Trainben
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Yes, Kettering to Wigston.
Energisation from Kettering North to Wigston may be at least two months away (as PJM has also mentioned above).Does anyone know how close we are to the wires being energised? All looks complete driving along the A6 but not sure about the other sections.
From very steady progress on this section it does seem to have bogged down to get it completed and energised. Mind no rush as the 810's remain moribund.Okay, thanks both for the information, sounds quite close to completion now which is good to hear.
Love the colour - Improved Engine Red?James Garthwaite has published this picture of 810004 at Newton Aycliffe, so, slowly slowly.
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Network Rail, East Midlands Railway (EMR), and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) are encouraging passengers to check their journey before travelling as major engineering work to upgrade the Midland Main Line continues throughout April and May.
Engineers will be working across upcoming weekends to upgrade existing overhead line equipment south of Bedford and to continue installing new overhead wires between Kettering and Wigston as part of the multi-million-pound Midland Main Line Upgrade.
The work will mean EMR’s new fleet of greener bi-mode trains will be able to operate at 125mph and will mean faster, quieter, and more reliable journeys for passengers travelling between the East Midlands and London.
To upgrade existing equipment, Network Rail teams will be working overnight between Bedford and Luton on Sundays throughout April and May. Rail replacement services between the stations will operate from 00.05 to 08.05 on 21 April and on the 5, 12, and 19 May.
Throughout this coming weekend, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April, maintenance to improve reliability will be taking place on the Thameslink lines through central London.
The work means there will be no cross-London Thameslink services running between St Pancras and London Bridge or Sutton/Wimbledon. Passengers should use London Underground or London Buses to cross central London.
Additionally, on Sunday morning before around 9am, buses will replace Thameslink trains between West Hampstead Thameslink and St Pancras International. Thameslink services will not call at Kentish Town all that day.
On the weekend of Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May, engineers will be continuing to install new overhead line equipment between Kettering and Wigston.
A reduced train service between Sheffield / Nottingham and London St Pancras will divert around the closure with rail replacement bus services operating for passengers travelling between Leicester, Market Harborough, and Kettering.
At the same time, Network Rail teams will also be installing new switches and crossings, the specialist equipment used by trains to cross from one track to another, between Radlett and Cricklewood. A reduced train service will operate in the area throughout the weekend.
Passengers are encouraged to check their journeys before travelling via National Rail Enquiries or through their train operator.
What sort of parapets are to be fitted - it isn’t up to standards over wires like that is it?New bridge in Kibworth opened.
New Rail Bridge Opens In Kibworth
A new footbridge has opened over the railway in Kibworth. It has been constructed off School Road by Network Rail during the past six months and replaces a previous bridge, which was demolished because it was too low to accommodate wires for the electrification of the tracks. Villagers have beharboroughfm.co.uk
The short audio section in the linked report suggests that there are still ‘finishing touches to the sides’. I’d expect a lightweight sheet metal cladding?What sort of parapets are to be fitted - it isn’t up to standards over wires like that is it?
It was scrapped, and is being reinstated, bit by bit.In 2012 it was announced that electrification to Leicester and Derby would be "complete by 2023", is this ever going to get done, or has it been scrapped?
Grayling may not take 100% of the blame but he had a substantial say in the vast pruning of the scheme.It was scrapped, and is being reinstated, bit by bit.
In fairness, in the intervening time period technology has progressed to a point where full electrification isn’t strictly necessary anymore.Grayling may not take 100% of the blame but he had a substantial say in the vast pruning of the scheme.
I mean, it kinda still is. It's vastly cheaper opex and more energy efficient to have the wires up properly than to have to maintain batteries and secondary diesel provision. Capex however is another story...In fairness, in the intervening time period technology has progressed to a point where full electrification isn’t strictly necessary anymore.
See post 7094 to 7108. And much earlier is post 3271 and 3272.Could the section beneath London Road bridge in Leicester just not be energised?
I agree, and I’d still want it done, but a viable service can be provided around gaps now and you’d expect that as time and technology develops, the inefficiency gap between full electrification and partial will decrease.I mean, it kinda still is. It's vastly cheaper opex and more energy efficient to have the wires up properly than to have to maintain batteries and secondary diesel provision. Capex however is another story...
I mean, it kinda still is. It's vastly cheaper opex and more energy efficient to have the wires up properly than to have to maintain batteries and secondary diesel provision. Capex however is another story...
Agreed but that doesn't stop people having cunning plans without looking at the case by case detailI mean, it kinda still is. It's vastly cheaper opex and more energy efficient to have the wires up properly than to have to maintain batteries and secondary diesel provision. Capex however is another story...
or looked at a different way he was the person who broke the news that NR didn´t actually have the blank cheque book all you enthusiasts seem to think is a divine right. Ok, a little provocative but the truth is probably more in that direction and has been rehearsed many times on these forums and is one that will never find an agreement!Grayling may not take 100% of the blame but he had a substantial say in the vast pruning of the scheme.
What makes a battery hybrid arguably more efficient?for diesel hybrids, yes they are more expensive to operate and less efficient than straight electric, but that is arguable for battery electric hybrids. The latter are certainly not ‘vastly’ more expensive to operate, and are arguably more efficient.
or looked at a different way he was the person who broke the news that NR didn´t actually have the blank cheque book all you enthusiasts seem to think is a divine right. Ok, a little provocative but the truth is probably more in that direction and has been rehearsed many times on these forums and is one that will never find an agreement!
What makes a battery hybrid arguably more efficient?
What makes a battery hybrid arguably more efficient?
Oh trust me, I am a fiscal conservative and the blank checkbook had to go. NR and others made a mess of various schemes. But the government etc has talked with forked tongue with no new diesels, net zero, etc etc. Happy to talk the talk but not walk the walk.Or looked at a different way, he was the person who broke the news that NR didn´t actually have the blank cheque book all you enthusiasts seem to think is a divine right. Ok, a little provocative but the truth is probably more in that direction and has been rehearsed many times on these forums and is one that will never find an agreement!