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In terms of OLE around Sheffield, that probably needs to wait until all the track going into and out of Sheffield station is ripped up and replaced, similar to the remodeling in Derby. I would guess the bridge has been constructed to W12 clearances + OLE?

Wouldn't be surprised if people are bussing either, although I suspect the journey time is pretty brutal from Hucknall Vs tram or train. Closer in, the bus becomes much more competitive, especially as they are all NCT! Will be interesting to see how the train ridership is doing. The problem I...

Has anyone noticed a difference in how busy trams are after the recent fare increases? Toton Lane bound look a little less full at David Lane from what I see, but perhaps it's always a bit quieter at this time of year?

Of course, from the funding perspective, this is a common story on UK rail. The 195s for Northern which were overcrowded on day one, the 185s for TPE which had both less carriages and a reduction in fleet size, despite significant growth in ridership on those routes. A big part of the issue I...

Friendly place in speculative for debates around the merits of the 810s! Ideally we'd like to keep this to just updates and some discussion around bringing the trains into service, rather than about the merits of the trains once they are in service. Hopefully that makes sense...

I've seen a lot of debate in the main Class 810 introduction thread, so creating this as a friendly space for debate around the merits of the 810 including but not limited to... -Seats -Capacity -Possibility of keeping 222 fleet to supplement capacity? Personally, I'd prefer the whole fleet be...

I've been guilty of this in the past too, but it would be nice if we could keep this closer to discussion around the introduction of the units, rather than whether or not they are a good idea. Is it worth creating a thread titled 'Class 810 Discussion' in Speculative?

Possibly to do with unsprung weight? The initial email sounded speculative in nature anyway from what commentors are saying. I certainly wouldn't make any changes until I saw something concrete.

Trams seem to be running okay through the storms of the past few days, although the winds haven't been excessively fast in Nottingham. Hopefully this holds up for the rest of the rainy season!

I've not gotten off at High School recently, but I'll take a look next time! The solution to tram defrosting is to leave them on overnight with the heaters on a low setting, but one that keeps the tram heated to a temperature where things won't freeze up... I had to walk to work that morning...

Whilst I'm unsure about the hope valley stoppers, I'd be surprised if the Manchester - Sheffield section of the express services wasn't breaking even operationally. When you look at the passenger flow maps for Piccadilly Vs Victoria, you can see that Hope Valley carries a similar number of...

I think Hope Valley is being designed to handle 3x express and 1x local per hour in each direction. Wether the same can be said of the surrounding infrastructure is a different story, but have to start somewhere I guess? Will probably improve resiliency and to a more limited extent, journey...

Discontinuous OLE looks a lot more viable than 3rd rail and is what has been used in Wales. Essentially, there are sections of neutral wire where clearances are too tight to allow for current to flow without risk of arching, with a small battery pack on the train to supply traction/house power...

Pretty sure ORR doesn't ban things like short extensions of 3rd rail, rather you wouldn't electrify something like the Chiltern mainline with it. Something like Guildford - Redhill would probably make a lot of sense tho. A lot of wire down incidents are due to legacy designs, such as those...

If NPR isn't going to happen, then at least TRU needs to be done properly. I find a lot of these reports really heavily focus on journey times, forgetting that they are also going to need to accommodate more passengers if the journey becomes more convenient by rail... Upgrading the existing...

It would be silly to reduce the trackage from 4 to 3. The quad tracking is primarily about capacity, not journey times. Having express trains be able to pass locals for such a distance will be hugely beneficial for journey times, capacity and reliability! My hope is this nonsense will be shot...

Here's a nice speed chart I found after digging through documents on Network Rail about this. Blue is current and Orange is after TRU.

Thank you for the update! Remarkable how much better the railway looks like this - more fitting of something carrying 6 trains per hour (to be 8 in future).

Regarding concerns about wider infrastructure - I agree that new trains will likely help, even if there are ongoing issues with track. Unfortunately, a lot of transit systems across the UK are creaking a bit with inflationary pressures + energy costs + limited external funding from...

There was a fair few services that ran onto Peak Rail during my time living in the area once the national rail connection was re-established. Nothing regular - one off specials.