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HS2 Ltd announced a few weeks ago that they have procured a £3M licence from SNCF to use its existing high speed OLE on the HS2, phase 1, route.
I can't find anything on the web about this - does anyone know anything more about it?
The part causing problems is the Bonomi socket which is used to connect the upper (catenary) wire to a post, insulator or structure. It's the steel item item on the left of this picture. The fork is inside the connector and squeezes the catenary wire to keep it in place. Nwk Rl have found some...
Somebody in the know tells me that Network Rail are climbing all over another supplier and are desperate to get different end fittings on site ASAP to replace all the current parts. The original Italian supplier has had the same problem elsewhere on the UK network - why do Network Rail still use...
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