Classic109E
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My nearest station is Millbrook (Southampton). Although the line is fully 3rd rail electrified, the only scheduled stopping services are DMU's. Are there any other stations like this?
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Trivia - stations on electrified lines with no electric services
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Most stations between Newcastle and Chathill, such as Pegswood. Only scheduled services are Northern 156 DMUs
zwk500
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Slightly cheating, but Redbridge is another.
We've had threads on this before, not quite the same question but here's one: https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...senger-trains-at-electrified-stations.230127/
We've had threads on this before, not quite the same question but here's one: https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...senger-trains-at-electrified-stations.230127/
Classic109E
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Actually Redbridge has one scheduled EMU service in the morning rush hour towards Poole. There used to be one that stopped at Millbrook on the way to Branksome nut that disappeared with covid.
HamworthyGoods
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Here is an EMU service calling at Redbridge:
Realtime Trains | 1638 Winchester to Bournemouth | 17/08/2022
Real-time train running information for 1638 departure from Winchester to Bournemouth on 17/08/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Being pedantic but booked 158s as well. Back on topic Manors, Pegswood, Widdrington, Acklington, Chathill don't have booked electric whilst Cramlington, Morpeth, Alnmouth do . Would have been 50/50 if TPE didn't reverse a decision to stop at Widdrington
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Here are five more examples that come to mind:
Patchway, Pilning, Severn Tunnel Junction, Brunstane, Newcraighall
Patchway, Pilning, Severn Tunnel Junction, Brunstane, Newcraighall
Iskra
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Carnforth
zwk500
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Stretching the definition somewhat - Carnforth platforms are electrified as much as overruns as to allow terminators into the platforms! It's not a through electric route.
Iskra
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Perhaps, but it’s either electrified or it isn’t, and considering it’s got live wires running through the platform lines, I’d say it is electrified!
Might be useful in the future when bi-modes come in (or the Furness/Bentham lines get electrified).
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Patchway and Severn Tunnel Junction have at least one electric service calling.
Realtime Trains | 0657 Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads | 16/08/2022
Real-time train running information for 0657 departure from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads on 16/08/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
daodao
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Ardwick.
Clifton (Junction) is served by a class 769 bimode, so is probably excluded.
Mossley Hill and West Allerton are only served by CLC line dmus.
Clifton (Junction) is served by a class 769 bimode, so is probably excluded.
Mossley Hill and West Allerton are only served by CLC line dmus.
also this thread from a year or so back:
Trivia: Stations on electrified lines that are only served by diesel trains
I was thinking about this yesterday as I was passing through Swaythling on an SWR Romsey local service. Despite the station being on an electrified line, it is only served by diesel trains during the day because of the route that service takes. Millbrook and Redbridge on the same route would...
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geordieblue
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Didn't know TPE had changed their minds?
steamybrian
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Needham Market
Wouldn't the 755s be running on electric between Ipswich and Stowmarket?
daodao
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Norton Bridge was usually served by emus between 1967 and the date services were suspended.
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There certainly aren't many, but there are a few Liverpool to Newcastle bimodes that do.
You learn something every day!
Kite159
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I never knew that Ardwick dropped from 2 trains each way a day to 1 train towards Rose Hill in the evenings. Certainly before Covid one of the morning services was a 323 from Hadfield.
Fairfield almost comes under the category but it gets a random morning train towards Hadfield, everything else is DMU for Rose Hill.
Brunstane & Newcraighall in Scotland are under the wires but only get DMUs calling
An interesting edge case, no electric national rail services stop (or pass through) there but electric tram-trains run by Sheffield Supertram call regularly.
Technically could say the same about Sunderland. Electrified for DC OHLE Metro Light Rail but not for the Northern. GC and token LNER services
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And Church Fenton
The currently under construction project has the wires ending at Church Fenton North Junction. Church Fenton itself is a long way off.
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Ahh so this explains why Church Fenton itself isn't electrified (for now)
Also from what I can tell stations from Amersham to Harrow on the hill have electric London underground services, but their national rail services all all diesel.
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