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43074 replied to the thread What does the term "no brainer" mean in the context of ideas for reopenings etc?.This doesn't fall into the category of a "no-brainer" though - power supply upgrades would be needed in the West Midlands, and it... -
43074 replied to the thread TfW new service between Bristol and Cardiff.No - there are probably enough revenue and performance arguments for GWR to build a robust case against the scheme in their own right...
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43074 replied to the thread The end of 387 on Cambridge fasts.Yes, if all 30 379s were in traffic (26 diagrams), there would be enough instances of 387s on Kings Cross to Cambridge slow and...
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43074 replied to the thread Scrap EMR Connect and extend Thameslink to Corby.GTR have enough issues of their own without adding the Corby services to the list - the reliability of the Peterborough to Horsham...
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43074 replied to the thread EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability.There are some very optimistic running times in the EMR Intercity timetable, losing time is no indication at all of traction issues - it...
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43074 replied to the thread EMR Class 810 reliability: potential improvements.No chance the uplift at the end of August will be using the 221s - they are currently using only 12 out of 21 222s which they have on...
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43074 replied to the thread Class 185s post-TRU.185s would be a poor fit for the XC 170 routes, there are Sprinter linespeed differentials between Birmingham and Peterborough which...
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43074 replied to the thread Hull to halifax service to be split at leeds.I suspect the MP will be lectured at length about the performance challenges of the current service and told by Northern that they...
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43074 replied to the thread EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability.Yes - not only are the units themselves very different but they have a different method of working for door operation which would need...
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43074 replied to the thread Steve White to leave SouthEastern.Worth pointing out Steve White was at GTR for a good few years before he went to SE, so had a chance to "fix" it then. Cynically, it...
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43074 replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.He isn't - heard others refer to it as "Chime Wibble Publishing" before!
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43074 replied to the thread EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability.They started appearing as soon as Hitachi took over the maintenance of the 222s, around 2022/2023 if I remember rightly
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43074 replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.You have alleged 75% of the units in traffic on a particular day were operating with an engine out, but unless you are actually sat on...
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43074 replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.It would be interesting to see reliability data for the 222s and 810s side by side. With the 222s in their current state I'm not...
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43074 replied to the thread What would a dream future cross-country train be like?.Yes, but tbtc was clearly referring to the North East - South West and Manchester - South Coast corridors, i.e. the Voyager routes The...