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Apparently, DfT will publish a White Paper in Autumn 2011. Given that White Papers generally set out Governments' intentions in terms of what it proposes to bring forward as Bills for the introduction / amendment of Primary Legislation, do we have any idea what we might expect to see in this...

Wow! Where did that come come from? Allerton depot is being refurbished at present, but I thought the idea with that was to split the Northern DMU fleet and treat it as a sub-depot of Newton Heath, also making it ready for the electrics after Chat Moss etc is electrified. Does anyone else know...

A very nice original posting, and heartening to see that there is somewhere in our country where people still take pride in what they do and offer exceptional service. Sometimes, it should be about the journey. Many people spend hundreds of pounds to sit behind a kettle, yet often don't...

I agree. I travelled on a very lightly loaded train out to West Kirby the other day and at every stop, it occurred to me what a waste of energy it was when all the doors opened. Not only is temperature change (either warming or cooling, depending upon the season) an issue, but the doors use...

1) Passenger sub-contract to NorthernTransPennine franchise 2) Electro-diesel tram-train 3) Salford Crescent - Higher Buxton - Hartington, following existing heavy rail alignment to Hindlow, then new light rail alignment on Tissington trail 4) Salford, Disley & High Peak Railway Company.

They would. Design work on Polaris is well advanced.

Am I missing something? Under the new franchising timetable, not a single Thameslink vehicle will be delivered within the existing FCC franchise, and First might not be the franchisee when they do start to be delivered. It makes sense that Siemens would propose Ardwick as the maintenance...

Do I? I only mentioned gauge, not length of train. So either 3-car units operating in multiple or fixed formation 6-cars seems to be the order of the day.

I see, thanks.

I think this is a red herring. I think there will now be a status quo until the franchising process, which might begin with a consultation process on whether TPE and Northern should merge.

That wasn't what Ian said at all. He said one option would be to use an unpowered Class 172 type vehicle, which could then be reconfigured for a future life as a DMU. Another option is to take the running gear from a DVT and install these in a new body shell, which might be a precursor to a...

I'm sure it's a silly question, but why are there no regular loaded cemex hoppers into Bletchley?

The gauge isn't restricted, but there's no room for OHLE, which is why the units are dual voltage.

That would be a good idea, except that the 313 replacement needs to be dual voltage and the 507/508 replacement only needs to be 750 V dc. It might make sense however for some of the next Mersey fleet to also be dual voltage, to potentially take advantage of the North West electrification and to...

That's a phenomenal photo, no matter who took it!

A simple question, with maybe not such a simple answer. Will the FCC Class 313 fleet be replaced as part of the Siemens Thameslink order? If not, does anybody know what is planned?

I assume you mean daft... and it's a long time since I was called daft, and that was also by a Yorkshireman. Flawed argument? I wasn't arguing for or against anything, I was just highlighting differences in the fare structure within our small nation. One of the reasons I decided to try the...

Even the TSIs have avoided this as a subject, as it's all too difficult. If you did introduce a common standard, either in the UK or across Europe, it would be impossible to deal with existing rolling stock, so the benefit would not be seen in full for something like 30 years. Nobody in the...

Thought it might be useful to post Stephen Hammond's statement on refranchising in full, as a point of reference for other threads: - New Franchising Programme The Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond: The Government is committed to a major reform of rail franchising that...

Don't you think it's strange that there's been no DfT press notice on this? I thought that things of this nature had to be reported before the stock market opened, as this must have some effect of First Group's share price? EDIT:: Philip Hammond has just issued a Statement on future...