That's my understanding too. But with the contact wire being so low under the station bridge, I do expect that clearances from the platform to the pantograph will be an issue. (Especially as 810s appear to have conducting rather than insulating pantograph horns.)
Severn Tunnel very wet with high mineral content in the water as well exacerbated corrosion between different metals not sure thats relevant at Leicester unless the sewer fails!!
Even then it would have to fail quite dramatically upwards
They will not allow bimetallic aka galvanic couples on this project. One assumes they have learned from the mistakes. A lot more free flow of air in this location too. So will not have the same issues.
Looking at the installation at St. Pancras Thameslink the bar is pretty chunky as are the supports and wouldn't be surprised that catenary would be better solution to maximise rail to wire height distance.
Would fibre glass have been better as supports for the Severn Tunnel conductor bar rather than Aluminium?
Thanks guys, Flying Phil and Gralistair, risking life and limb for the cause. However, I fear that your favourite photo destination, Flying Phil, is not much longer for this world.
That remains to be seem AFAIK. I'm sure it has catered for remodelling in the Leicester area, but what the remodelling entails, none of us on here are sure.
I find myself thinking of Oxford where the remodelling to precede electrification seems to have not yet happened for a long time !.
NR are probably waiting for the forum experts to finish designing the extended EWR cross Oxford service patterns. Until that’s done how would they even know how many platforms to build?
The remodelling is currently in progress, isn't it?
Certainly is. With what was planned at Oxford, along with the extra platform, it probably would have been pointless to do electrification beforehand.
Is it an action shot or is the body on the left Texting on his phone?
I very much doubt that's national grid, well, Western Power Distribution, a National Grid company.View attachment 157123
It's Friday afternoon and that National Grid distribution pole has already been in the pub since lunchtime
No, it's all been rebranded and is as much part of National Grid in every way as the transmission business, and more so than ESO that's had all National Grid branding removed as it transitions to NESO.
So if the design through Leicester is done already while only underway north of Syston, does that imply they’ll be doing it in order after all instead of Syston-Trent Jn first?
Syston to Trent requires the Kegworth grid feeder, whereas Wigston to Syston can be fed from Braybrooke. A progressive approach would be more sensible, in my opinion. If only to reduce start-stop cycles on the 810 engines.