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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread end of the 'Jolly Fisherman' EMR to Skegness; what alternative options could EMR put in place?.Lincoln to Skegness and Peterborough would take the same route as far as Sleaford Station, taking the single track chord from Sleaford...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread Cuts and increases to services since 2019.Lincoln to Peterborough now runs all day rather than from 0800 till 1600. Mostly an "hourly" service at random times with the odd ones...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread end of the 'Jolly Fisherman' EMR to Skegness; what alternative options could EMR put in place?.Because they aren't being withdrawn due to low passenger numbers, they are being withdrawn due to lack of working rolling stock. If the...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread end of the 'Jolly Fisherman' EMR to Skegness; what alternative options could EMR put in place?.They never ran from Birmingham. The HST from Derby was quite early leaving before 0800, and in many respects was more to get people from...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread Passengers stranded after being let off train for fresh air.Justified on safety grounds by reducing the liklihood of a trap and drag, the psychological influence is to not run for the train with...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread Passengers stranded after being let off train for fresh air.If it were an alert to board because the train is departing shortly it would sound before the 'close' button is pressed. This is why LUL...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread EMR mass cancellations on Liverpool-Norwich, 19/04/25.There aren't that many, and in December there will be more 5 car services operating as a 2+3 Class 170 combination, in addition to the...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread end of the 'Jolly Fisherman' EMR to Skegness; what alternative options could EMR put in place?.A lot, the plans for resignalling Skegness keep on getting thrown into the long grass. In theory Nottingham to Grantham was resignalled...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread end of the 'Jolly Fisherman' EMR to Skegness; what alternative options could EMR put in place?.If the Sidings are full of demic units where do you store this additional stock procured from elsewhere? The issue isn't lack of stock...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread end of the 'Jolly Fisherman' EMR to Skegness; what alternative options could EMR put in place?.If demand outstrips capacity, how else do you manage?
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread end of the 'Jolly Fisherman' EMR to Skegness; what alternative options could EMR put in place?.The decision is entirely driven by stock availability. The passenger numbers with the exception of during Covid (19/20, 20/21, 21/22)...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.Yes, but that is the start of crew training, you have to train the trainer before you can train the crew.
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread Trivia: Highest location that each TOC/FOC serves or passes.Cowburn is indeed the highest point on the EMR network. The lowest is almost certainly going to be between Ely and Lakenheath.
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.Liverpool to Norwich brings in 15%, the other regional routes 5%, the Intercity and Connect routes are grouped at 80% which is...
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Bbunnahabhain replied to the thread Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates.There are no plans in the traditional sense as such for 170s to Pancras. It's more of an all options are open thing at the moment. I...