New Network Rail Electrification Train

[giblets]

Maybe a stupid question, but will the HOOP be required for HS2, or would that be done manually?

 

[Nym]

HS2 will be able to use standard equipment from standard European contractors, so will actually be cheaper than most routes, thanks to not needing special UK equipment...

 

[ole man]

HS2 will be having Furrer and Frey OHLE, it is being used on the GE upgrade now, and is going to be used on the GWML.
As for the HOOP every major job involving new OLE will be using the HOOP.
Liverpool-Manchester will be using the existing wiring train so ive been told

 

[Kneedown]

Is there only going to be one of these "HOOP" trains then?
I'm pretty sure when they were first announced the order was to be for two.

 

[swt_passenger]

Is there only going to be one of these "HOOP" trains then?
I'm pretty sure when they were first announced the order was to be for two.

When they eventually announced the contract with Windhoff it was definitely for only a single train - hence my earlier post:

http://www.networkrailmediacentre.c...N-TO-TRANSFORM-RAILWAY-IMPROVEMENTS-194d.aspx

 

[HSTEd]

I wonder if we could see an order for the second train if this train actually does function as well as it is supposed to.

 

[WatcherZero]

It might be they originally didnt expect to get the original wiring train back, early reports I saw suggested they wernt going to use it. More electrification probably increases the chance of a second HOOP being ordered.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

HS2 will be able to use standard equipment from standard European contractors, so will actually be cheaper than most routes, thanks to not needing special UK equipment...

Don't tell the MPs HS2 will probably be the French LGV design (track, electrification, signalling, trains).
The MPs were already assuming all the jobs/equipment would be British.
Made me wonder what the UK content of HS1 was, beyond concrete and steel...

 

[Nym]

It won't be using TVM430 Signalling though, it will use ERTMS II or ERTMS III Interfaces and some kind of control system.

 

[ole man]

The OLE equipment will be Furrer and Frey and there from Switzerland

 

[themiller]

The MPs were already assuming all the jobs/equipment would be British.
Made me wonder what the UK content of HS1 was, beyond concrete and steel...

There is no reason why all the work would have to go to overseas companies as BBRail have just won a contract in Switzerland for the Zurich Durchmesserlinie. See http://www.bbrail.com/news-article/DML

 

[Bald Rick]

Don't tell the MPs HS2 will probably be the French LGV design (track, electrification, signalling, trains).
The MPs were already assuming all the jobs/equipment would be British.
Made me wonder what the UK content of HS1 was, beyond concrete and steel...

Actually the last two LGVs use British designed track systems.

There will be no need for high output electrification methods on HS2, as there's no need for 8 hour possessions ! It will be done the cheapest way for the design.

 

[Dixie]

Has anyone got any photos of the GE upgrade equipment?

 

[swt_passenger]

Furrer and Frey have a few news article about it:

http://www.furrerfrey.ch/web/furrerfrey/en/news/news-2010.html?page=4

The third item down is the more useful, it has before and after photos.

 

[Dixie]

Thanks for that. Of course, the before is actually an after itself! The previous fitments don't actually look in that bad a condition. Is there something less obvious that prompted the replacement parts? I must admit the new registration arms do look a little easier to install, maintain and adjust.