Recent content by HWLad

Hi all, I have had an interesting past couple of days travelling in the Chiltern Main Line from High Wycombe. I understand that yesterday (11/01) there was a landslip between Bicester and Haddenham & Thame Parkway which cancelled most trains to Oxford and halved the number going to the West...

There is only one DOO Mirror on Platform 1 at High Wycombe. I don't think there are platform dispatchers at High Wycombe so short trains have to be stopped short of the buffers in order for self-departure. The new overbridge may obstruct signal sighting in the bay which the old subway didn't but...

As someone who lives in the area, I would be very (pleasantly) surprised if this ever gains enough traction and money to actually have shovels in the ground. If one were to go through Loudwater, Bourne End and High Wycombe, you would see how much land would need to be repurchased, at a large...

Class 121s on the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury?

I would also say Chiltern is the best TOC. They just seem to have a good and transparent operation. During the recent Banbury Upgrade for example, all Chiltern literature I saw about it always mentioned it being a Network Rail investment whereas other operators like Virgin and FGW have implied...

Indeed, hence the Class 158/9s are already run in 8/9 car formations out of Waterloo. :wink:

I remember reading somewhere on these forums that a large capacity constraint for Chiltern is running 75mph units on a 100mph two track mainline. Obviously 8 Class 172 will not completely replace 39 Class 165 but it could mitigate this capacity problem somewhat. It also seems like a more simple...

Not really a difference in spelling as such but Seer Green & Jordans railway station is just frequently called Seer Green on National Rail Enquiries and CISs.

I think there is just a fault with the system. Obviously if you know that Chiltern is a standard only railway, you wouldn't get the first class ticket. I think the seating you get on a 168 is better than First Class on a 166 or equivalent anyway that would be the alternative. Given it...

Are you sure it is Banbury to Marylebone as opposed to Banbury to London Terminals? GWR operate First Class between Banbury and Paddington.

You mean like By - ster. :D

That's probably true, I apologise for being rather dense about it! I guess I should have phrased it to emphasise the methods in clearing 2 pantograph operation. I really appreciate the information!

Hi Guys, My question is will the Mark 3 Electrification Equipment, used on the East Coast Mainline (ECML), be able to support 2 5 car Hitachi Super Express Trains (SET) running in multiple at 125mph? I ask this as the ECML electrification was designed to support the one pantograph of the...

I'm assuming the poster meant Bicester Village, Islip and Oxford Parkway to have been built with provision for the loops. Having said that, I don't see how it is necessary to have these loops. The Chiltern Mainline itself has not got loops in convenient places to put them in such as...

Given it looks like it stopped in Platform 2, it must have been a complete breakdown in services going north of Wycombe.