Is that not what used to happen with the Class 322s on the North Berwicks as I'm sure they only had door control panels in the cabs?
It would be better if they modded the fleet to have door panels in the vestibules added as Northern did with the Class 319s but as nobody knows how long the fleet will work in Scotland maybe there wasn't a business case to do so?
My data shows that electric schedules are planned in the December 2018 to March 2019.
1 ILFEMUD to SHENFLD via Shotts
Class 321s and Class 322s only have door control panels in cabs.
Definitely lost.
But they call at Cambuslang and Uddingston, would one extra stop cause havoc, just timetable leave Central slightly earlier to compensate
Nothing yet but, according to their Twitter feed, they are working night shifts on cross-platform bridges and lifts. I assume that this needs the OLE power to be off at the times they would normally run the test trains.Any news of signoff/test runs via Shotts?
A.48 It is envisaged that electrification would be delivered on a phased basis. In the short term, this would include:
- Phase 1 - Committed improvements as part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow improvements, comprising Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk route, Diversion Routes 1 (Haymarket) and 2 (Falkirk Grahamston), and electrification on the route via Cumbernauld and to Dunblane / Alloa; and
- Phase 2 - Electrification of the remaining routes in the Central Belt (Shotts, Whifflet, Paisley Canal, Glasgow North Suburban, East Kilbride and Kilmarnock).
Maybe also reduces pollution issues? Class 156s can't hang around for ever anyway. Also in the interim electrifying EK would release the 156s to strengthen other services to Kilmarnock / Dumfries or the West Highland Lines.Hearing rumours that electrification to EK doesn't really gain anything performancewise so would be to remove diesel pockets rather than capacity.
There’s no ‘c’ in either Pollokshields or Pollokshaws.
but we got the news this week that TS/Scotrail had gained an extra 4(8?) units for the franchise specifically to strengthen EK and Barrhead services. Unlikely they'd be doing that if they're going electric in the next few years. I'd expect platform extensions and possibly some loop lengthening or part doubling rather than stringing wires. Looking on it on a map, there are a lot of busy road bridges in the section from Pollochsheilds to Pollockshaws that potentially would be tricky to raise for electrification.
The statement said that the extra units were the first phase of improvements on the line. On the contrary there are very few bridges to deal with, the major one at Crossmyloof having been rebuilt not that long ago presumably to the necessary clearance.but we got the news this week that TS/Scotrail had gained an extra 4(8?) units for the franchise specifically to strengthen EK and Barrhead services. Unlikely they'd be doing that if they're going electric in the next few years. I'd expect platform extensions and possibly some loop lengthening or part doubling rather than stringing wires. Looking on it on a map, there are a lot of busy road bridges in the section from Pollochsheilds to Pollockshaws that potentially would be tricky to raise for electrification.
the bridge at Clarkston will present challenges.The statement said that the extra units were the first phase of improvements on the line. On the contrary there are very few bridges to deal with, the major one at Crossmyloof having been rebuilt not that long ago presumably to the necessary clearance.
there are a lot of busy road bridges in the section from Pollochsheilds to Pollockshaws that potentially would be tricky to raise for electrification.
Not (in this case) without rebuilding 2 station platforms at Crossmyloof and lowering the junction(s) at Muirhouse.Leaving aside the spelling mistakes.....bridges don't, necessarily, have to go upwards.....the tracks can go down.
Anymore than any other bridge that has been lifted?the bridge at Clarkston will present challenges.
There are arched bridges at either end of Clarkston station which would foul the pantograph of an EMU. The engineering aspects of the replacement are not any more challenging than many that have been done before it's the logistics of rerouting the traffic from the bridge at the north end of the station that will require some thought as it carries a busy, main road with no short diversionary option. The alignment of the bridge is very poor, especially for HGVs, but there may be room to build a new bridge alongside on a better alignment before demolishing the old one.Anymore than any other bridge that has been lifted?
Would it be true to say all the Scottish electrification teams apart from a few doing commissioning are layed off and the plant parked up.Any news of signoff/test runs via Shotts?
There’s no ‘c’ in either Pollokshields or Pollokshaws.