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  1. anthony263

    Bakerloo Upgrade and new trains

    Better frequency of trains?
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    South Wales 'Metro' potential works, expansions and impact of possible road schemes on the railway

    They should look at a new Taithcymru coach service from Swansea to Abergavenny via Merthyr Tydfil to link communities along the heads of the valleys
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    Antisocial behaviour on buses: Have we given up?

    A lot of drivers these days will wear stab vests including myself. Ive had issues and still do with teenagers who think.they are untouchable. Police officer I was talking to recently about it has said we need to start wearing body cams and its been brought up ro.our union
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    Batteries and the Geopolitical Situation

    Definitely get rid of this 3rd rail ban. I say fill in the gaps on the southern network and get 3rd rail from bassingstoke and Redbridge to Salisbury and Yeovil at least. Id exted the 3rd rail from.upwey to Yeovil pen mill as well
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    TfW Sunday service enhancements

    Only pyle gets a Sunday service out of the swanline stations and infact probably getts a better service than it does on weekdays. I do think a sunday service is needed on swanline
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    ScotRail Suburban Fleet (EMU and BEMU) Market Engagement

    My money is a straight fight between Alstom and Siemens. I believe both offering BEMUs with level boarding options. Plus both have uk facilities. Hitachi havent done themselves favours with the 810 mess even if the 385s are shown to be very reliable. CAF not got a 100% reliability with the...
  7. anthony263

    South Wales Metro - Future

    They've changed their minds again. Read that the plan now is all the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare services will do as they do now and loop round the city either via Cathays or city line so both routes get 4tph to Cardiff Central. Meanwhile Treherbert gets 4tph to Cardiff Bay
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    South Wales Metro - Future

    Need Newport road bridge north of queen street widened
  9. anthony263

    South Wales Metro - Future

    I agree something like this should have been done
  10. anthony263

    ScotRail Suburban Fleet (EMU and BEMU) Market Engagement

    Im sure i read somewhere that tfw said that a 756 can run Cardiff to Bridgend and back on batterie power without the generator kicking in.
  11. anthony263

    South Wales 'Metro' potential works, expansions and impact of possible road schemes on the railway

    Maybe look at extending the Ebbw Vale to Newport trains up to Abergavenny if they reopen that bay platform and turnback facility
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    Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?

    I know its a lot more than that. Eg GWR drivers and fitters would need training etc for starts was just throwing the idea out there. Don't forget this is the DfT stranger things havw happened
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    Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?

    Maybe after today see if Avanti can loan GWR a class 390 or two snd allow a paid of IETS to go to EMR
  14. anthony263

    Question: Why no Chinese Rolling Stock?

    Grand union were looking at ordering Chinese rolling stock
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    Sadiq Khan says future of Heathrow Express should be ‘reconsidered’ due to Elizabeth line success

    Should just leave the heathrow express as it is however when new lines are built to heathrow airport such as the western link it should be extended
  16. anthony263

    Future of the 350/2s

    I still wonder if these 350/2's if fitted with batteries and 3rd rail collection shoes could be good for GWR around the thames valley and the north downs line etc . If there is any left over deploy them.on say Oxford to Bristol TM
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    Will 360115 be written off?

    So have the 175s so they probably could with work .whether or not EMR will both on the other hand
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    Grand central apply for new routes

    I think k they also looked at them
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    Will 360115 be written off?

    Shane 204 and 205 were scrapped one of them would have become handy right now. Mind you the way progress is coming with that test centre in. Onnlwyn id say if 360115 is a right off then maybe a deal could be done for one of those remaining 360/2's
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    Grand central apply for new routes

    Ive not seen it yet im afraid

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