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Spartacus replied to the thread Urgent TOPS Requests.47804 & 47851 -
Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Typically around 1/4-1/3 are midweek, more are at weekends, most are today. The Scarboroughs are rarely 6 car while the Hulls are a bit...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.I think that's precisely what some commentators are going off!
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Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Nah, it'd have to be SDO practically everywhere, and I can't see one being needed except in very exceptional circumstances.
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Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.You must have missed the huge problems TPE had a few years ago when it was shown the infrastructure couldn't handle the timetable and it...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.I don't think it's planned before Northern get their new units, though if these come first I wonder if some 185s would be spared to work...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Exactly. There's a lot of people, including some who I'd hope to know better such as Gareth Dennis, who seem to be more caught up in...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Isn't it due to go to Northern at some point? It's the kinda thing that's ideal for this kind of train, I'm sure Northern have put out...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Definitely. There's next to no 125mph railway they'll be booked to run on. Max speed for the 'core' TPU section is 110mph, and gearing...
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Spartacus replied to the thread 4L67 Trafford Park to Ipswich Freightliner.Should have been 006
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Spartacus replied to the thread Last use of non-bogie passenger carrying stock on scheduled services.Didn't the Isle of Wight have some 4 wheelers very late?
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Spartacus replied to the thread What was the last pre-nationalisation built rolling stock on the mainline?.Technically Network Rail still employs some LNER stock, the 6 wheeled independent ploughs are built on LNER tender chassis, I believe...
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Spartacus replied to the thread Non-Urgent TOPS Requests.That was 59206
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Spartacus replied to the thread Carpeted Sprinters/Pacers.I'm sure 141s were fitted with carpets at one point
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Spartacus replied to the thread Non-Urgent TOPS Requests.It was 66525