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  1. Nick Nation

    MML Electrification: progress updates

    I note in the May 2020 Draft 1C98 is booked Platform 4 at Welly. No passenger trains at all on 3.
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    EMR December 2020 Timetable Consultation

    It's not going down well at all, Wellingborough loses out on all this, slower average off peak time to St P compared to pre May 18 (?), inferior rolling stock coming in, lack of connectivity north, basically getting an Outer Suburban service at Inter City prices.
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    New trains for East Midlands Franchise

    I believe that won't be until 2023.
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    Shortage of volunteers

    Not sure if this is due to volunteer shortage, but there's no service on the Rushden and Higham Railway until further notice.
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    GWR has published a national railway network map !

    The anagram map is priceless! There is a similar Underground anagram map somewhere.
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    Delay Repay

    Yes Adrock. EMR are aware of the bugs and issues of quoting reference numbers etc relating to services that ran as EMT (such as the power cut on Aug 9). Some emails have been sent to claimants requesting info they already have...my advice is to grit your teeth and phone them, this is what we...
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    Thanks for confirming Samuel.
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    Am I right in thinking it is the 720s that will displace the 360s to work the Corbys? Electric services to Corby are due to start December 2020... Can this still be achieved in theory? I'm wondering how long it would take to do the 360 upgrade and for the crews to gain route/traction knowledge...
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    ECML/MML major power problems (09/08)

    No! A friend put in a claim the next day and it still hasn't been processed.
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    New trains for East Midlands Franchise

    Thanks to LowLevel for providing the off-peak pattern. As others have said, going north from W'bro to Nottingham would require a change, going to Sheffield would require two changes. Are there any peak trains that will stop at W'bro?
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    MML Electrification: progress updates

    Yes unfortunately!
  12. Nick Nation

    Platform lengths

    The old Quail Maps showed the carriage capacity at each station - can be found at their renamed Track Maps site: https://www.trackmaps.co.uk/ I don't think I've worded this very well. Again....
  13. Nick Nation

    TRIVIA: Anywhere a Sprinter Family Train Hasn't Been?

    Ohh yes I missed that one! Apologies!
  14. Nick Nation

    Was Kent Coast services actually that bad pre HS1?

    Yes indeed 30907, there was also a CX - Gillingham - Ramsgate and a Sheerness - Dover P serving the intermediates...plus Sheerness to Vic all day.

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