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  1. charlesn132

    Electrification system islands.

    There was a post implying that the carrier wire neutral sections could be made live (post 25 of this thread)?
  2. charlesn132

    Network Rail and Chiltern Railways apply for train protection (ATP) exemption

    Out of interest, is that the approach used for the class 717 tripcocks?
  3. charlesn132

    Class 395 AC/DC switch-over

    Searching the forum, apparently 395s can do power changes on the move at Ebbsfleet: however they can't do so at Ashford (the sectional appendix states so). Can't answer about procedure though
  4. charlesn132

    Is the chord that links HS1 towards Waterloo still in use?

    In fact I remember reading that AWS was fitted on the French side of the Channel Tunnel for the benefit of class 92s:
  5. charlesn132

    Elephant & Castle Platform lengths

    One of the platforms there is about 7 cars long I think, with part of the platform being on a bridge and very narrow. 700s use selective door operation on that platform too with the rear coach locked out. The 377s tend to make the "short platform" announcements at stations which have short...
  6. charlesn132

    Class 710 LO

    Wait, do the 710s not have tripcocks fitted?
  7. charlesn132

    Triva - Station with the most number of "first stations" served by it.

    I would assume that Tramlink's Dundonald Road is excluded: but if Wimbledon Park is excluded as a station, then you could swap it with Wandsworth Town instead?
  8. charlesn132

    Creation of class 230 DEMUs from ex-LU D78s by Vivarail

    I think the battery 230002 has a weight of 32.3 tonnes for the driving cars, at least from this video...
  9. charlesn132

    £1.8 billion ETCS King's Cross to Peterborough

    I would think they do, considering they're fitting some of the GWR ones with it for Heathrow Express?
  10. charlesn132

    Apprentices and Graduate Vacancies in the Railway

    Not sure whether this is covered in any of the above links, but Go-Ahead have a Rail Graduate programme too: https://www.go-ahead.com/en/working-for-goahead/graduates0.html which covers their franchises (GTR and Southeastern) if anyone is interested. Thinking I might apply for it myself...
  11. charlesn132

    Good units in the snow?

    I'm not sure, Wikipedia only says they do 75. I did not see anything about regearing.
  12. charlesn132

    Good units in the snow?

    465's only do 75. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_465
  13. charlesn132

    DB through the tunnel this year?

    Okay then... They actually loo like a woman if you close in... But it doesn't matter anyway.
  14. charlesn132

    DB through the tunnel this year?

    No it's not! Look properly!
  15. charlesn132

    Siemens for Eurostar

    Thanks :D But does Ashford station have TVM?
  16. charlesn132

    Siemens for Eurostar

    I wonder: 1) What class the new Eurostars will be 2) Whether they will need AWS/TPWS
  17. charlesn132

    Bombardier EDMU

    They could get cars like on the 375/376/377s without AC equipment and fit it later on the 222s?
  18. charlesn132

    NEW Eurostar on show in London!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOK047ELe2c
  19. charlesn132

    Bombardier EDMU

    That's why I asked :)
  20. charlesn132

    Youth fare prosecution advice please

    But which other company runs trains from West Ham to Laindon? It is most likely c2c :) Oh, it is, I missed the reply...

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