The slows are max 100mph.
Could be wrong - but I'm pretty sure the line speed on the slows is 110 in places on the Trent Valley.
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The slows are max 100mph.
Could be wrong - but I'm pretty sure the line speed on the slows is 110 in places on the Trent Valley.
Could be wrong - but I'm pretty sure the line speed on the slows is 110 in places on the Trent Valley.
I PERSONALLY would rather see Desiros stay, over the Aventras...
I think they work better, look more presentable, and operate to a much bigger market across Europe.
By a Canadian companyMost important of all tho', is that they're built in Derby, NOT Germany!...
By a Canadian company
By a Canadian company
Once they're bedded in to full service, then it will become clear on the reliability point but they look awesome, both inside and out in my opinion. Most important of all tho', is that they're built in Derby, NOT Germany!...
I dont think that the parent companys nationality really matters in this case - they are clearly totally committed to the UK, with the AVENTRA being designed in the UK, for the UK, and built here.
I don’t think that the parent company’s nationality really matters in this case - they are clearly totally committed to the UK, with the AVENTRA being designed in the UK, for the UK, and built here.
With Swedish electrics and German bogies.
With Swedish electrics and German bogies.
With the original Virgin Pendolinos built in the UK, the team included some Italian engineers who had experience of building tilting trains, which the British engineers did not. Similarly Siemens have recruited British engineers to work on projects in Germany.
The 390s were assembled in the UK, not built in the UK? I know it's pedantic but the bits were built elsewhere then shipped into the UK to be assembled were they not?
Yet the bodyshell is just one component. Odd how we see it as the one that decides origin.
Yet the bodyshell is just one component. Odd how we see it as the one that decides origin.
We're selective on whether it's seen that way - particularly as it's a job that is often subcontracted out, sometimes to competitors. Brush built the class 60 and 92 locomotives, but they subcontracted out the bodyshells. Bombardier are building the latest ICE bodyshells for Siemens (from bought-in panels.) If the loco or train leaves your factory in a finished state, you are credited as the builder, even if the bulk of the work took place elsewhere.
Which - if any stations would be unsuitable for 6 coach Class 323 formations if they were to be used on Coventry / Birmingham / Wolverhamton / Stoke / Crewe locals, and/or Birmingham / Walsall / Rugeley services ?? Could 323s be fitted with selective door opening to solve any "difficult" stations ?
Wolves platform 5 for a start. (Bay used by the Bham-Wolves stopping service) Just takes a four car 350. Most of the stations north of Walsall on the line to Rugeley are about 70 metres long but they might be getting extended under electrification. No doubt several others.
Which - if any stations would be unsuitable for 6 coach Class 323 formations if they were to be used on Coventry / Birmingham / Wolverhamton / Stoke / Crewe locals, and/or Birmingham / Walsall / Rugeley services ??
Could 323s be fitted with selective door opening to solve any "difficult" stations ?
Derby Telegraph said:Rail industry sources claim that Derby train-maker Bombardier could be “close to winning” a further large order for new trains - but will have to beat off competition from other manufacturers to win the deal.
Last month, the Department for Transport (DfT) awarded the contract to run the new West Midlands rail franchise to a consortium made up of Dutch national operator Abellio with the East Japan Railway Company and Mitsui and Co. Ltd.
The consortium, which will operate the franchise as West Midlands Trains, will take over services previously run by London Midland, owned by Anglo-French consortium Govia.
It is understood that the consortium has now signed a contract with the DfT, allowing the new franchise to begin operating before the end of the year.
When it was announced that West Midlands Trains had been awarded the contract, the firm said that it promised to invest almost £1 billion in the business including the acquisition of around 400 new carriages by 2021.
And at the time, industry sources told the Derby Telegraph that Bombardier hoped to build “some of them”, with the firm most likely bidding to supply electric trains.
Now, those sources believe the Litchurch Lane business could soon hear whether it has been successful - and are predicting that it could be good news for the Derby firm.
It's amazing how little in the way of announcements there's been for this award. I'm still not clear at all on what's going to happen, not only with rolling stock, but with things like the Coventry to Nuneaton and to Leamington services...
It's amazing how little in the way of announcements there's been for this award. I'm still not clear at all on what's going to happen, not only with rolling stock, but with things like the Coventry to Nuneaton and to Leamington services...
It's amazing how little in the way of announcements there's been for this award. I'm still not clear at all on what's going to happen, not only with rolling stock, but with things like the Coventry to Nuneaton and to Leamington services...
It is the same on all fronts, internal and external. Apparently the 'standstill' period was extended. As far as I can tell no staff know any more than what has been made public
It's amazing how little in the way of announcements there's been for this award. I'm still not clear at all on what's going to happen, not only with rolling stock, but with things like the Coventry to Nuneaton and to Leamington services...