Recent content by mavsk

All bar 387201 have been back with Gatwick Express for some time now, probably close to six months.

My understanding is that it was related to how the fleet was originally financed by BR - the odd numbers were financed differently to the even numbers.

They usually use more than one mobile network for this reason. GSM-R is 2G technology so wouldn't have anywhere near the bandwidth.

Southern's HR and training were still based in Southern House until about 2006-ish.

The first ones on the mainline were at Purley Oaks and (I think) Purley, a little over 10 years ago. Selhurst to Streatham Common were done a few years later. I worked on stations around that time and they made a huge difference.

That's Go North-East's offices. The Go-Ahead Group HQ is on Grey Street, Newcastle.

Brighton to Portsmouth Harbour (including Bognor and Littlehampton) and Brighton to Seaford.

In the rules for EC4T charges for units without meters there are factors for this. Can't remember them off the top of my head but it's something like 1.8 times a single unit for two units in multiple.

Most installs will use more than one 4G SIM (4 is typical) across more than one network to try and get round areas of poor reception.

No regen braking on the 365s - were designed to be capable of it but it's never been used. Believe they will have a rheostatic brake though. Retractioned LSER Class 465s did get regen fitted.

Correct - there's passive provision in the design for a new lift shaft for the new platform and to move the lift shaft and stairs to platform 1/2.