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Quite a few errors in the document. Missing pictures, apparently Bedford passengers get XXXXed and loving the random mention of LEEDS on page 30 As expected, Kettering becomes the main interchange to link up the outer suburban and inter city services. In general this looks like an improvement...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/lner-hst-withdrawals.193339/ Thoughts and prayers for the EMR Marketing Department, searching - as we speak - to find a big "good news" story in the replacement of knackered 40-year old non-compliant polluting slam-door diesel...

What's the performance hit for 2+9 Vs 2+8? The 2+6 formations are noticeably faster than the 2+8 to accelerate and understood that the comparative slowness of 2+8 HST vs 222 created a pathing pain? So I'm wondering if the 2+9s might act as a rolling roadblock by being even slower? But a bit...

I may be 2+2=5 but I think so Reason is that EMR have 10 daily HST diagrams (8 full length and 2 2+6) and are apparently only getting 9 sets from LNER. So what I expect they'll do is perhaps 7-8 ex LNER and 2-3 180s The Dec2020 timetable recast should leave some HSTs redundant. Whatever HSTs...

Sounds like constant change for a bit, so now I think what's going to happen is: Now-> May: LNER HST replace current 2+8 fleet May : 180s replace 2+6 HST fleet Dec 20: 360s to Corby, displace some 222, timetable recast, so guess a few ex LNER sets will be withdrawn 2022-3: 80x introduction...

According to the 125 Group website, there are currently 10 weekday HST diagrams, so from now until December 2020 it doesn't seem like enough to me, or have I missed something?

Braybrooke update: it's like they were never there, just looks as if the field has been selectively ploughed...

Naturally the majority of the discussion on here has been about what's happening North of Bedford. I'm sure there's plenty of folk who know more and can correct any of this, but AIUI the MML is being updated from local grid connections to 3 grid connections at Borehamwood (done during Thameslink...

The Control Period 5 plans were more transparent about this and the MML scheme has 2 defined Key Output stages KO1 was everything required to run 2 tph 12 car electric services to Corby by December 2020 KO1a was everything required to run all other EMR services at up to 125mph from...

Useful post on the LNER HST withdrawal thread on this, saying there are minor differences between the way some systems work between LNER and EMR fleets, that EMR power cars would need modifications to be fully compatible with LNER carriages. This would explain why EMR might dump their current...

They don't.

The further performance hit from 2+9 operation, plus the short platforms at Wellingborough and Kettering make me think it'll be 2+8 (or less) Agree that there could be scope to use 2+6 ex LNER sets to create a whole fleet with similar performance, match capacity to demand and allow the 222...

Modern Railways now reporting that the current EMT HST fleet will indeed be replaced by ex-LNER stock https://mobile.twitter.com/Modern_Railways/status/1190216151516758016?s=09

Hmmm... in your enthusiasm to write this reply, you appear to have confused my saying 'This is where you'd probably put the junction, if you wanted to do it' with 'My crayons have proved that this project has a fantastic business case. Shovels out, lads, let's go!' :lol: There is always *a*...

Or you could just put in a junction South of the town alongside Braybrooke Road. What tickles me is what I think is the process by which we got here. 1. Northants councils start to look at new regional strategy, 2. Ask NR to do very high level indicative costing for Npton-Harborough reopening...

Anyway, looks like someone at Network Rail has just got a new packet of crayons out of the stationery cupboard. https://harboroughfm.co.uk/government-backing-to-re-open-railway/ I'm not getting excited. Unless there is already a feasibility study, I reckon this will be a £10k piece of work...

Think the upcoming works bit is missing this weekend's shutdown between Bedford and Market Harborough. Really appreciate you keeping track of the project for us

West Northants will be one of those 2 unitary authorities, which is why the existing LAs have got together to do this strategy, so West Northants cab hit the ground running when it's established

A rooftop solar array should (via an inverter) be connected by a dedicated cable to the consumer unit with its own fuse/switch. We're not talking about a physical disconnection here. If I remember correctly, the G83 standard requires that the inverter shuts down if the frequency falls below a...

Remember seeing a presentation saying that the solar eclipse in August 99 was the biggest recorded short term demand change... Perhaps the Diana pickup was over a longer period. The Electricity System Operator (for GB; ESO) and the Electricity Transmission Owner for England & Wales are both...