Recent content by anthony263

They've changed their minds again. Read that the plan now is all the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare services will do as they do now and loop round the city either via Cathays or city line so both routes get 4tph to Cardiff Central. Meanwhile Treherbert gets 4tph to Cardiff Bay

Need Newport road bridge north of queen street widened

I agree something like this should have been done

Im sure i read somewhere that tfw said that a 756 can run Cardiff to Bridgend and back on batterie power without the generator kicking in.

Maybe look at extending the Ebbw Vale to Newport trains up to Abergavenny if they reopen that bay platform and turnback facility

I know its a lot more than that. Eg GWR drivers and fitters would need training etc for starts was just throwing the idea out there. Don't forget this is the DfT stranger things havw happened

Maybe after today see if Avanti can loan GWR a class 390 or two snd allow a paid of IETS to go to EMR

Grand union were looking at ordering Chinese rolling stock

Should just leave the heathrow express as it is however when new lines are built to heathrow airport such as the western link it should be extended

I still wonder if these 350/2's if fitted with batteries and 3rd rail collection shoes could be good for GWR around the thames valley and the north downs line etc . If there is any left over deploy them.on say Oxford to Bristol TM

So have the 175s so they probably could with work .whether or not EMR will both on the other hand

I think k they also looked at them

Shane 204 and 205 were scrapped one of them would have become handy right now. Mind you the way progress is coming with that test centre in. Onnlwyn id say if 360115 is a right off then maybe a deal could be done for one of those remaining 360/2's

Ive not seen it yet im afraid

Just seen a few screenshot of their application for the Bristol Tm to Waterloo service basically a 2 hourly frequency which was better than what south West trains ran. It was a popular service especially if you wanted cheaper fares to london and didn't fancy national express. Megabus even...