The MK Project

[D306]

Milton Keynes central is now starting it's refurbishment, and getting it's new platform. all this work should be finished around 2009/2010. if anyone else knows that it'll finish round a different time, please let me know. cheers

 

[Jordy]

Interesting, what does it involve?

 

[class 313]

Speaking of Station refurbs, quite a few FCC stations are being done up, waiting rooms being pinkafied

 

[Chriso]

I believe the extra platform is been built to allow the extension of Bedford to Bletchley 150s to MK central which will be great for the Marston vale line.

I also saw on the Network rail investment story about the redevelopment of Luton station does anybody know when work is scheduled to start ? I spent 3 years commuting to it and would have to say it is one of the most depressing large stations in the U.K the sooner it is re-built the better.

 

[class 313]

I believe the extra platform is been built to allow the extension of Bedford to Bletchley 150s to MK central which will be great for the Marston vale line.

I also saw on the Network rail investment story about the redevelopment of Luton station does anybody know when work is scheduled to start ? I spent 3 years commuting to it and would have to say it is one of the most depressing large stations in the U.K the sooner it is re-built the better.

Luton isnt bad tbh, Birmingham New St is much much worse

 

[westcoaster]

mk should be finished late 2008 as said a new bay for the mv line and also a new platform behind platform 5, this is where virgin will stop, plat 5 will still be there but as a thrioough line, stopping the bottleneck, if a virmin stops the rest que behind, so having the extra plat6 will help. after mk is finished the next phase is th re moddeling of bletchley, which includes putting a platform on the fly over!!!!!!!!!, then when that is complete the decomissioning of bletchley and watford junction psb's, with control going over to rugby scc

 

[Guinness]

Will Bletchley Depot be going after all the works be finished, in line with the Timeline? Or have they not decided on what's happening yet?

 

[87015]

Will Bletchley Depot be going after all the works be finished, in line with the Timeline? Or have they not decided on what's happening yet?

Latest quote is for BY (top shed) to close with this years franchise change, although of course the closure date has been put back again and again before so liable to change again...

 

[westcoaster]

Latest quote is for BY (top shed) to close with this years franchise change, although of course the closure date has been put back again and again before so liable to change again...

last thing i heard is it will stay open for the forseable future, also they have started to have 313's and 150's on site for exams and repairs, a driver is doing a 40th aniversary badge with depot 1E on it and a 310 and dmu i think?

 

[87015]

The last i heard it was to close this year. Probably subject to the wishes of the new franchisee....
Was to close last year, now this year, wouldn't surprise me to see it stay open, id like to see it.
313 work will obviously be lost soonish as they are being replaced, WN is to close also at some stage, don't know who knows where the 150s will end up. (if they are not replaced on Bed-Bley duties.)

There has been talk of GBRf taking on BY when WN shuts, but lots of conjector for such a small, if top, depot!

 

[class 313]

The last i heard it was to close this year. Probably subject to the wishes of the new franchisee....
Was to close last year, now this year, wouldn't surprise me to see it stay open, id like to see it.
313 work will obviously be lost soonish as they are being replaced, WN is to close also at some stage, don't know who knows where the 150s will end up. (if they are not replaced on Bed-Bley duties.)

There has been talk of GBRf taking on BY when WN shuts, but lots of conjector for such a small, if top, depot!

313s will still have work on the EUS - WFJ line... And the Abbey line.

 

[westcoaster]

313s will still have work on the EUS - WFJ line... And the Abbey line.

tom he is on about when they replace the 313's with the new 378's, also all the 150's will be reallocated back to bly not sure when though, not heard anything about gbrf moving in,