Recent content by Quark999

For parking at Maidenhead, perhaps have a look here: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=8235.0

*Pedant* - BAA = Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd */Pedant* Hasn't been called BAA for 5 years now.

Even less of an excuse then :)

Plus the videos of seats roped off because the air con was leaking. They were floods - probably the first time anyone bothered testing the train with “super crush load” and the AC is going nuts because of all the extra warm bodies. Going swimmingly, quite literally.

The 165/166 have a new slightly less annoying voice now, but the 387 is still on the old weather announcer voice. Don’t know why that is but I’m sure it was discussed here at some point. Yes, it is incredibly annoying - not only is the intonation wholly inappropriate, it also sounds like she is...

For details on the removal of the damaged footbridge at Taplow: http://74f85f59f39b887b696f-ab656259048fb93837ecc0ecbcf0c557.r23.cf3.rackcdn.com//assets/library/document/t/original/taplow_footbridge.pdf Happened July 1st and 8th.

Just found a quote here from 2015 (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/fpc-20150617-item12-part-1-crossrail-stations.pdf): "The station improvements will cover all stations at which Mass Transit Railway Corporation (Crossrail) Limited (MTR), the operator of Crossrail, will be Station Facility Owner...

I was under the impression Taplow will become a TFL managed station as well (e.g. marked as such at http://content.tfl.gov.uk/board-20161215-item13-crossrail-services-transition.pdf if I read it correctly). Have I missed something as to why it wouldn't be? I understand the "bigger" stations...

Because I have not seen it mentioned - just east of Taplow station the first bit of auto transformer wire has appeared on the relief lines...

First wires up on main and relief through Taplow station as well. Just one direction each.

Looked to me like 3 class 387 in GWR livery parked outside of North Pole depot just now, 132 was one of them, couldn't quite see the other two. Changed from yesterday when it looked like just one parked a bit further west...

Well, it was definitely in use this morning due to the PAD disruption and I saw with me own fair eyes. Unscheduled stops at Hanwell and West Ealing as a consequence as well...

Got a bit excited an posted in the GWR electrification thread - should really be here. All supports are up along the slow lines in Taplow Station. Must have happened this weekend. Will try to take a better picture off the bridge tonight.

Deleted - should be in Crossrail thread...

Deleted - should be in Crossrail thread...