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Post by snowman on May 21, 2019 8:05:10 GMT
Building article showing all the Crossrail stations will be finished between August and end of 2019 (except Bond Street), after that it is just testing until line opens
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Post by routew15 on Jun 14, 2019 6:35:56 GMT
The latest pictures of the Elizabeth Line Stations have been posted by Crossrail
There are actually pictures of Whitechapel and Woolwich!
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Post by rif153 on Jun 15, 2019 14:10:03 GMT
The latest pictures of the Elizabeth Line Stations have been posted by Crossrail There are actually pictures of Whitechapel and Woolwich! Good to see the new ticket hall at Whitechapel taking shape, from the artist's impressions Whitechapel is the Crossrail station I'm most exicted for
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Post by snowman on Jun 20, 2019 18:57:51 GMT
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Post by snowman on Jul 31, 2019 11:24:31 GMT
It appears the first FLU (full length unit) 9car train (unconfirimed as 345 037) entered service yesterday evening Apparently currently restricted to a duty starting after evening peak at moment
Not just 2 extra cars as these have the full multi-system signalling (the 7-car units have a basic interim system so they could enter service 2 years ago)
I am guessing the 9car trains will subsequently enter service in West, replacing the 7car units, but Shenfield line will remain as 7car units for at least another year.
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Post by snowman on Aug 2, 2019 14:29:18 GMT
It appears the first FLU (full length unit) 9car train (unconfirimed as 345 037) entered service yesterday evening Apparently currently restricted to a duty starting after evening peak at moment Not just 2 extra cars as these have the full multi-system signalling (the 7-car units have a basic interim system so they could enter service 2 years ago) I am guessing the 9car trains will subsequently enter service in West, replacing the 7car units, but Shenfield line will remain as 7car units for at least another year. Have a bit more info, subject to this gentle service introduction going ok, the plan is to introduce the 9-car trains onto the Western services (probably phased from September). All the changes, including 345s taking over local services to Reading, thus releasing 387s for Heathrow Express services have to be done in sequence prior to full Paddington lines timetable change in mid December. The shorter 7-car units will then move over to the Shenfield line, which should allow more class 315s to leave. The 315s on West Anglia services depend on the TfL rail 710s entering service, although might be some short term condition related swaps if overhauls needed, keeping better condition ones in use instead. I understand that the 66 trains of the original order are now built, many are stored not sure if the 4 extra (an option that was exercised to take fleet to 70) are built yet
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 2, 2019 15:16:54 GMT
It appears the first FLU (full length unit) 9car train (unconfirimed as 345 037) entered service yesterday evening Apparently currently restricted to a duty starting after evening peak at moment Not just 2 extra cars as these have the full multi-system signalling (the 7-car units have a basic interim system so they could enter service 2 years ago) I am guessing the 9car trains will subsequently enter service in West, replacing the 7car units, but Shenfield line will remain as 7car units for at least another year. Have a bit more info, subject to this gentle service introduction going ok, the plan is to introduce the 9-car trains onto the Western services (probably phased from September). All the changes, including 345s taking over local services to Reading, thus releasing 387s for Heathrow Express services have to be done in sequence prior to full Paddington lines timetable change in mid December. The shorter 7-car units will then move over to the Shenfield line, which should allow more class 315s to leave. The 315s on West Anglia services depend on the TfL rail 710s entering service, although might be some short term condition related swaps if overhauls needed, keeping better condition ones in use instead. I understand that the 66 trains of the original order are now built, many are stored not sure if the 4 extra (an option that was exercised to take fleet to 70) are built yet TfL Rail will be operating 2tph (4tph peaks) London Paddington - Reading from the December timetable. GWR will retain responsibility for the London Paddington - Didcot Parkway stopping services, these will operate mostly from platform 14 which is capable of taking an 8-car 387 but not a 9-car 345. At peak times some of the Didcot Parkway services will run fast between London Paddington and Maidenhead. GWR's class 387s will have a new duty from December. In the hours when the new semi-fasts to Exeter are not operating, a class 387 will operate between London and Newbury calling at Reading only. These extra services will, when combined with the Bedwyn services, provide a fast train between Newbury and Reading/London Paddington every 30 minutes. A 12-car 387 formation will also operate a high-capacity 17.46 London Paddington - Didcot Parkway service calling at Reading only.
