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BRX replied to the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem?.This doesn't make sense - you surely have to balance the cost of building 1000s of masts strong enough to withstand the impact of a... -
BRX replied to the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem?.It's perched on a slope right next to a bridge abutment so I can see why the foundations might be difficult/substantial. That doesn't...
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BRX replied to the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem?.All structural engineers err on the side of caution in the sense that there are safety factors built in. But good engineers can produce...
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BRX replied to the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem?.Here's a slightly earlier (I think) vintage of gantry which appears to be doing much the same job as the one in my OP. So what's led to...
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BRX replied to the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem?.Concrete too. These monsters need big foundations.
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BRX posted the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem? in Infrastructure & Stations.Every time I see this gantry at Tulse Hill I wonder: is so much steel really necessary to support a couple of colour light signals (plus...
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BRX replied to the thread New night train start-up - Nox.I don't think they are any higher than the DB loco hauled IC coaches. I am assuming the extra height would be achieved by a slightly...
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BRX replied to the thread New night train start-up - Nox.The concept of the "loft" type rooms relies on using the space above the corridor, and for this they need to maximise the carriage...
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BRX replied to the thread Thameslink to replace cushions on class 700 ironing board seats to improve comfort.. Finally...I don't quite understand why it's easier to haul them from three bridges to wembley and then from there to Eastleigh ... instead of just...
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BRX replied to the thread New night train start-up - Nox.ES have gone from nothing to operating, for real, three international night trains daily in a pretty short space of time. I know they...
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BRX replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.Couldn't be sure whether it was p1 or p2. The highland chieftain HST would arrive a bit before the sleeper left, and go into whichever...
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BRX replied to the thread Caledonian Sleeper.As a teenager in the late 90s I used to watch the sleeper leaving Inverness. There were still motorail vans then, which would be in the...
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BRX replied to the thread New night train start-up - Nox.European Sleeper do exactly this: run city to city with no splits or reversals en route. And I believe have one loco throughout despite...
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BRX replied to the thread New night train start-up - Nox.The question remains about the long term economics of it though. If they have to charge people 2 times as much as a couchette based...
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BRX replied to the thread New night train start-up - Nox.So does this seem a reasonable estimate for a 26.4m carriage: Airline style seating maxed out eg Flixtrain - 26 rows of 2+2 seats - 104...
