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The rate limiting step is therefore equally likely to be the power conversion system on the train - i.e. it's not likely to be able to charge at a higher power than whatever the traction systems can accomodate, which was suggested above at 1.2 MW. Also, in the real recharge rates in EVs can be a...

Keeping it on topic, I went back and had a quick look at the business case (link below), and as expected it doesn't try to unpick the journey time benefits, which are all measured against a 2016 baseline of fleet and timetable. Most the generalised journey time benefits generally come from the...

Thanks, I guess what I meant is that whether the additional performance of an 810 might allow a regular service to be reliably timetabled at a headline 1h. I'm expecting the answer to be no for the reasons you say, and these services are dictated by non-EMR factors like Thameslink Core. So...

yes, the 222s are noticeably quicker up the hills than the 2+8 HSTs. Anyone got any idea how much an 810 on electric might pull ahead? (edit - ahead of a 222) Once electrification is complete to Wigston, is Leicester in 1h a realistic ambition? (Believe it's currently timed at 1h 3mins)

+1 I'd also add that I wouldn't pick York as it gives quite a rose-tinted view of the railway - a magnificent station served by fast, frequent and modern electric trains from London and elsewhere. The last thing that's needed is a set of leaders who even tacitly start to believe that this is a...

Yes, the bread and butter of their business was London-bound travellers in the morning, who generally walk straight from the car park to the Up platform and go through the ticket hall, so I doubt the business was viable any longer. Wouldn't hold your breath on canopies. Basic issue is that on...

A bit off topic but the Market Harborough station thread is long since closed. Appears it's not just electrification clearances that are causing issues on the MML Upgrade programme. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/new-delays-railway-station-revamp-7266416 (Linked story is...

That was exactly the point I was making - that some (including my clients who should know better) get very excited about what technology like this can/ might be able to do, but haven't really thought through the implications for their ways of working. One client in particular went on proving the...

You've misunderstood how this use case works. It's not about identifying a specific individual, it's about detecting the presence of a person where there shouldn't be a person. This is technically quite easy, and can be done in real time, then creating an alert for a CCTV operator to take a...

I believe NR already use covert surveillance at known hot-spots where people trespass (not just for cable theft), so I expect this is already done. I believe they tend to be temporary, rather than permanent. True, most CCTV footage is never seen, and its value as a deterrent comes from being...

Mainly, but not exclusively in my experience. It is likely that EMR intercity would switch to using 3 (down) & 4 (up) if there is a significant intervention at Wigston Junctions to improve capacity.

We haven't discussed Leicester London Road bridge clearance since... errr.. April 2022! Start at post #5195, with posts further down from a couple of people who do know their stuff. Also post #2964 from 2019

I didn't see an existing thread on this. DfT have opened a consultation on the legislative changes required to bring GBR to life. The closing date for responses is 4th August. The link the consultation page is here, with links to PDFs, and instructions on how to obtain accessible versions...

Probably speed, capacity and availability. As I understand it - the timetable is now geared around the acceleration of 222s, 360s and 700s (South of Bedford at least). Also doubt there is appetite to run 2 and 3 car trains into London these days, so you'd be running in multiple. EMR don't have...

There's overnight works to install steel parts in Market Harborough - I think - w/c 13/06. A letter was sent to residents, and not clear if it means the last few bits of large steel, or starting installation of all the dangly bits, or both.

Yes, used to use it frequently until I discovered our corporate rate with NCP and could stay in the airport short stay for about £7 a day. Indeed, unless things have changed since lockdown, Avanti would have no way of knowing.

Obviously 92k with limited parking >> 30k in (one of) the most road-friendly cities in the UK However, it's a good point, the operation at Twickenham is very slick and I get the impression that there is basically a fleet of trains positioned (at Strawberry Hill?) waiting to take customers back...

I'm surprised by the comparison with the NEC as MK stadium has double the capacity, and the Bowl is 4x capacity BTW my experience of Twickenham is that SWR has a very slick operation to deal with enormous crowds, it's not unreasonable to expect transport utilities to deliver a service...

Have to admit to being a bit surprised by some of the comments on this thread. 3 facts that I expect a lot of people were not aware of: 1. These concert dates were announced in April 2021 2. The band are not playing any venues closer to London 3. The same band played the same venue on 19th May...

Another way to look at it is using this linked webpage, which (I hope) will show today's planned EMR Intercity departures from London from 1532-2005, which basically is all 26 EMR diagrams (24 are 222, with the 1902 being 2x180)...