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Do they not have faster acceleration?
Of course & braking. That will only help if extra stops are inserted but not the current status quo if all trains around it are 90s or 321s.Do they not have faster acceleration?
I'll have a small wager the Sudbury 755/3 unit will cross over with a 755/3 on the Harwich-Manningtree shuttle in the early afternoon every day, to avoid having to refuel the former during the day. e.g. each unit spends half the day under the wires. Releases a 720/5 from covering the latter diagram too, which anyway won't fit in the Manningtree bay without infrastructure work, which conveniently could also be avoided being done as a result.
Save money and better stock utilisation. Trebles all round.
Clacton drivers would need training on Stadlers for this to happen as things are at the moment. Looks like they only have 2 weekday diagrams that cover Harwich Town so it may be easier to pass the work to another depot.
Won't be happening on the regular though seeing as it put 10 minutes into the 2000 up and 5 into the 2038 Yarmouth. Alongside the 13 for P56 that's the best part of 30 delay minutes to gain the Nin90 two at best.
Tonight's down run was Norwich in 97
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/G08266/2019/05/21/advanced
All OK until Ipswich then gradually lost time from there as it caught the 18.30 1P56 which was 4 late leaving LST and 8 late by Stowmarket.
Again, shows how little slack there is in the working timetable.
And Norwich in 92 this evening. 2 minutes early at manningtree, but then 2 late leaving Ipswich and no recovery, so 2 late at Norwich. Better than the first 2 evenings, but still showing how tight times are.
Maybe power doors and better acceleration from stops on the Flirts will build in the necessary recovery time and may facilitate a stop at Colchester. When not following a delayed train, there appears to be be some scope south of Ipswich. Not so, north of there.
The times between Ipswich and Haughley seem a bit too tight, it is timed 1 min quicker than the Anglian, plus it's only a 1 min station stop at Ipswich. all the 9Pxx's have lost time Ipswich to Stowmarket so far.
Well the 11.00am from LST didn't reach Norwich in 90 due to signalling issues.
But boy, that train went through Stowmarket the fastest I've ever seen a train go through Stowmarket at!
is 90 on the down due to the delays or like that all the time?90MPH is the speed on the Down (100 on the up) delay was a track circuit failure, and the build up of traffic being cautioned.
is 90 on the down due to the delays or like that all the time?
There is a TSR for path crossing sighting that loses time near Needham Market on the down - either 50 or 70mph.The times between Ipswich and Haughley seem a bit too tight, it is timed 1 min quicker than the Anglian, plus it's only a 1 min station stop at Ipswich. all the 9Pxx's have lost time Ipswich to Stowmarket so far.
Gypsy Lane is 50mph on the down only & has been since 2011. It has been planned to man it this week during the times the 90min services have been due to pass to allow it briefly to be lifted to 100mph. Not sure how long this will continue.There is a TSR for path crossing sighting that loses time near Needham Market on the down - either 50 or 70mph.
That went several years ago on the down & is now 90. On the up it was 60 which was one of the longest TSRs in history dating back to the 80s. That is now 100. It all changed when the road bridge was built & the footcrossing (which also crossed the down loop which is often blocked by freight) was abolished.Yup. That is the one. For years there was a 70 TSR on the up .sth Stowmarket.which seems to have finally gone.
Gypsy Lane has taken its place lolThat went several years ago on the down & is now 90. On the up it was 60 which was one of the longest TSRs in history dating back to the 80s. That is now 100. It all changed when the road bridge was built & the footcrossing (which also crossed the down loop which is often blocked by freight) was abolished.
There is a TSR for path crossing sighting that loses time near Needham Market on the down - either 50 or 70mph.
Ahhh...the curse of long block sections !! Same problem at the west of of Berks and Hants.There is indeed, but the timings for 9P92 are still one minute faster than those for 1P46, which currently over this section are identical trains, also the 'block' sections Diss to Trowse are quite long, only needs the train ahead to be 1 or 2 late, and all is lost !
Was mentioned earlier that they were planning to 'man' the crossing to allow 100mph linespeed vice 50mph.There is indeed, but the timings for 9P92 are still one minute faster than those for 1P46, which currently over this section are identical trains, also the 'block' sections Diss to Trowse are quite long, only needs the train ahead to be 1 or 2 late, and all is lost !
Ahhh...the curse of long block sections !! Same problem at the west of of Berks and Hants.
If you are referring to Stowmarket then purely down to signal sighting/braking.is there any reason as to why is 90 mph on the Down and 100 mph on the Up?
So, is this a version of block signalling, but with colour-lights & controlled from a remote location? (Colchester?)'cut-price' resignalling in the mid 80's simply replaced the signalboxes with colour lights in much the same places as the old signals.
Between Norwich & Ipswich most signals revert as soon as the drivers cab has passed too. Sitting in the train it's commonplace to pass single yellows & reds.GE is conventional two, three and four aspect signalling. All blocks are fixed. There are numerous stretches with bi-directional signalling allowing movements in both directions on both up and down roads.
Likely it’s the bi-di you saw on the opposing road to the one you were travelling on.