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A decade or so ago (mid 2010s) Slough (and other stations along the PAD-RDG route) were a hot spot for fatalities. From memory there were local issues within some south east asian communities that led to a lot of the incidents at Slough and nearby. I know the NR worked with a number of local...

EMR often strengthen a few of the Nottingham-Norwich services at weekends (resources permitting) when either... 1)The MML is shut for engineering work and Nottingham to London passengers are routed via Grantham for London. 2)When the GEML is shut for engineering work and Norwich to London...

Pre-Covid around half of the services were 2 car. Since then 170518-523 have been extended to 3 cars, and now all Stansted services are booked 3 cars. Additionally, there is still 1 round trip missing (0922 ex BHM, 1327 ex SSD), and only around half continue through to Stansted, the rest are...

Off topic but the layout (with a couple of errors) is shown on traksy, though as there are no data feeds for the line, no train movements are shown. https://traksy.uk/live/M+23+PBRO+-14/M+19+STNEOTS+115/M+44+MRCH+11

March Up platform is constrained by ME45 signal protecting the level crossing, and the diverging junction on to the East curve in to Whitemoor. March Down platform is constrained by ME4 signal protecting West Jn, and ME37 signal protecting the level crossing. Extending platforms at March would...

It went via Nuneaton (arr 1015, dep 1017)

Matlock came a timetable or two later. 0730 ex STP on Saturdays and an afternoon return. Can't remember whether the set ran ecs or passenger to Derby in between.

MML initially ordered 13 x 2 car 170s, quickly increased to 17 x 2 cars. 10 x center cars where then subsequently added, and finally 170397/8 were added before they went to Central Trains. Central Trains' 170503 was also hired to MML for a while. The 2 car MML 170s seated 121 (24 1st / 97...

It was missing from the draft ECML Dec 25 timetable that was published recently.

Unless it has changed recently, it breaks down as... 26/30 9 car electric 10/12 5 car electric 10/13 9 car bimode 8/10 5 car bimode

The original thread is here... https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/xc-class-170-refurbishment.266649/#post-6743467 ...though it is locked.

Given the current comparatively poor service from the Peterborough/March line* compared to the Lynn and Norwich lines there is potential for a fair bit of growth should the line get a better/more frequent service. The service has yet to return to hourly (currently 1 round trip missing). There is...

The only regular overcrowding of the current XC services in Anglia is on the northbound between Cambridge and Ely. This is due to the existing timetable having a 25 minute gap before the XC service to Ely. After Ely, even peak services like the 1700 ex Cambridge have empty seats. In the...

Max 75mph, 40 mph through March, and a few sections of "SP" and passenger/freight differentials, like the 75/60mph over Welney Washes (which currently has an ESR of 75/30). The line is a mixture of AB &TCB signalling which also restricts capacity. Additional, the liners are too long to be...

To enable more suburban trains to run in the peaks. Happens currently with the xx06 LNER departure from KGX moved to xx18 in the evening peak.