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    Network Rail - Technician

    As has been previously mentioned, there is a current freeze on new jobs and filling most vacancies. This is due to people potentialy loosing their current possitions. Dont be so eager to jump, moral is at an all time low at NR
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    GBRf (stored) Class 92 future

    I think 45/46 at least are parts donor. probably the others too. I think rail did a recent artical on it
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    Is the UK 'overdue' a serious rail accident?

    There has been great strides in the industry after unaceptable "acidents" or incidents. Alot of risk has been designed out so to speak, TPWS and TPWS+. Higher standerds of comunication and planing have been introduced with varying levels of success. Like you say after accidents there is a high...
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    ETCS for MML and WMCL Next?

    I doubt newtwork rail has the ability or willingness(required) to bring in a WCML ETCS signaling on time with out emabrising technical dificulties. Its very atractive on paper but the reality might be hard to implement. will this turn out like electrification with stop/start schems with hard...
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    Was the Pendolino worth it?

    As has been eluded to by other members, the conversation needs to be more defined. The roling stock and the route need to be two seperate conversations. West cost route Modernasation allowed virgin to run the service that they do/did. Not just the rolling stock. BR were more than capable of...
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    Railway signalling earth faults

    What is your reason for being intrested in how a S&T team would deal with an earth fault?
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    Liverpool Lime St remodelling

    i have seen bits of "digital railway" implamented, its not exactly world class, or any where near where it should be in my opinion but a lot of money has been sunk in to it.
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    Liverpool Lime St remodelling

    so they are keeping edge hill and lime street and also ditton but getting rid of halton, runcorn and speeke? The original plan was everything from weaver onwards to be from Manc ROC? This can only be due to spiraling costs due to the complexity and expertise needed to do such a large changer...

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