Recent content by rickerby1

The hard work on electrification is done, the WCML and most of its branches, the ECML and the main spine of the GWML to Cardiff. On top of that most of the London commuter network is done and the MML is scheduled as far as Market Harbrough in the near future. What’s left is really infill, a lot...

By the look of it the 21 9 car Electric units will cover the core Electrified Intercity section to Bristol, Cardiff and now Swansea. The 5 car Bi-modes will provide a High Speed commuter service in much the same way the 395s provide in Kent between Oxford/Worcester/Gloucester/Cotswolds whilst...

During control period 5 Network Rail will have Electrified around 700 route miles and considerably more track miles. Assuming that the industry is geared up for this level of production, during control period 6 we could see the gaps between Sheffield and Leeds/Doncaster wired, Derby-Birmingham...

I think it highly unlikely Basingstoke to Southampton will retain 750V. Apart from the technical difficulties associated with return currents etc, the cost of maintaining the distribution equipment associated with the third rail would be enourmous, not to mention the ongoing losses associated...