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Nottingham59 replied to the thread 710112 collision with Buffers at Liverpool Street Station (15/10/2026).A train at 10mph has enough kinetic energy to raise the entire train up 1 metre. At 5mph, that would be a quarter as much (25cm). But... -
Nottingham59 replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.My understanding is that Alstom have proposed a system similar to that now installed at Drogheda for DART BEMUs. The charging...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread Lines which should have a Sunday service – is the Joint twixt Peterboro' & Doncaster the most deserving?.Can they not get a spare key to be kept in the staff room?
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.Maybe they're already here. The IEA says Electric truck sales doubled in 2025 to reach 9% of truck sales worldwide...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.Sounds a bit like the WCML. Any line carrying 6tph freight throughout the day would pass the test for continuous electrification. But...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.This image suggests that through lines (two tracks, left centre) are wired with catenary, and the electrified sidings (five tracks right...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.Unlikely, even in a future world where all EMUs had at least minimal traction battery back up. The capital has already been spent, and...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread Should EMR cancel the Class 810 order and/or return the trains?.810 cars are 24m 80x cars are 26m 222 are 22.8m (23.8 at the ends)
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread Should EMR cancel the Class 810 order and/or return the trains?.Maybe Beeston is 6 coaches long, but I was on a doubled-up 222 late one night and some blokes who just caught the train at Leicester...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread Should EMR cancel the Class 810 order and/or return the trains?.Beeston. Not sure of platform lengths, but I do know that if you're in the rear portion of a doubled-up 222, then you can't get off and...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread Should EMR cancel the Class 810 order and/or return the trains?.I agree with the principle, but I reckon it should have been an equal number of 5 and 9-car sets A 9-car 80x with 26m carriages is...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread East-West Rail (EWR) countdown to entry into service.That's a really good question. To avoid hijack this thread, I've answered it is Speculative Discussion here:
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Nottingham59 posted the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice in Speculative Discussion.This is a new thread to answer the following question by @Class15 in the EWR Countdown discussion. Well, that's a good question. After...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread Could alterations be made to the Automatic Warning System (AWS) to make it easier to differentiate red from yellow signals?.I reckon that all of that function can be done in software. The technology that allows a Waymo autonomous car to navigate city streets...
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Nottingham59 replied to the thread East-West Rail (EWR) countdown to entry into service.Well, spending well over £5 billion on GWEP increased the national debt by that amount. With 10y gilt rates over 5%, taxpayers are...