Well, you could. But choose not to for some unknown reason.
Ya know, create a new Gmail account, upload these secret files to the Drive, share the link.
Because on this forum, unless you have evidence, it's hard to believe.
There's no risk if you release anonymously...So if he works, or has connections with AGA, you are expecting him to risk his job ?
So if he works, or has connections with AGA, you are expecting him to risk his job ?
People are not going to leak top secret or confidential for internal eyes only documents - if some other posters think that is going to happen then they are kidding themselves.
Other people are also not going to name their sources because to do so will both make the source dry up and possibly get them the sack.
I should step in and say that there is likely to be legal process involved, particularly with regard to the Aventra delays. So not only would I expect GA staff to be concerned about losing their jobs if they say too much there could actually be a confidentiality agreement or even an injunction in place that could have legal consequences beyond an individual employee's rights under their contract of employment.
We should therefore not pressure anyone to give information they legally cannot provide.
And I would have thought, no concern of anybody really, well not on here anyway, the new units will start when they are ready, as did the DBSO/321/DVT/360 changeovers.
There's no risk if you release anonymously...
Like I say, that's how rumours start. Seen it loads of times on here. Not completely doubting but I bet you things aren't exactly how the OP described - people have opinions that get in the way of facts.
Wow, ouch. If this is correct, and hwl is generally a pretty sober poster so I assume it is, then the situation is even worse than I thought. Improved breaking and accelerating performance of new trains will not be able to compensate for longer dwell times, most notably at Tott Hale on the up, where the current peak timetable has multiple occasions of 4 departures in 9 minutes from the same platform. If that becomes 10mins means last train misses path at Clapton Junction, and running after the Chingford to LivSt means too little dwell time at Liv St for next leg of diagram. Put another way looks like Network Rail will not allow GA to operate existing timetable with new units.
It is ancient history now, but how bid team did not know of potential issues at Tott Hale is amazing. Anyone who has ever been there can see it is very overcrowded, with entrance and footbridge and tube station at the Liv St end so passengers naturally crowd at that end of platform, which is where trains leaving Liv St are already the most crowded (crush loaded in peak). I think they are building a new footbridge further up, but that will not help much given location of tube station.
Currently LST-NRW are non stop to Colchester anyway and the new 'NRW in 90' diagrams are non stop to IPS . Stratford and Chelmsford stops are infrequently done in off peak only.Given all the talk about Stadler doors and every aspect of the new Swiss trains, I wouldn’t be surprised if the new timetable recast for 2020 sees the FLIRTS omit all Tott Hale and Stratford stops and go Liv St - Harlow and Liv St - Chelmsford non stop to keep to timings and kerb overcrowding
Given all the talk about Stadler doors and every aspect of the new Swiss trains, I wouldn’t be surprised if the new timetable recast for 2020 sees the FLIRTS omit all Tott Hale and Stratford stops and go Liv St - Harlow and Liv St - Chelmsford non stop to keep to timings and kerb overcrowding
Currently LST-NRW are non stop to Colchester anyway and the new 'NRW in 90' diagrams are non stop to IPS . Stratford and Chelmsford stops are infrequently done in off peak only.
.....DfT were focuced on seats and Abellio bid team gave them seats.
It will be interesting to see how long those 720 vestibule tip up seats last!
Given that (a) they didn't order enough IC FLIRTs, and (b) there are these dwell issues, and (c) StanEx isn't a premium service, it's mass transport of Ryanair passengers competing with the coaches, I'd suggest a prudent course of action would be to alter the interiors of the StanEx FLIRTs to be the same as the IC ones and use Aventras on the StanEx.
- STAR, originally due Dec 18, deferred by NR to May 19, now extra services not expected until Sept 19 earliest
Not much can be done about it now.Not sure how people can think one door per car is acceptable and is not going to increase station stop times unless on inter city stuff with long dwells doesn't matter if it's a double door or not.
It's bad enough getting people to move half a car down to the next door imagine them having to move a whole car down absolute madness
But not shorter than the current EMU cars and the doors at double the spacing compared to the existing EMUs on the Airport services.In any case they are short vehicles and the door is at or near the middle.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/MRW/2019/09/11/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt
Star Line services for you from 9 September by the looks of it.
But now shorter than the current EMU cars
They didn't order enough Aventras! either hence musical chairs on it own isn't enough.Given that (a) they didn't order enough IC FLIRTs, and (b) there are these dwell issues, and (c) StanEx isn't a premium service, it's mass transport of Ryanair passengers competing with the coaches, I'd suggest a prudent course of action would be to alter the interiors of the StanEx FLIRTs to be the same as the IC ones and use Aventras on the StanEx.
Intermediate car lengths on 745s and 755s are very different, on 745s just short of 20m (similar to driving cars) or in simple terms 2 windows longer than on the bi-mode 755s. The 755 intermediate cars are very short compared to the driving cars...18m, no? 2m shorter than the EMUs.
Though I do retain the view that they'd be best putting all the FLIRT EMUs on the Norwich services and Aventras on StanEx.
Apparently those Broxbourne starters lose time due to overcrowding further up the Lea Valley, so it’s a performance initiative.
They were only introduced in December 2011 as the Hertford East services previously used to run up the Lea Valley, but became too overcrowded. Now even an additional 8 car can’t cope adequately with the volume of passengers it seems.