py_megapixel
Established Member
Just a random thought I had recently...
Every TOC running electric trains on a given section of line shares the same OHLE, and therefore the same power supply, and all of this has to be maintained by Network Rail.
So how is each individual TOC billed for its usage?
Is an estimate for the amount of electricity that will be used per mile simply included in the track access charges (presumably this would have to be different per class), or do the trains have onboard electricity meters that have to be read every quarter, like domestic electricity billing? Or is there some other system?
Every TOC running electric trains on a given section of line shares the same OHLE, and therefore the same power supply, and all of this has to be maintained by Network Rail.
So how is each individual TOC billed for its usage?
Is an estimate for the amount of electricity that will be used per mile simply included in the track access charges (presumably this would have to be different per class), or do the trains have onboard electricity meters that have to be read every quarter, like domestic electricity billing? Or is there some other system?