereas your title implies that they track check would normally be done on a weekend, when there's less rail traffic (or perhaps early Monday morning)? Stopping a road-rail vehicle to unload workmen and equipment and supplies may not be possible between normal train services. Also, if it's anything like a railway I work for, any workmen accessing the railway track itself would need to be trained and certified to be on the railway track, which means not hiring local contractors. This would likely include travelling on railway works vehicles (as opposed to being passengers on a normal train). In other words, the idea that they could as readily have built the path by accessing it from the railway, if that's what you're suggesting, seems to me to be rather unrealistic.

[@IrishMac093]

A good way to dodge the Ulez lol. ☘

[@ALTNABREAC]

Thanks for commenting 👍

[@markaskew]

Sshhhhh 😂

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Its normal for line inspections to be done at weekends

[@ALTNABREAC]

Yes it is, been like it since we got here. They got caught out one year because they had a flat battery parked down at the level crossing. They came and asked if we had jump leads (which we did) so we went down and got them on their way.

[@JustinOToole]

Actually I think if that vehicle that doesn't know if it is a train or a car detects a problem that requires maintenance, network rail will need access via a road to carry out the maintenance.

[@MidlandsAviation]

Network Rail doing track maintenance keeping train users safe.....

[@andyc750]

Nothing more than NR doing a track patrol to make sure everything is as it should be

[@andywakefield9826]

Thats very cool. Im guessing its scanning the track for cracks?

[@ALTNABREAC]

Yes checking the tracks. When I spoke to them a while ago, they said that a device inside picks up any imperfections in the rails.

[@Skyfloats72]

Its a pretty cool truck though eh

[@knightstemplar8379]

I dont understand the negativity in some of the comments, " Just let Scottish rail do this, just let them do that," The sort of people who are suggesting this are absolute weak, dregs of society and everything that is worng with country. We must fight for our rights and never drop to our knees to appeal these corporate bullies. I personally commend your never say die attitudes and continue the good fight... "Power to the people"

[@wellerjam]

Problem is the only winners are the solicitors.

[@nicksmith8557]

I'm not sure anyone is suggesting giving up. I'm certainly not. All I'm suggesting is that the law needs to run its course.

[@flyboy5736]

People have rights, sure. They also have responsibilities when living in a structured society. One of those responsibilities here, it seems to me, is to allow Network Rail access to complete the necessary works and not to inconvenience the locals and tourists by causing the closure of a vital piece of infrastructure. I am fully behind this couple in ensuring their “rights” are accommodated but don’t understand why they haven’t had a surveyor out to give clarity to their land claim and a court appearance to have a binding determination made.

[@sallystevenson6712]

@@flyboy5736 Maybe they do not have the readies.

[@LizAltnabreac-u8h]

@@flyboy5736 It is NR that is inconveniencing the locals and tourists because if they'd dealt with this dispute in a lawful and civil manner, the station could have reopened a long time ago. They have chosen to behave appallingly and are trying to dispossess us of OUR LAND. Let them come and dispossess you from yours. Why didn't NR get a binding court determination a long time ago instead of using their personal security guards to threaten to arrest us on our own driveway so they could unlawfully build on our land!

[@gemcutter187]

Wow. A Ford! Did Trump threaten youze with tariffs? I never see Ford outside of America.

[@ninjascotsman]

is it true the british goverment wanted to dump nuclear waste in your local area at one point?

[@ALTNABREAC]

Yes that is true, sometime the nuclear waste train passes here.

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@Prickupyourears I'll video the train carrying the nuclear waste with the Police on board next time it passes. Educate yourself.

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@Prickupyourears Rail Route This national rail map shows the route taken by the nuclear trains carrying nuclear waste from Georgemas Junction to Barrow-in-Furness. The flasks are loaded at Dounreay and taken by road to Georgemas Junction and at journey’s end they are offloaded at Barrow-in-Furness and taken by road to Sellafield The total distance is 400 + miles and the transport can take up to 20 hours passing remote rural areas and heavily populated areas, and including close proximity to schools, residential areas and other areas where people are present. This increases the risks of potentially disastrous effects in the event of an accident on humans and the environment. This presents dangers of radiation emanating from the flasks (although this is disputed by the nuclear industry) despite some nuclear scientists claiming this to be potentially harmful - particularly when trains are stationary for long periods near populated areas Hence HANT’s argument that all waste should be retained on the sites where it is produced. hant.co.uk/#:~:text=This%20national%20rail%20map%20shows%20the%20route%20taken

[@ALTNABREAC]

@@Prickupyourears No, I said that Altnabreac was the intended dumping ground for nuclear waste from Dounreay. Which is fact, of which you seem to find confusing.

[@beeftec5862]

@@ALTNABREAC Intended, or proposed? Fact is "proposed", "intended" is no way factual as you state! Laughable you bring up "facts" that are inaccurate ("of which you seem to find confusing" LOL)

[@PondersEndModelRailway]

wow, I'd be out there waving and offering tea or coffee. These people are your safety net in rural areas. It seems you have no idea about rural Scotland and how people look after others.

[@ALTNABREAC]

I think you should maybe read the description before jumping to silly conclusions

[@PondersEndModelRailway]

@@ALTNABREAC you missed my point, if you waved at them and slowed them down offering tea or coffee, the issues you are having would take on a different outlook. Hearts and Minds will go a long way.

[@LizAltnabreac-u8h]

Is Network Rail trying to take our land from us 'helping us out' !

[@thorgrimb2416]

Seems you are utterly clueless if they can get there that way every or even at all why not get there everytime like that unless an extreme unforseen emergency? It clearly shows they had no need at all to tresspass and hold prisoner the owners like they did with their plant machinery. And even less reason to say they owned all the driveway or harass the owners just drive their as they clearly have the ability to do so on the rail tracks.

[@TheTorkerman]

That comment is made by a moron who probably still wears a face mask 😂😂😂😂

[@highkingcctv409]

People are brain dead , the point is , the rail network can access the track to carry out maintenance without stealing land or harassing anyone. If they have to use your land they should be paying rent or access fees like the windmill thing

[@highkingcctv409]

@@apb3251 Fair point , but also in that case they still shouldn’t steal land , pay for access or come to agreement with the land owner. It’s just unsettling when it proves we actually own nothing and everything can be taken away if the proper tyrant comes along

[@highkingcctv409]

@@apb3251 I think that’s different than this case , I don’t know if I followed correctly but if you see back a couple videos the rail company tried to take the land owners driveway or claim they owned it and trespass the land owners on their own land ? and claim their driveway

[@highkingcctv409]

@@apb3251 the rail company tried to claim their land and they had to prove it was in their boundary so that is different

[@lipbrent3887]

They are trying to wear you down by thinking they are pissing you off. 🤨

[@ClaudioRossetti-q2v]

You really should get a life 👍

[@markaskew]

Every week? Sounds like intimidation!