Recent content by ChrisJ

If you attended the meeting held in Harrogate back in August, you would know that Harrrogate Council are ambivolent about what type of electrification the route might get, be it 25kV or 750v DC, they just want electrification with trains that work and are adequate to carry the high volumes...

I think everyone is missing the point - these people are serious about finding a an affordable solution to move people in large volumes on the Harrogate Line. Diesel just can't match electric on acceleration and braking and it's very expensive to maintain as well as being relatively unreliable...

Well, I think no-one would object to 25kV if it were affordable and 25kV trains were available quickly, but neither is the case and the Harrogate Line does not feature on anyone's list of priorities for electrification, which is necessary if long-term affordable improvements are to be achieved...

Why is it daft, when virtually every EMU built for the last 20 years is already dual voltage, including the older 319's. All they would need is the right shoegear. D78 is faster than 319 when you take into account the closeness of intermediate stations on the Harrogate line and its max speed of...

The press release states a modern DLR style under-running contact system is proposed because of the high cost of 25kV. This seems to make perfect sense if you know the route - it has lots of low overbridges already prohibited to certain traction types, Bramhope tunnel and four major long...

It was introduced 1981-83 and so will be just over 30 years old when released from the District Line but was totally rebuilt in 2004-7, so what the passengers get is less than 10 years old. Also all of the running gear/bogies was also replaced with a new design in 2000-2001 following continued...