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    Battery 450s replacing 159s on West of England line?

    Moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/swr-refurbishing-class-158-and-159.275269/ No thank you. My 3-hour office on the move to London would be lost! 1728734542 Probably just a re-trim and that’s all they need for final C6. SWR has proposed battery fitted 450s and...
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    Boosting off peak passenger numbers?

    mods note - split from here Season tickets have never been ‘premium’ revenue, assuming 5 return trips per week and a 7-day season offers some of the cheapest travel on the network. The problem is the regular commuters numbers are much reduced. Other peak fares were mainly business travellers...
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    Will off peak traffic on the Cotswold Line build up?

    mods note - from this thread. Future 802 deployment: 11 9s for hourly Penzance, 8 5s for hourly Plymouth/Paignton/Exeter, and 12 5s on hourly Penzance - Cardiff. Customers won't complain and DfT will welcome the £s saved. Must be enough 800s to cover the remaining traffic - 5s on Oxford /...
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    Strategic Alternatives to High Speed 2 Phase 2b

    Some of the detail that was missing from IRP..... https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... ase-2b.pdf Goosehill junction (flyover) to be reinstated? Newark / Doncaster ECML bypass, or Erewash / Old Road? The best value Rotherham to Goosehill North Midland option is missing. Choosing this...
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    AT300s confirmed for South West services by DfT

    AT300s have been confirmed by DfT today.
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    FGW v FLYBE

    Departed Digby, Exeter by taxi 0550. Slick security check and time for croissant and coffee at Exeter Airport. Take off 0645 land at London City just after 0730. DLR to Bank. Central Line to Holborn. Arrive office 0825. Cost £85. Leave office 1530. Central / Bakerloo to Paddington 1606...
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    Devon 165s

    Class 165s will be perfect for Devon metro services when released from London by electrification, but will they fit through the Dawlish tunnels and the Exeter tunnels on the Exmouth line? All other lines will be no problem as it was all originally broad gauge including Barnstaple. So was...

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