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I meant as 8 car formations at 163m to replace the 331s. In a more fantastical world I'd have 34 east side divided into 16 3 car and 16 5 car sets run them all as 102m and 122m trains. Sending 331s and 333s west. But given the amount that reformation and a descent refurb would cost you might...

If it weren't for the driving training I can't help but think sending 16 350s east side would be the better option probably have to modify platform 4 at Skipton and Shipley is the only one where it looks they might foul the junction not my area but compared to Salford Crescent it looks better...

unless they've been changed there are exactly two tables on a 350/2 northern don't run first class remember.

It's a difference of three trains which will almost certainly cover Golborne. Ah the amount of families I've heard go, 'Let's grab a table' as a 323 roles in. :D It's going to be carnage in summer at those two table going to Blackpool in summer.

Looking at the images I can find the third seat seems to be just cantilevered on the end so in theory you might be able to remove the window seat and move the other two towards the window keeping the seat back grab handle. Doing the middle section between the doors would give the same sort of...

Interesting that the tolerance at Dewsbury seems to be reducing from 4.5 minutes to 5 minutes can't have more than two stoppers between Leeds and Dewsbury. I guess if it's two Huddersfield stoppers then the Brighouse will be non-stop between Dewsbury and Leeds.

Seeing as this is a speculation thread now, I think the best you could do stopper wise would be a saving of about 30 seconds per stop which gives something like this; I'm guessing at minimum 3 minute headways tolerance and my semi-fast is going to struggle to stay ahead of the express if it...

2J65 isn't booked to stop at Ince when the end destination changes to Wallgate most drivers power change at Bolton (I assume the rules revert to the old standard when Ince isn't booked). Most likely the displays were correct at Bolton and the delay was caused by them rediverting back to North...

Been thinking since HS2 seems to have died the death in Manchester the opportunity to construct a north-eastern access to Piccadilly from Ashburys Philips park line. Would be about 850 metres for the main viaduct between the Mancunian Way to Viaduct Street with probably around 200m of extension...

Doesn't the order effectively specify 23 metre car lengths? As far as I'm aware Stadler don't offer that length, as I assume the wheelbase would be too long on a design using Jakob's bogies?

The bays were just indicate window alignment I just never got round to doing an airline version. I don't think I've seen a UK unit with pantograph in the middle of the carriage so couldn't say how possible that is. The layout above is a quick shortened version of a 7 car unit there definitely...

Have a very rough mock up of an Aventra with low doors I never really finished. The tables are just indicative and I don't have the artistic talent to put the right cab on it :smile:

Personally I think 2+1 seating would be the way to go on EMU routes especially anything going to Manchester Airport would give the standing space for peak times without compromising the off peak experience and gives more space for luggage. 730 is the most reasonable off the shelf option, but it...

It is accessible but you have to cross the the Up Ashton and Down Huddersfield to reach it, plus it's only 120 metres long.

I don't know why they didn't consider bring back the Leeds-Southport wasn't great last time around I know but as an extension of the current timetable you'd get a minimum 49 minute turn round at Southport. It'd only cost one more diagram and you would have to find at least one 158 from somewhere...