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It did hang on a while, but remaining token working is comparatively short lines with extremely low traffic. I suspect EU money helped get some of the more remote lines over the approval line! I expect part of it is also just the much lower levels of traffic in Ireland. The risk of collision is...

It doesn't, but there are other reasons for that. The point I was making is that if you were to prioritise new rail destinations, you'd do so to the nearer towns than Leicester. The normal London service is 8 or 12 coaches (so hardly short) with 4 or 5 stops Watford Junction being somewhat...

And how many in Northampton actually want to go to Leicester (when Saints aren't playing Tigers) or Bedford? Have a look at the quality of the respective road links for a clue. My sense as a resident is that Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden, and Towcester are all well ahead of Leicester or...

Only 3 lines retain tradition token operation - Ballybrophyn to Killonan Junction via Nenagh, Limerick Junction to Waterford West Junction, and the section of the Tara branch from Platin to Tara. All 3 see extremely limited traffic. The vast majority of the IÉ network is TCB, and all new lines...

Apologies for catching up to this rather late, but: The important factor in the relative growth of Northampton compared to Milton Keynes will have been the relative price of housing. And part of the reason for the lower price of housing will have been the relatively poorer rail connections. Not...

That is interesting, would they be able to run the same wagons loaded both ways or would it require separate sets?

It's a VSTP path, the 27mph is a data error.

Northern Ireland does have TPWS fitted to some signals. Trains running the cross-border Enterprise service must have both CAWS and AWS/TPWS fitted. CAWS will eventually be replaced by ETCS L1, the first stage of which has been fitted between Dundalk and Greystones (mainly to replace the DART ATP...

There is a minimum spacing for signals to accommodate the braking performance that varies by traffic type and approach speed, so while you can add more signals up to a point, there is a limit. Signals also need to be placed where they can be seen, and where they won't cause junctions to get...

Electrifying London Gateway achieves basically nothing unless you invest in either self-propelling stock (i.e. Batteries), shunters, or remodelling the Yard to support the very faffy method of operating a terminal with just the top ends of the sidings electrified. Especially if the other...

It's marked as a siding in the Sectional Appendix, rather than a Loop. The way it's drawn and signalled also suggests it's not meant to be used for through traffic. However, wiring it is a good idea for both simplicity (no need for big 'Not Electrified' reminders!) and, as you say, 'handy to...

Presumably it's what could be fitted between the existing signals.

The thameslink trains are very busy with people to the intermediate stations. Offering direct Brighton passengers the option for a faster, less crowded service that eases a small amount of pressure on Thameslink is a sensible idea. Then add in East Croydon's connectivity, it's role as a...

This sort of problem almost certainly wouldn't get factored into the Economic or Financial Appraisal. However, it will mean that there's an additional risk on the project register, and that will need to have some form of mitigation. If the mitigation is financial (e.g. contingency for delay in...

@eldomtom2 is the final column a reference to the carriage working diagram or another engine on the same diagram? If it was this I'd have expected it to be shown in the same way a platform number would be, or for a note to include the information about which sidings to use. Especially as it's a...

Apologies, edited appropriately,

Comparatively few though, the M23 between Junction 8 (for M25) and 7 (where it dumps on to the A23) has an Annual Average Daily Flow (AADF) of just over 30,000. In comparison the M1 at Scratchwood/London Gateway services has an AADF above 66,000 for last year, the M4 just east of the Heathrow...

Yes - Converting the actual Brunel Shed into the main concourse (with a ticket office) and just making the current concourse a passageway to P3 would be a vast improvement. The existing gateline is woefully small for even a single XC train. Let alone if anything else arrives with it. I've had...

Thanks for confirming, thought it was the case but wasn't sure!

There'll be a step down from Elizabeth Line trains. Presumably this means that the platforms 5-8 will be 1,100mm above the rail head? @mr_moo will there be any restrictions on freight trains using these platforms?