Recent content by 150's are evil

Just found a link on the twitter with all of the things that virgin claim they will do better than first ( whether this information is true or not yet I don't know. If anyone could verify this that would be...

I also heard somewhere that virgin have paid a 10% dividend year on year. Apparently it's a massive source of money for virgin

Can't see virgin getting anywhere with this quite frankly.

How do first propose to run longer trains on the Euston-Holyhead route? I haven't read the whole thread so sorry if this question has already been asked...

Apparently the coach "u" on the pendolinos that were extended from 9 to 11 cars have facilities to accommodate a third pantograph. Could anyone please confirm or explain why this is?

All depends on what they base it on. A-train ( 395) or Shinkansen. Only concern would be whether the layout is like the Japanese which is very aeroplane-like. Or more like what is taken for granted in britain. And on the whole diesel thing. I think that it is probably a bit cheaper to stick...

Isn't having a turbocharged DMU replacing a naturally aspirated one bad? You know. Turbo lag and all that, apparently the 170's that replaced the 150's on the Birmingham to rugeley line had to run on an amended timetable because of slower acceleration until the turbo kicks in ( which is hard to...

I thought that 11 car pendolinos couldn't fit on any Liverpool platforms. Or does LIV mean somewhere else. New to this. Sorry