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Post by snowman on Apr 30, 2009 18:52:00 GMT
Passed through Norbiton today and it appears the brick station building on the Kingston bound platform was being demolished. Roof had gone and some of the brick walls were partly knocked down. Half the main station building was behind plywood hoardings as well.
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Post by T.R. on Jul 5, 2009 12:08:04 GMT
I heard they were installing an underpass or some sort? Maybe thats why theres demolition?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2009 11:54:41 GMT
There installing Ticket Gates to the station
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Post by snowman on May 18, 2012 20:39:03 GMT
South West trains have announced they are getting an extra 108 carriages
60 will be the Gatwick Express Junipers (4 of the luggage vans will be scrapped) and the other 60 will be converted and formed with the class 458 sets to create 5 car units. Seems the rebuild will be extensive and they are getting desiro style ends with gangways. These will be seated 2+2 as per the refurbished 455 units.
The other 48 will be the 2-car class 456 units (currently on Southern), and they will be refurbished like the class 455 red units. (Southern is getting 100+ new carriages, unlike SWT that is taking 25 year old hand me downs)
Most of the SWT suburban network will get 10 car trains (platform lengthening is nearly finished on Hounslow, Richmond, Windsor lines and the other suburban lines follow in 2013-2014 (currently limited to 8 car trains)
Once these are in service the desiros that were converted to HC (High capacity) will have their first class restored and the seats replaced (the ones near the doors that were removed to increase standing room) so that they are standard with remaining blue desiros, and a few 8 car trains on Basingstoke/Alton lines will get lengthened to 12-car.
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Post by mre81 on May 18, 2012 21:24:26 GMT
Interesting that the class 456's are now officially going to SWT, as it has been reported on Wikipedia etc for quite some time now that it was imminent. I'm quite surprised they haven't gone sooner, especially with the 3-car class 377's coming in on the Southern suburban network late last year. Is there any indication when they will go to SWT?
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Post by snowman on May 22, 2012 14:43:24 GMT
Interesting that the class 456's are now officially going to SWT, as it has been reported on Wikipedia etc for quite some time now that it was imminent. I'm quite surprised they haven't gone sooner, especially with the 3-car class 377's coming in on the Southern suburban network late last year. Is there any indication when they will go to SWT? according to the press release, they will be refurbished, then enter service on SWT between march and december 2014 www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20120508b/ |
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Post by smiler52 on May 22, 2012 20:03:09 GMT
sorry to maybe go off topic any one know what happend at wimbledon to bring big delays to south west train network thanks
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Post by smiler52 on Jul 23, 2012 11:18:34 GMT
hi guy to save on forum space im going to post this here Workers at one of the country's biggest train companies are to take industrial action during the Olympics in a row over a Games bonus payment. Up to 1,000 members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union at South West Trains will work to rule, including a ban on overtime, from Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, to August 12, the last day of the Games. Union members at the firm, which runs services across the South East into London Waterloo, rejected going on strike but voted for other forms of action. full info here www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9832154.Rail_staff_work_to_rule_during_Olympics/ |
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Post by snowman on May 17, 2013 11:26:16 GMT
Hi, have just heard that the first 5 car 458 is delayed again. Was originally due by end March, amended to by end May. Now seems won't be ready until June and unlikely to be enter service until late July or August. I understand the livery will be blue like the 450s
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Post by Connor on May 18, 2013 16:45:31 GMT
Hi, have just heard that the first 5 car 458 is delayed again. Was originally due by end March, amended to by end May. Now seems won't be ready until June and unlikely to be enter service until late July or August. I understand the livery will be blue like the 450s © All rights reserved by MontySWT  |
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Post by LX09FBJ on May 19, 2013 19:31:47 GMT
Hi, have just heard that the first 5 car 458 is delayed again. Was originally due by end March, amended to by end May. Now seems won't be ready until June and unlikely to be enter service until late July or August. I understand the livery will be blue like the 450s © All rights reserved by MontySWT Lookin' good! Hope to see them on the Shepperton Line soon!  Although they'll likely put 456s on that line! |
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Post by Connor on May 19, 2013 19:53:34 GMT
© All rights reserved by MontySWT Lookin' good! Hope to see them on the Shepperton Line soon! Although they'll likely put 456s on that line! The 456's will be a huge improvement over the current 455's. I'm still waiting for Southern to send their current 455's to the scrapyard.   |
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Post by LX09FBJ on May 19, 2013 21:40:21 GMT
Lookin' good! Hope to see them on the Shepperton Line soon! Although they'll likely put 456s on that line! You can have the 456s, awful trains. I'd rather have a 455! Ideally, I'd like to see 465s, but we all know that'll never happen!  |
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Post by Alex on May 20, 2013 12:36:52 GMT
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Post by mre81 on May 20, 2013 18:33:02 GMT
Lookin' good! Hope to see them on the Shepperton Line soon! Although they'll likely put 456s on that line! The 456's will be a huge improvement over the current 455's. I'm still waiting for Southern to send their current 455's to the scrapyard. Good luck with that, seeing as they're refurbing them, I can't see them going anywhere soon....... 'you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter'..... |
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