Recent content by woolwinder

Is anybody going to answer the question; was it technical, political, greased palms, downright bloody mindless, or pro siemens or anti Alstom clic within SNCF (you can forget any E* board input was minimal as usual)?

If ES and partners should be successful with the East Coast franchise they may be able to supplement the current fleet with Nols, which incedently have not retained their channel tunnel running status.

Forget Orient Way, the lease to GA will soon be up and mostly likely to become additional HS1 sidings

The contractor (CEIT) for the interiors has gone into liquidation and all the components being manufactured by them or sub contactors have been seized by the liquidators. Consequently the only completed units are the two powercars 3015/6. All the trailers are still "work in progress". There...

Running under own power within TMI only, being used for engineering training. Not allowed out to play on the HS1 until signalling upgrades have been made, but still no dates.

The company (CEIT) who were contracted to supply the majority of the interior components has gone bust, without anywhere near being able to supply all the components required so that has put 3015/16 trailers into the long grass, for the foreseeable future Another set has gone to Hellemes, but...

Originally the 373 had been intended to split into two half sets. if a tunnel failure occurred. The passengers in the dead set would moved in the other set, the train would then split from the dead set and driven out of the tunnel. Although practiced years ago, it has never happened in realtime...

Yes I'll go along with SNCF, but using one of their private companies Keolis, who are a the bid partner of the eurostar bid for the ECML.

She's been "tagged" down both sides at Forest Depot, during last weekend. So off for a respray next move?

Lea Bridge Rd between Stratford and Tottenham Hale. some prelimary work has already been done. But no reopening date as yet (should be during 2014)

In October according to public accounts (that tax pays money) HS2 spent £200,000 on PR and £250,000 on PR "advice" from KPMG. This is from the public purse that pays for everything from normal railway funding to school dinners subsidy.

I travel a couple of times a month on this service between Grantham and Norwich. Lots of nice ideas on these posts regarding rolling stock. but the infrastructure at the eastern end will still cause problems for years to come. Ely: All the money is now to be spent on ungrading the King...

Got it wrong. My be confused as Le Landy do carry out in service heavy maintenance for ES from time to time.

Trialling completed, but none of the 3015/16 R1-R18 completed at Hellemmes

Latest estimates is April/May 2014 The budget is not unlimited. The funding for the 373 refurb is part of original financial deal negotiated for the purchase of 374 sets (total cost £700m, refurbs £200m) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- If you travel by temple mills on the...