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Post by towerman on Aug 25, 2017 16:23:05 GMT
When the MML is electrified to Kettering/Corby the service to these stations(Also Wellingborough) will be taken over by Thameslink.Will they have to order more stock to cover this extension?
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Post by snowman on Aug 25, 2017 16:54:28 GMT
When the MML is electrified to Kettering/Corby the service to these stations(Also Wellingborough) will be taken over by Thameslink.Will they have to order more stock to cover this extension? Already done, from memory it was the original number planned, (1140 carriages), but the different versions of final services muddles it as that also changed number needed. What actually happened was the trains should have been ordered in early 2012, but order was delayed nearly 2 years and some class 387s got ordered in meantime. The split with Southern has been fudged |
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Post by towerman on Sept 1, 2017 11:32:47 GMT
Thanks for that.BTW locals are getting antsy about losing direct services to Leicester/Nottingham.
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Post by towerman on Sept 1, 2017 15:51:37 GMT
Had another thought,to increase capacity will they re-instate the four tracking between Sharnbrook & Kettering?
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Post by towerman on Sept 29, 2017 10:59:19 GMT
Will Wellingborough get four platforms rather than the two & a half it has at present?
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Post by routew15 on Jan 16, 2018 20:42:28 GMT
Discussions ongoing to offset EMT rolling stock shortfall
From the article it would appear the incumbent operator has a superficial attitude to the situation (in my opinion quite rightly so as there is no guarantee that they will be operating the next franchise). On a related note, it will be interesting to see which companies express an interest in the franchise from April. If Abellio shows an interest they could plug the rolling stock shortfall by temporarily using some of the 4car BiMode 755s (couple them together to make 8car units-retaining HST capacity) on order for Anglia franchise this would cover the withdrawal of HST from the Midland Mainline until permanent stock can be brought into service. The timeline of 755 readiness marries up well with the disability access regulations (and the new franchise) and shouldn’t cause much disruption to the Anglia franchise as the older 153/156s can still be withdrawn with the introduction of the 3xcar 755s. All just speculation, but it will definitely be interesting to see what happens.
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Post by snoggle on Jan 16, 2018 21:49:22 GMT
Discussions ongoing to offset EMT rolling stock shortfall
From the article it would appear the incumbent operator has a superficial attitude to the situation (in my opinion quite rightly so as there is no guarantee that they will be operating the next franchise). On a related note, it will be interesting to see which companies express an interest in the franchise from April. If Abellio shows an interest they could plug the rolling stock shortfall by temporarily using some of the 4car BiMode 755s (couple them together to make 8car units-retaining HST capacity) on order for Anglia franchise this would cover the withdrawal of HST from the Midland Mainline until permanent stock can be brought into service. The timeline of 755 readiness marries up well with the disability access regulations (and the new franchise) and shouldn’t cause much disruption to the Anglia franchise as the older 153/156s can still be withdrawn with the introduction of the 3xcar 755s. All just speculation, but it will definitely be interesting to see what happens. I thought the main rumour re EMT was that the DfT would use them to conduct an effective single source tender with Hitachi to buy a shed load of bi modes for the next franchise. The easiest way the HST issue is for the DfT to grant a waiver to the accessibility regs for, say, 2-3 years which would allow whoever wins the next franchise to procure new trains and get them into service assuming they go for something that has a network approval. To be fair to Stagecoach they have zero incentive to do anything for the next franchise as things stand today. They will have general obligations in the contract to "co-operate" and to not inhibit any subsequent transition to a new franchisee but that's as far as it goes (in broad terms). |
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Post by routew15 on Jan 23, 2018 18:07:56 GMT
Grayling: ‘No obvious passenger benefit’ to Midland Main Line electrification
it is a shame this statement was not looked into further. As far as i am aware there are no spare bi-mode mainline trains, so part of the MML fleet would still need to be refreshed, would of better good if it was a full electric train. I think Mr Graylings decision was quite tactless. Electrification of the MML would of benefited the HS2 ‘classic’ services that are due to run on the route, instead these will have to bi-mode as well, lets hope by then it will be part electric and hydrogen (not diesel) as mentioned.
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Post by snowman on Jan 23, 2018 19:21:43 GMT
Grayling: ‘No obvious passenger benefit’ to Midland Main Line electrification
it is a shame this statement was not looked into further. As far as i am aware there are no spare bi-mode mainline trains, so part of the MML fleet would still need to be refreshed, would of better good if it was a full electric train. I think Mr Graylings decision was quite tactless. Electrification of the MML would of benefited the HS2 ‘classic’ services that are due to run on the route, instead these will have to bi-mode as well, lets hope by then it will be part electric and hydrogen (not diesel) as mentioned. Proof Grayling has no idea, New trains needed regardless of type bi modes are heavier (damage track more), more unreliable, make more noise, cannot accelerate as fast, carry extra equipment so waste energy As for hydrogen where does he plan to get this from (making it is expensive) and trains would be years away (but current trains dont meet 2020 disabilities rules (is he planning to sign off exemption). He forgets (probably hasn’t realised) that all the Leicester resignalling about 20 years ago had signalling gantries designed to span the wires (unlike Wales) so probably has costings all wrong in his Head |
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Post by snoggle on Jan 23, 2018 19:34:53 GMT
Grayling: ‘No obvious passenger benefit’ to Midland Main Line electrification
it is a shame this statement was not looked into further. As far as i am aware there are no spare bi-mode mainline trains, so part of the MML fleet would still need to be refreshed, would of better good if it was a full electric train. I think Mr Graylings decision was quite tactless. Electrification of the MML would of benefited the HS2 ‘classic’ services that are due to run on the route, instead these will have to bi-mode as well, lets hope by then it will be part electric and hydrogen (not diesel) as mentioned. Dear Mr Kitten, Mr Grayling is a mendacious, ideology obsessed moron who wrecks everything he gets involved in. He knows nothing about how railways work. Electrifying the MML is an absolute no brainer. He seems not to understand how many Tory MPs he has p*ssed off by scrapping the planned upgrade never mind the business communities in the East Midlands, Derbyshire, Notts and into South Yorkshire. What's even more ridiculous is that a progressive and sensible programme of bridge replacement / raising, track speed improvements and other things has been / is being done by Network Rail with little ceremony. All of this activity derisks future electrification works as does the fact that Network Rail now seems to have finally got its act together - witness the rapid work on the GOBLIN during the second go at putting up masts and stringing wires. Clearly the first go was an utter mess but the mistakes were not repeated. And I won't shout too loudly about the hundreds and hundreds of millions that have been spent by the Justice Ministry to bail out the disaster area that is the probation service since Grayling outsourced it. That's just one example of the monstrous costly mess he made at that department of State. The one thing that puzzles me is why he wants the transport job. I suspect he has some ridiculous idea in his head of "revolutionising" private sector involvement in the rail network which involves the progressive destruction of Network Rail. Imagine how many accidents and deaths and injuries we're going to get if he gets his way.  |
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