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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.OK? Same to you hun xx -
Starmill replied to the thread Crewe blockade?.Yes although if they are able to call at Sandbach that isn't too far and the passengers from the stopping service would have a bus going...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.2tph for Newcastle - Sheffield - Birmingham is very high frequency for the kind of long distance traffic (i.e. high-yeild) that...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Not really. It's fundamentally much cheaper to use a bog standard EMU with lots of seats than it is to use two shorter and technically...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Not at all. To take just the example mentioned above, high staff costs are one of the reasons why so many CrossCountry trains haven't...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.You are misunderstanding the point. It's not small beer because when you do a large capex programme, part of the return that pays for...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Not really. The staff costs are pretty much double for two five cars over one eight as it's very difficult to get any efficiency. The...
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Starmill replied to the thread Would the planned TPE units also be suitable for GWR?.More DC demand between Redbridge Jn and Portsmouth Harbour may bring some areas there not far from their upper limit of power supply of...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Experience suggests that the trains won't need to attract more business as they'll already be full. They will however be subsidy-hungry...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.There are definitely adequate sections where the trains will be able to exceed 100 yes. It should be easy to reach 110 between York and...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.Not really given the large number of booked doubles. The primary problem isn't seating though as that's roughly staying the same, it's...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.It's certainly a very poor value for money choice to go running, say, two separate five cars per hour between York and Manchester when...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.What's the point of spending it on HS2 only to not build the parts of HS2 that offered most of the benefits? Government policy is rarely...
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.That's not really feasible though as there's nothing to be 'compatible' with yet.
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Starmill replied to the thread Getting the most out of the new Alstom units for TPE?.That isn't correct though. The extra stopper isn't funded, it may still be more stops at peak times in fast trains. Same goes for...