Jamesrob637
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Is this a good time for ECS and stock moves? Fine if all goes to plan (only one isolated driver required) but will breach social distancing in case of failures.
Thats if Network rail ever finish Leeds Platfirm zero.The current West Yorkshire 331/1 diagrams will be taken over by pairs of 331/0s and existing 333s.
The current West Yorkshire 331/1 diagrams will be taken over by pairs of 331/0s and existing 333s.
Thats if Network rail ever finish Leeds Platfirm zero.
K
Are the six car platform extensions finished now?
I'm not aware of any work except that at Leeds (I'm a regular on the Leeds-Skipton line).
Which stations can currently accommodate six-car sets, and which can't?
Bingley might be able to accommodate 5.Skipton, Keighley, Shipley (towards Bradford) that's pretty much it without using SDO
They havent started any apart from glacial progress of platform zero at Leeds which is taking around 2 years.Are the six car platform extensions finished now?
4 car 331 had a trip to Hadfield on Saturday morning from Allerton DepotI think the original plan was to use 331/1s on the Hadfield line, hence the platform extensions in places. This will probably happen when the remaining 331/1s are transfered from Neville Hill TMD to Allerton.
Skipton, Keighley, Shipley (towards Bradford) that's pretty much it without using SDO
Shipley platform 5 (towards Bradford) can only just fit a 333 (4 car). The only platform long enough to fit a 6 car train is platform 3, used for trains heading towards Leeds and Ilkley from Bradford.
With the current lockdown in force has this given Northern an opportunity to commission more 331s and 195s so that when things return to normal all units will be available?
I suspect there is no rush to introduce the last units and train remaining staff as there is no need. In reality there is going to be no massive "rush" back to using public transport once normality can resume in some capacity (probably July/August). Some companies will adopt a phased approach and many staff will carry on working from home until autumn. Additionally most services will be reintroduced but I reckon we will not return to a full working timetable (pre-March) until timetable change in December.With the current lockdown in force has this given Northern an opportunity to commission more 331s and 195s so that when things return to normal all units will be available? If this has been covered elsewhere sorry.
57310 and 57305 took 331111 from Allerton to Skipton today. It is reported that all six 331/1 (331102/03/05/07/11/12) are being transferred east. I assume that they will be replaced on the west side by pairs of 331/0?
This arangement is likely to be temporary as Northern are probably waiting for platform 0 to be completed - There's no point in having a load of 331/0s sat around at Neville Hill and Skipton Broughton Road so they might as well put them to use somewhere - possibly in place of single 323 workings to accelerate the rate of 323 refurbishments and take some non PRM-compliant trains out of service.If the rumours of all four car sets going to Neville Hill comes off all the three car sets will be at Allerton and no six car sets will be running in Yorkshire.
In this context it might be worthwhile re-iterating here that for some time now Network Rail's published completion date for platform zero and the associated track and signalling works, is December 2021, and given the virus situation, that is almost certain to slip till May 2022 at the least.This arangement is likely to be temporary as Northern are probably waiting for platform 0 to be completed - There's no point in having a load of 331/0s sat around at Neville Hill and Skipton Broughton Road so they might as well put them to use somewhere - possibly in place of single 323 workings to accelerate the rate of 323 refurbishments and take some non PRM-compliant trains out of service.
Furthermore, double 331/0s have been tested around the 333's stomping ground and have visited all of the stations - See post #1611.
Network rails leeds improvement website shows Spring 2021.In this context it might be worthwhile re-iterating here that for some time now Network Rail's published completion date for platform zero and the associated track and signalling works, is December 2021, and given the virus situation, that is almost certain to slip till May 2022 at the least.
Thanks for that link, most useful. The Network Rail October 2019 enhancements delivery plan says the whole project will be complete Dec 2021, but I am guessing that includes the rest of the project, not just Platform 0.View attachment 76282
Network rails leeds improvement website shows Spring 2021.
I suspect it will current crisis permitting be tied into fitting a couple more points over Christmas. See pic taken a couple of days ago.
K
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/runni...tes/north-and-east/leeds-station-improvements.