Recent content by kcajtam

Read a BBC article which is a bit of a pipe dream, but it made me wonder "Where would this station go, and is it on a new line, or an existing one?" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-47290855

They want to link up the two windsor stations, providing a straight link between staines and slough. The Heathrow southern connection would then connect to the windsor line, for southern and western access.

In Comparison, the Windsor Link Railway propose a different southern connection.

The new Platform at Bristol Parkway has officially been opened. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-43754179

Leicester to Rugby (Midlands County) - Between two currently open stations but avoiding Lutterworth OR Leicester to Rugby (GCR) - Between 2 closed GCR stations, with a stop at Lutterworth, and a section now taken over by the M1 (according to openrailwaymap.org)

The Brecknell-Willis High Speed Pantograph was used on the Eurostar e300, which was designed for LGV Nord and HS1

Do you not think that the Met line extension to Watford junction will have been completed by then?... If it happens at all....

If it was about capacity, why is the target speed 250MPH? As I said, the early IC250 project had a capacity increase, using the old GC mainline from Rugby to London

BR had the Intercity 250 project, this was a plan to upgrade the WCML to 155mph (250kph), and build class 93 locos designed for the project. The remnant of this was the WCML upgrade project, which overran and was more expensive than planned. Had this worked out completely, HS2 may not have...

A Glastonbury Station would also be useful for the festival

Sat at Bradford on Avon Station (BOA), waiting for the 1308 to Cardiff Central, when a XC voyager passed through at speed, towards bath, at approx 1300, with the destination Manchester Picc on the front screen. We had no warning to stand back from the platform edge. I have only ever seen GWR...

http://raildar.co.uk/ It has a full UK rail network junction map, and skyscanner style google maps overlay. Doesnt feature heading codes as far as i see, but it does have icons for each of the TOCs Edit: Network Rail have a list of case studies for services which use their data feeds...