• Our new ticketing site is now live! Using either this or the original site (both powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!

Search results

  1. Trainician

    First line to be de-electrified.

    GWML is more likely but the WCML and ECML are more important so will probably be de-electrified last
  2. Trainician

    Which lines do you think would benefit from 3rd rail electrification?

    The Reading to Redhill line would benefit from 3rd rail
  3. Trainician

    Future of Class 180 Units Discussion

    The class 180s are going to EMR aren't they?
  4. Trainician

    Kings Cross to Nottingham and Sheffield

    Also if LNER would had a service to Sheffield or Nottingham then EMR would be finished and Bedford will not have a service to Nottingham
  5. Trainician

    What are the things that make people want to reopen old lines? (Or the Inverse Altnabreac Theorem)

    I want the Dudding Hill line to reopen because it would allow trains to join the North London Line at Acton Wells junction because of it does reopen to passenger use, then Thameslink could do a service from Luton or St Albans to Richmond
  6. Trainician

    What lines should we NOT electrify?

    Anyway if it does get electrified I wouldn't use the full electrification I would use discontinuous electrification
  7. Trainician

    What lines should we NOT electrify?

    Well the bridge with the midland main line crossing the line is makes things tricky without disruption and the same with the m1 bridge they both will cause disruption
  8. Trainician

    What lines should we NOT electrify?

    Not many trains are running from Corby to Melton Mowbray and the Marston Vale Line appears to be very tricky to electrify
  9. Trainician

    What lines should we NOT electrify?

    I think we shouldn't electrify the following Marston Vale Line Corby to Oakham line
  10. Trainician

    East west Rail Rolling Stock

    Yeah but if Chiltern gets electrified then east west rail will be
  11. Trainician

    East west Rail Rolling Stock

    Why turbostars are not electric
  12. Trainician

    East west Rail Rolling Stock

    What about class 172s from wmr
  13. Trainician

    East west Rail Rolling Stock

    Class 230s?
  14. Trainician

    East west Rail Rolling Stock

    What about class 150s
  15. Trainician

    East west Rail Rolling Stock

    OK but I think class 170s or other turbostars will be better
  16. Trainician

    Where would you electrify next?

    I would electrify the ECML from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Inverness and also the Lincoln section
  17. Trainician

    London Northwestern Class 730s

    It's OK but it doesn't seem so good for the trains themselves when being limited to a very slow speed.
  18. Trainician

    London Northwestern Class 730s

    Well if not class 319s then has to be a stock either created from scratch or cascaded stock.

Top