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I will say this - the Series 1 TTCs do not have, have not had, and will not have the ability to bolt the booms together. The portal booms are different designs of steel altogether, although similar.

The normal "open-route" MkIII STCs are fine, but the issue is with the slimmer cross-sections on masts which have larger radial loads (e.g. platform cantilevers, such as those used at Welwyn North). The larger the radial load, the more likely the "twist" can't be recovered. Another reason why...

As someone on the GBRf 2018 tour (part of which ran from Waterloo's former Int'l platforms to Blackpool North) I can confirm that they do, or at least the one that hauled us did.

Not forgetting the Arena next door.

Another bridge seems to be being demolished (SPC5-91; Flying Arches) on the 04/10/2025 and 05/10/2025, as per this NWR press release. Marle Pit Hill is bridge SPC5-94. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/buses-replace-trains-during-east-midlands-bridge-demolition-work-this-weekend

I mean, it's still "allowed", but only if replacing like-for-like, or if the cross-section of the mast is much beefier. The increased forces on the main steelwork when the catenary & contact are much further along mean that the mast is more likely to fail more quickly.

Nope - the live parts can be moved along the boom of the structure on their 'stovepipe' such that they are all over the tracks, not the platform.

Well, Kirklees has commissioned SLC (Sable-Leigh Consulting) to look into ways to upgrade that line, but agreed - one for another thread.

Precisely. NWR has to use portals or TTCs above platforms (some places have used headspans, like Glasgow Queen St), and single track cantilevers are a no-no.

In total agreement there; the one nearest the camera looks like a Portal Leg, judging by the hinge pin at the top.

Yep, that's an OLE mast alright.

Little update from the Beeb quoting a Midlands Rail Hub staff member, hinting at increased calls at Ashchurch, but also more interestingly at Stonehouse, Stroud, Kemble & Swindon: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd72xg7500go.amp Anyone for Nottingham - Birmingham MS -...

They're getting a bit long in the tooth now. And from a carbon perspective, not much of a CO2 reduction...

Having passed the site of Marsh Lane, I can indeed confirm it is "no longer".

Just the same number for potential Sleeper work... this is the Speculative Discussion forum, after all!

The latest Modern Railways (September 2025 issue) states on Page 13 that "the Mk 3s has to be withdrawn next year as they are life-expired while the '68s' are understood to have a new user lined up". 6 68s for 6 73/9s...?

Looking at the plates, "Echo Quebec" seems to be the Route Code for the Levenmouth branch. Perhaps "Q" for "Quay"?

Shouldn't (at least I think it shouldn't) require any new feeders. Maybe a new TSC or two, but the power supply should stay the same.

As far as I could make out from a recent AIVR video, most/all the structures seem to be in, but the wiring has yet to commence.

The cost likely includes the numerous bridge rebuilds that dogged the scheme in the earlier stages.