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Post by snowman on Aug 15, 2019 5:45:01 GMT
August monthly update now published Finally get access to portals, 9 months after the abandoned Dec 2018 opening date Some tests on platform doors and auto reversing have failed Platform extensions and monitors on Hayes-Reading section expected Aug-Sept Expecting to open phase 5A (Paddington-Reading) with 9-car trains in December 2019
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 15, 2019 7:49:20 GMT
August monthly update now published Finally get access to portals, 9 months after the abandoned Dec 2018 opening date Some tests on platform doors and auto reversing have failed Platform extensions and monitors on Hayes-Reading section expected Aug-Sept Expecting to open phase 5A (Paddington-Reading) with 9-car trains in December 2019 Phase 5A has to happen in December as Great Western Railway's new timetable is relying on it. TfL Rail will take over the London Paddington-Reading stopping services (2tph/4tph peaks) whilst GWR will continue to operate the half-hourly London Paddington - Didcot Parkway stopping services. Some of these will run non-stop between Paddington and Maidenhead at peak times. Most of the displaced 387 units are earmarked for Heathrow Express work, but three will be used for a crowd-busting 12-car 17.46 London Paddington-Reading-Didcot Parkway fast service and one will operate a fast London Paddington-Reading-Newbury service in the alternate hours when the new semi-fast Exeter services are not running.
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Post by ADH45258 on Aug 15, 2019 11:56:49 GMT
August monthly update now published Finally get access to portals, 9 months after the abandoned Dec 2018 opening date Some tests on platform doors and auto reversing have failed Platform extensions and monitors on Hayes-Reading section expected Aug-Sept Expecting to open phase 5A (Paddington-Reading) with 9-car trains in December 2019 Phase 5A has to happen in December as Great Western Railway's new timetable is relying on it. TfL Rail will take over the London Paddington-Reading stopping services (2tph/4tph peaks) whilst GWR will continue to operate the half-hourly London Paddington - Didcot Parkway stopping services. Some of these will run non-stop between Paddington and Maidenhead at peak times. Most of the displaced 387 units are earmarked for Heathrow Express work, but three will be used for a crowd-busting 12-car 17.46 London Paddington-Reading-Didcot Parkway fast service and one will operate a fast London Paddington-Reading-Newbury service in the alternate hours when the new semi-fast Exeter services are not running. Will the Exeter stopping service use 800s/802s?
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 15, 2019 19:33:01 GMT
Phase 5A has to happen in December as Great Western Railway's new timetable is relying on it. TfL Rail will take over the London Paddington-Reading stopping services (2tph/4tph peaks) whilst GWR will continue to operate the half-hourly London Paddington - Didcot Parkway stopping services. Some of these will run non-stop between Paddington and Maidenhead at peak times. Most of the displaced 387 units are earmarked for Heathrow Express work, but three will be used for a crowd-busting 12-car 17.46 London Paddington-Reading-Didcot Parkway fast service and one will operate a fast London Paddington-Reading-Newbury service in the alternate hours when the new semi-fast Exeter services are not running. Will the Exeter stopping service use 800s/802s? Normally 5-car 802 although 800s may be used on some journeys and 9/10 car formations will be used at peak times. These services will call at Reading, Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury, Castle Cary and Taunton, with Plymouth/Penzance trains now mostly fast Reading-Taunton. Basic frequency will be every two hours, hourly at peak times (with the extra Newbury 387 unit in the hours when the Exeters don't run). A few journeys will continue to Paignton. London Paddington will also use 802s, electric to Newbury then diesel to Bedwyn.
