Is there no capacity to run three trains on the network, even if it means only shuttling back and fro beween a couple of stations, or running a few minutes behind a timetabled train?
you either run every 20 minutes or every 30 minutes.
Is there no capacity to run three trains on the network, even if it means only shuttling back and fro beween a couple of stations, or running a few minutes behind a timetabled train?
Reportedly signalling problems.RTT this morning shows the first down train reaching Shanklin 10 late, and the return working leaving 10 late and reaching St John's 25 late, where it possibly terminated.
Realtime Trains - 2U06 0615 Shanklin to Ryde St Johns Road
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Not an encouraging start it would appear!
If the other path is needed for training, then presumably the staff are also needed for training and fault-free runningIs there no capacity to run three trains on the network, even if it means only shuttling back and fro beween a couple of stations, or running a few minutes behind a timetabled train?
IIRC from the infrastructure thread the existing setup already theoretically allowed for a regular 3 tph at 20 min interval. But although they never attempted 3 tph normally, it’s why the 2 train timetable was 20/40 min interval. Whether a 3 tph was robust enough with usual delays is another question.Is there no capacity to run three trains on the network, even if it means only shuttling back and fro beween a couple of stations, or running a few minutes behind a timetabled train?
Oh look, it fits through the tunnel.Noticed from 0:20 in this video that Celia Drummond's voice is used for the announcements, presumably recorded before she passed away earlier this year. One of the best railway voices IMHO.
Are you sure? How do you know that the video isn't fake...?Oh look, it fits through the tunnel.
Yeah, they should have taken one of those long welded rail delivery trains over to the island, that would have sorted it…Surprised they haven't taken the opportunity to get rid of the jointed rail.
Yeah, they should have taken one of those long welded rail delivery trains over to the island, that would have sorted it…
Is it worth the bother for a low speed line though. They’ve supposedly improved the quality of the ballast, that’s probably adequate.It is possible to weld in place, is it not?
IIRC from the infrastructure thread the existing setup already theoretically allowed for a regular 3 tph at 20 min interval. But although they never attempted 3 tph normally, it’s why the 2 train timetable was 20/40 min interval. Whether a 3 tph was robust enough with usual delays is another question.
Surprised they haven't taken the opportunity to get rid of the jointed rail.
Looking at RTT times so far today, they seem to be slowly but surely losing time, and it appears to be mostly down to dwell time? Issue with the unit(s)?
While It’s good that they have used Celia to keep the commonality across the SWR Fleet, it’s a shame they’ve asked her to do the SWT “Posh Voice” version which makes every sentence or station sound like a question at the end of the word; E.g Ryde EsplanadE?Noticed from 0:20 in this video that Celia Drummond's voice is used for the announcements, presumably recorded before she passed away earlier this year. One of the best railway voices IMHO.
It's usually said that the 483s proved incapable of running it reliably
But it required 2 trains not 3 which ISTR was the issue.Are you able to elaborate more on this? A 20/40 minute service with fairly minimal turnround times at each end doesn't have that much more breathing opportunities than a 20/20/20 one, as every trip will still pass something else somewhere which means delays will transmit.
But it required 2 trains not 3 which ISTR was the issue.
Are you able to elaborate more on this? A 20/40 minute service with fairly minimal turnround times at each end doesn't have that much more breathing opportunities than a 20/20/20 one, as every trip will still pass something else somewhere which means delays will transmit.
A tweet retweeted by Paul Clifton ( @PaulCliftonBBC ) shows someone using a very odd wheelchair ramp (at Brading?). A lot of the comments seem to think it a railway ramp and are highly critical. I wonder if it is someone’s own ramp: it looks unsuitable, verging on the dangerous.
Is this the same ramp that is linked in post #1131 in the infrastructure thread?That looks way too steep as well, likely that scooter didn't make it without grounding out.
That's not due to tone of voice, that's poor programming of the announcements.While It’s good that they have used Celia to keep the commonality across the SWR Fleet, it’s a shame they’ve asked her to do the SWT “Posh Voice” version which makes every sentence or station sound like a question at the end of the word; E.g Ryde EsplanadE?
That's not due to tone of voice, that's poor programming of the announcements.
Each station clearly seems to have a mid-sentence and end-of-sentence recording, and on the 'the next station is...' announcement, they've used the mid-sentence one instead of the end-of-sentence one. It's a small thing but it really ruins the professionalism of the announcement.
The obvious way out of this is to have all station names be end-of-sentence. With some voices this sounds very robotic, but with Southern's Julie Berry announcements I think it works very well and sounds fine.
Also it sounds much more like Celia's Northern Line announcements than her SWR ones which is interesting. Maybe due to the quality of the speaker? Interesting that these were recorded before her passing, but TfL didn't use her voice for the NLE announcements, even though it's been in the works for ages now. These could be the last recordings she ever did.