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TAG Data is not top secret, it's viewable here (link to the UK Govt TAG data book) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tag-data-book Future costs that transport scheme planners use will for fuel/electricity prices for road and rail are in table A1.3.7 in the spreadsheet linked from the...

I would say it's less about there being a definitive threshold, and more about the effects that microfleets have which to me all increase the costs and complexities of delivering a train service. 1- loss of economies of scale during design/production 2- loss of flexibility in day to day...

There should have been a complex bit of trade-off work here. I am sure the battery degradation risk sits entirely with Alstom. As long as the train leaves the depot with enough battery range and isn't overweight etc., TPE probably do not care. It's easiest to think of the extreme scenarios and...

Presumably it's all about service frequency because it's not exactly going for growth to replace 340-ish seat services is with 300-ish ones. I've forgotten (or may not ever have known) what TRU will deliver in terms of frequency improvements. Is this evidence of... a strategy? (Lifts bruised...

Class 810 is basically the same length train with the same number of seats (120m and 302 seats). The only other point in top speed is that the lack of 125mph capability might also reduce flexibility. Some people here and elsewhere were pretty critical of the situation that led to TPE having 4...

Thank goodness it will never, ever, ever be hot again in the UK

This is the one issue I'm really struggling to understand at the moment too. I get that, but a pair of units is going to have 42m of un-platformed train - i.e. it's not a set of doors, but 2 entire carriages that may need to be locked out. If they operate alone as 300-seat trains, then that...

Also be good to know whether the growth is supposed to be acquisitive i.e. shifting today's road freight to rail or simply an outcome of general growth and "a rising tide lifting all boats".

Also interesting is that those targets have been broken out a bit 2040 is a long time, this commitment will be forgotten after the next election, so it might get a few modest things kicked off in the next couple of years, but it is not a coherent long-term strategy with funding behind it. Even...

I don't know anything about the details of this particular contract but certainly the public sector clients I work with will have routes that allow them to bypass normal procurement rules in case of "emergency". That obviously needs to meet some threshold to be legal, but I would imagine the...

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Agree, might've been mentioned in the previous 36 pages but the TPE procurement of 29 firm + 26 options for a total of 330 carriages feels like the best medium term chance to get XC something beyond the ex-Avanti 221s. Either directly to XC or perhaps a cascade of the 802s. I'm sure we'll see...

I've finally had a look at the Roger Ford article in current Modern Railways (online it's linked below, I did not find it to be paywalled). I was depressed by the delivery comparison with the Avanti 805 order and the in-service comparisons with - in particular - TPE and Hull Trains. What I...

Had a quick look at RTT for the last couple of days and it does look like EMR have pulled themselves together and run all the IC (and Connect) trains they had said they would with no obvious cancellations at the London end and I didn't spot any very late running either. Connect seems to be all...

The scope of the works at each site is helpfully outlined on UK Gov Find a Tender service, which to summarise is a procurement of 3 lots Lot 1 is Coventry: Up to 10 730/0, includes electrification and provision for cleaning and tanking/toilets Lot 2 is Northampton: Includes tanking/cleaning at...

More than one thing can be true at the same time. It can be the correct/acceptable thing to do, but it can also look bad. It's not really what he did that's the issue, but how what he did is perceived by others, and in particularly customers who are not railway people. 1. Obviously true some...

Also believe from posts on that site that Roger Ford/Informed Sources has (finally?) taken a close look at what's going on at EMR. I haven't seen it but would welcome views from those that have about whether it reveals any more information. There is also some coverage in Rail Magazine (link...

Certainly agree at this point. The various statements are all in the "supportive but non-commital" mode. To see any signs of optimism, I'd expect to see EMCA (which does not include Leicestershire), Leicester City and the new Leicestershire unitary authority to come together to form a...

Northbound, one of the most common issues is that the Sheffield train catches a TL that calls at St Albans on the fast lines before crossing to the slows before Harpenden. The Nottingham train is right behind the Sheffield so will also be delayed at this point. On a really good day, the...

It does look like EMR IC service performance is improving this week. I am speculating but I think they forgot Option 6 6. Struggle on; wait for cooler weather to reduce failure rates and bail you out. (Optional next step for Senior Leaders: claim credit for the improvements and receive...