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Post by ADH45258 on Aug 15, 2019 22:08:58 GMT
Will the Exeter stopping service use 800s/802s? Normally 5-car 802 although 800s may be used on some journeys and 9/10 car formations will be used at peak times. These services will call at Reading, Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury, Castle Cary and Taunton, with Plymouth/Penzance trains now mostly fast Reading-Taunton. Basic frequency will be every two hours, hourly at peak times (with the extra Newbury 387 unit in the hours when the Exeters don't run). A few journeys will continue to Paignton. London Paddington will also use 802s, electric to Newbury then diesel to Bedwyn. No stops at Bedwyn, Frome, Bruton or Tiverton Parkway? And presumably the 165/166 operated services to Bedwyn are not affected by this new service being introduced? Also will the new Paddington to Bristol services (direct via Bristol Parkway) start on the next timetable change? I also understand the remaining 143s will be withdrawn with all of these changes, replaced by 158s in the Devon area, plus Exmouth-Paignton services becoming half-hourly (with Barnstaple services terminating at Exeter). I'm guessing the 387's are also expected to take over Heathrow Express at a similar time - though will this require the 769s to be in service? Should be quite a complex cascade getting towards completion, though the 165s/166s remain to be unrefurbished internally unlike all over types.
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 16, 2019 6:06:11 GMT
Normally 5-car 802 although 800s may be used on some journeys and 9/10 car formations will be used at peak times. These services will call at Reading, Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury, Castle Cary and Taunton, with Plymouth/Penzance trains now mostly fast Reading-Taunton. Basic frequency will be every two hours, hourly at peak times (with the extra Newbury 387 unit in the hours when the Exeters don't run). A few journeys will continue to Paignton. London Paddington will also use 802s, electric to Newbury then diesel to Bedwyn. No stops at Bedwyn, Frome, Bruton or Tiverton Parkway? And presumably the 165/166 operated services to Bedwyn are not affected by this new service being introduced? Also will the new Paddington to Bristol services (direct via Bristol Parkway) start on the next timetable change? I also understand the remaining 143s will be withdrawn with all of these changes, replaced by 158s in the Devon area, plus Exmouth-Paignton services becoming half-hourly (with Barnstaple services terminating at Exeter). I'm guessing the 387's are also expected to take over Heathrow Express at a similar time - though will this require the 769s to be in service? Should be quite a complex cascade getting towards completion, though the 165s/166s remain to be unrefurbished internally unlike all over types. At the risk of increasingly hijacking what is supposed to be an Elizabeth Line thread: - The new Exeter semi-fasts are not planned to call at any of these. Tiverton Parkway will be served by Plymouth/Penzance services. Otherwise there is too much risk of a semi-fast Exeter delaying the following fast Plymouth/Penzance. - The 165/166-operated Bedwyn services have been converted to 802 operation, otherwise they remain hourly with the same stops as now. They are electric to Newbury and diesel beyond. - 143s go; Exmouth-Paignton half-hourly with 4-car 150 (timings Exeter St David's-Paignton variable to accommodate fast services); Exeter Central-Barnstaple with class 158s. 158s also operate some Exeter/Plymouth-Penzance services alongside the "Castle" shortened HST sets (2 power cars & 4 coaches), these co-ordinate with London-Penzance services to give a half-hourly service over the Cornish main line.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Aug 19, 2019 15:00:12 GMT
Some of the platforms on the eastern part do not look long enough to take the 9 car Crossrail trains. I was also wondering why has the 5th platform at Ilford been taken out of use with tracks removed in some places.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Aug 20, 2019 9:42:29 GMT
Some of the platforms on the eastern part do not look long enough to take the 9 car Crossrail trains. I was also wondering why has the 5th platform at Ilford been taken out of use with tracks removed in some places. Found the answer to my question about Ilford platform 5 here districtdavesforum.co.uk/thread/26769/ilford-platform-5
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