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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    er,did that happen when they finally wired the Lickey??
  2. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    so are the 80x not going to be retimetabled for the climb up from the river (at Pilning), up to Patchway??
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    went over to Pilning yesterday (golly,some of that metalwork near the station is chunky -- why? is it a major power supply?) saw a few 800s, which appeared to have 2 pans up - really?? or my old age??
  4. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    It didn't seem that way over breakfast
  5. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    extensions sorry what does 'extensions/deferred bits' refer to. Are there bits outstanding to do in the tunnels.Including Patchway???)
  6. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    but any more developments???
  7. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    good news ... whats EIS??
  8. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    Is this still on ??? 2 days to go bob
  9. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    Oh,that;s slightly disappointing - I thought they got through the drainage clearrup stage a few days ago (see thread)... whats the problem?-
  10. L

    Severn tunnel drainage

    meanwhile how do I get Welsh steel up to Brum, or even up to Burnaston
  11. L

    Severn tunnel drainage

    so no electric freight under the river???
  12. L

    Severn tunnel drainage

    What locos are in line to work this route though the tunnel, for freight especially
  13. L

    Severn tunnel drainage

    thats the one - ta. must get down to Pilning
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    Severn tunnel drainage

    Did my failing eyes deceive me or did Noel Dolphin report (on twitter) that they've usfully improved the drainage in the tunnel and are ready to roll??? (as usual with his threads, (I cant find it now! but I think its starts 'Ssssshhh))
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    Great Western Electrification Progress

    In my youth I did quite a bit of experimental work on 'fci' in nuclear reactors, mainly boxes full of eg high speed films - we published a little of it, but alas were ordered to skip most of it in the interests of tidyness as things moved on.
  16. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    very good news if true (only a month late) ... where did you see that
  17. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    What about Furrer unt Frei (wherent they the OLE expert contractors ,... and any news from Noel Dolphyn??)
  18. L

    Great Western Electrification Progress

    and any hope of some electric freight through the tunnel??

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