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WWAO replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.Look beyond any border, whether of Scotland, Wales or Ireland, and you'll see batteries AND electrification. WAO
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WWAO replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.But DART has batteries for the shorter Malahide - Drogheda stretch, wires proposed elsewhere, with 90mph BEMU's (and only 13/19 with...
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WWAO replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.Hull has the Hull South Substation (132kV) and Scarborough also has one on the Queen Margaret industrial estate, both with a mile or two...
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WWAO replied to the thread What I think is wrong with current OHLE electrification practice.The ordering of TPE units (MR October) gives an insight to the balance between batteries and OLE. The new units are (IIRC) 5 car, with...
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WWAO replied to the thread Does Network Rail have an over-engineering problem?.The BR structures are elegant because the cantilever has been designed to reflect the shear stress and bending moment diagrams. It is...
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WWAO replied to the thread Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26.So no ambiguity. WAO
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WWAO replied to the thread Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26.Didn't note my source for the speed but as the SA says 50, it's 50. That still suggests a junction indication on the slow of double...
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WWAO replied to the thread Midlands Rail Hub 20m extra seats.Like COVES at Finmere. Such small vulnerable private enterprises are usually destroyed by the sluggardly pace of bureaucracy. Ideally...
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WWAO replied to the thread Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26.I think that describes the situation exactly. A single yellow used to mean that you passed it at perhaps 25/30mph, ready for a red...
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WWAO replied to the thread Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26.I do understand this. My point is that it risks "reading through", a problem on long straights where multiple signals are in view...
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WWAO replied to the thread Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26.That's fine for train crew but does it help the panel? What worries me is the 810 stopped underneath a clear signal, which, being...
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WWAO replied to the thread Report of collision Bedford (Elstow) - 19/06/26.Axle counters? WAO
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WWAO replied to the thread Large gaps in Elizabeth line west of Paddington.1. Most journeys are out and back. 2. Terminating services on TfL etc all thin out towards the end. Try a down 8 car Waterloo train...
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WWAO replied to the thread Large gaps in Elizabeth line west of Paddington.?? No OP tickets valid on GWR services back in evening peak. "Extra" time avoids the change at Paddington, with poorer tube stock and...
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WWAO replied to the thread Transpennine Route Upgrade and Electrification updates.The right hand arch would be called a stilted arch (i.e with straight, vertical sides). The left hand is probably also but with short...