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59CosG95 replied to the thread Commuter and Metro Services: Which Rolling Stock Upgrade Had the Greatest Impact? In the last 40 years.156s/158s/159s replacing loco-hauled across the UK, e.g. 50s & Mark IIs on the WoEML; 37s on the WHL, etc. More reliable, yes, but the... -
59CosG95 replied to the thread Midlands Rail Hub 20m extra seats.There seems to be a "Save The Digbeth Block Party" event happening this weekend. https://ra.co/news/86163
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem?.In the case of the ECML masts, the slimmest of them (152x152 Universal Columns) have been more prone to Lateral Torsional Buckling than...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Fife Rail Electrification/Decarbonisation.Very probably. In fact I think it is, unless you count any stations with more than 2 platform faces (Stirling & Dunblane come to mind)...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread HS2 Old Oak Common.Wouldn't imagine so, as that would only apply once the trackwork has been handed over to Network Rail (which, until it's connected to...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Crewe blockade?.As I suspected.
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Crewe blockade?.I expect we probably won't be getting any works related to the power supply in the Crewe area done at the same time.
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59CosG95 replied to the thread WCML substations.Checking on Google Maps, there's plenty of room by the National Grid substation itself, although I'm unsure as to where the original NR...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.North Yorkshire's Map function wasn't quite working last night. Sure, I could zoom in and out of the map, but the interactive legend in...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.Talking of planning statements, I've managed to dig around in North Yorkshire's Public Access Portal and found the plan & elevation...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread WCML substations.According to Garry Keenor's excellent "OLE Bible", BR moved away from OCBs (Oil Circuit Breakers) in the 1970s, switching to VCBs...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.Worth also mentioning that the first OLE supports within the station, seeming built into the canopy, are now visible in the 4th, 5th...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Oxford Corridor Phase 2 & Platform 5 updates.Definitely easier to section off, until you get to grid connections. Thankfully, in the case of Oxford, the grid connection (at Foxhall...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread WCML substations.Not sure where else to stick this, but Oxhey Grange footbridge on the WCML south of Bushey is due to be demolished at short notice. See...
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59CosG95 replied to the thread Can trains access St Pancras from the southern end of the ECML ?.The Eurostar scrap drags to Kingsbury always left from Platform 5 and were hauled (permissively?) over the North London Incline to reach...