Search results

That is true. And those would need addressing too. It all comes down to cost. Clearly the immediate aim must be to make the best use of HST performance without having to spend huge amounts on the infrastructure. From an alignment point of view 85 to 90mph is possible for close to 10 miles on the...

Cancelled and delayed trains on a daily basis will either cause people to reconsider their how they make journey to work or consider changing job so that they do not have to rely on the train. I know...i used to commute feom Manningtree to London. As much as i enjoy train travel ..relying on it...

The problem with loops is that two trains travelling towards each other and having to pass at the loop are both going to encounter caution signals - even if they both perfectly arrive at the same time. So plenty of slow running and possibly even a stop. Does absolute block signalling allow for...

Absolutely. But then more loops are not the answer. The HML really needs dualling along more of the route if not wholly.

Fastest overall time - based on the fastest recorded start to stop sections Inverness to Aviemore, Aviemore to Kingussies, Kingussie to Pitlochry and Pitlochry to Perth is 1 hr 45 min southbound. Probably appx 1.5 to 2 min could be subtracted by not stopping. We wait to see what speed...

I would have been surprised to hear 010 out, but under the circumstances wondered whether the fault was serious enough to warrant a temp withdrawal. Obviously if 007 was out then yesterdays fault not sen to be a class-wide issue.

Were the 745's out today?

I am hearing the 755/3s are proving to be a lot more unreliable than the 755/4s! Anyone know why? What chance of retro fitting some extra engines to the 755/3s?

or two...or three :lol:

What is causing the most failures now? Have they sorted the engine overheat issues yet - despite being pretty cool out there.

Hmm ... not sure about that unless you are talking literally about the first 100 yards. But to be fair the 158s are not that much slower

Yes...another one on its way.

It might not matter to him..as he does not use the line on a regular basis. That is just his opinion. If his local train service started to be slowed down because the trains were slower..i am sure it would not be met positively. This is the man that champions the Deltic loco's - trains that were...

Really? I stand corrected lol.

Yes, this is the crazy situation. Scotrail want faster journeys between Glasgow /Edinburgh and Inverness. The short HST's have a higher power to weight ratio and are able to run faster which potentially can be used to shave up to 10 minutes off the journey. Ironically the LNER service will be a...

Interesting to analyse performance of the HST's vs 170's on the Highland Main Line. The HST's are more than capable of maintaining line speed on the climbs - whereas the 170's struggle. Hence the linespeed profile seems to have been optimised for the 170's. As an example HST's maintain 75mph...

Also depends on what spec the TOC ordered. I am told the Norwegian ones have a higher spec in terms of climate protection etc than the Swiss versions due to much harsher winters - different snow etc.

There might be several hundred passengers this morning that hated the train! Software implementation across a number of train fleets has been an absolute nightmare. You could argue that the previous Bombardier Electrostar and Siemens Desiro fleets - were the gold standard mechanically and in...

What isn't fair is for passengers to be stuck on a crippled train for 5 hours under these circumstances. Right now - there are a lot of passengers who wish there was a big metal bar that could be attached and drag that train to its destination. Being stuck for 5 hours with limited access to...

Has there been a recent software update across the fleet? In a way this proves the older theory - as per HST's - produce a prototype - prove it in testing - then start the production line with the final run.