Crossrail Gets Its Rails
There is an article in Rail Engineer with this title and it describes how Crossrail’s contractors will fit out the line.
In some ways, one thing that surprised me is that the massive concreting train, that lays the concrete slab for the rails is a refurbished one from France. At least they were able to drag it here, through the Channel Tunnel.
It’s a fascinating article, that is well worth reading.
Warfarin And Lansoprazole
As I said in this post called Fasciitis In My Foot, I’ve got fasciitis in my right foot.
It wasn’t going away so my doctor prescribed 500mg. of Naproxen, night and morning, together with 30mg of Lansoprazole first thing, as I’m on Warfarin.
Normally, I take 4mg. of Warfarin a day, but when I am on other drugs, I test my INR regularly to make sure the drugs aren’t affecting my levels.
After a few days, my INR had gone up from its normal level of around 2.3-2.7 to around 4. So obviously, the new drug combination was raising my INR.
I solved the problem and brought the level of Warfarin down to 3mg. After a few days, my INR had returned to around 2.5.
That was a few weeks ago, but the fasciitis has refused to go away, so I am now back on the Naproxen/Lansoprazole combination, but with only 250mg. of the Naproxen.
My INR has jumped in the same way, but as before reducing the Warfarin dose to 3mg. has brought it back to normal.
I am drawn to two conclusions.
- The Lansoprazole raises my INR,
- Regular self-testing of your INR usually picks up problems.
This is very much a repeat of my experiences of taking Terbinafine, which I wrote about Interaction Between Warfarin And Terbinafine. Although that drug dropped the INR.
Enfield Fighting For A Better Train Service
With Waltham Forest getting a new Lea Bridge station, Enfield Council are trying hard to get an improved service at Angel Road station, which is going to be rebuilt and renamed Meridian Water. Wikpedia says this about the development.
The London Borough of Enfield announced in January 2014 that the station being an integral part of the proposed Meridian Water development would be turned into a ‘thriving’ new hub and renamed as Meridian Water. The £3.5 million project due to be completed within the next five years is being supported with funds from the Greater London Authority and Enfield Council.
This article in the Enfield Independent is entitled Council Loses Angel Road Court Case.
The Council were trying to get four trains per hour all day at Angel Road station.
The two stations of Angel Road and Lea Bridge illustrate the problems of timing the building or updating of stations and the train services to serve them.
Lea Bridge Station – 28th December 2015
Things are moving on apace at Lea Bridge station.
The first pictures show a new bridge and cycle route alongside Lea Bridge Road, so it’s not just a station that’s being built.
What surprised me, is that you can clearly see the yellow warning lines on the platform faces. I would have thought that this would have been one of the last jobs to be done!
The station certainly looks to be on track to be completed in the first half of next year. Will it be opened in time for the timetable change in May 2016?
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