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    Merseyrail 777 battery provision could see many extensions to the Merseyrail network?

    All of the 777 units will now have batteries fitted, with funding provided by the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/394-schemes-to-benefit-from-5-7bn-city-transport-fund-02-08-2022/ Good news, should mean extensions to non 3rd rail areas are...
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    Efficiencies of framework agreements for procurement

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/cost-control.226513/ Unfortunately framework agreements can sometimes be a license to rip off an organisation too if they aren't well managed. I've made the scenario generic, but this was just one experience: We had to buy...
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    Journey planners not showing every possible connecting service to interchange station

    The 05:53 Merseyrail service from Southport to Hunts Cross (06:20 at Waterloo) seems to never show up when planning journeys that include a change beyond Merseyrail. It appears when going to Liverpool Central http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/WLO/LVC/130217/0500/dep But...
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    Pendolino reservation display

    Anyone know the criteria for the LCD screens above the seats on Virgins Pendolinos to display a name rather than Reserved/Available/Available until xxx? I vaguely remember my name once appearing above my seat when the trains were first introduced and every so often I do see peoples names or...

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