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  1. 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
  2. anthony263

    South Wales Metro - Future

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

    South Wales Metro - Future

    I agree something like this should have been done
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. anthony263

    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
  8. anthony263

    Question: Why no Chinese Rolling Stock?

    Grand union were looking at ordering Chinese rolling stock
  9. anthony263

    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
  10. 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
  11. anthony263

    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
  12. anthony263

    Grand central apply for new routes

    I think k they also looked at them
  13. anthony263

    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
  15. anthony263

    Grand central apply for new routes

    Just seen a few screenshot of their application for the Bristol Tm to Waterloo service basically a 2 hourly frequency which was better than what south West trains ran. It was a popular service especially if you wanted cheaper fares to london and didn't fancy national express. Megabus even...
  16. anthony263

    GWR 'Project Churchward'

    Tfl.got the funding for the bakerloo fleet i believe a deal should be announced later this year. There's been rumours of a follow on order again for the central line. Siemens also proposed finance for their new battery trains plau infrastructure
  17. anthony263

    Grand central apply for new routes

    Get tfw to extend their west wales to. Bristol tm services
  18. anthony263

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

    I do.think a new motorway is need speaking as a regular coach driver through that area. I agree the.black route wasn't the correct route and labour were right ro reject it. I do think yhe previous red route which ran a bit north of the black route skipping Newport docks is the correct option
  19. anthony263

    Battery Conversion of Existing Stock

    Porterbrook have a opportunity to convert their class 350s to battery maybe even tri mode if you fit 3rd rail collection shoes. Certainly they'd be good for GWR around the thames valley if they can still do 110mph under the wires
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    Government announces "New mass transit taskforce"

    Give Birmingham and Manchester some sort of underground metro system tbey certainly can justify them

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