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  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread East Coast Timetable Dec 24.
    Modern Railways latest edition covers this. In summary Network Rail are warning the proposed timetable still has 42 (down from 90)...
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    Railperf replied to the thread East Coast Timetable Dec 24.
    I once took VT Glasgow to London via Birmingham, simply because it was a lot more affordable for 3 people and the additional journey...
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    Railperf replied to the thread June 2024 Timetable Change.
    So they spent millions upgrading the track, signalling, turnouts etc to raise the speed limit from 70 to 90mph years ago....only for the...
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread June 2024 Timetable Change.
    But then the train behind is often sitting at Maryland waiting for the one at Stratford to leave. A better balance of running/waiting...
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread June 2024 Timetable Change.
    That's a good and valid point. My biggest gripe is the timing between Shenfield and Stratford and the gap between services 13.5 minutes...
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread East Coast Timetable Dec 24.
    From what I have seen of ERTMS, it relays to the driver the safe speed that he can be driving at any given moment. Rather than driving...
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread East Coast Timetable Dec 24.
    The idea of a fast service between London the main hubs - York, Newcastle and Edinburgh works well if there is a stopping service that...
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread Two trains on single track.
    What would be the best type of signalling for a single line with reasonably spaced loops along the way - especially for a route such as...
  • Railperf
    Wasn't there a plan for Elizabeth line to run from Shenfield right through to Reading and Maidenhead? Seems to be only Paddington and...
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread Scotrail HSTs - 4-5 years in.
    Whooah. An upgrade for the locals. Makes a change. In the last few years it was units deputising for HSTs. IIRC there was a planned...
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread Urgent TOPS Requests.
    2B89 SRY to FST today please
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread Scotrail HSTs - 4-5 years in.
    Good news then. Seems Scotrail finally getting a handle on them.
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread Scotrail HSTs - 4-5 years in.
    How long Positive start - depends how long they all managed to stay on diagram without any failures?
  • Railperf
    Any news on how the restoration of 89001 is going? Doesn't look like there's been any news since early 2023.
  • Railperf
    Railperf replied to the thread Scotrail HSTs - 4-5 years in.
    How has reliability been lately - power cars and sets available for traffic vs diagrams?

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