Philip
On Moderation
How do you expect the 195s to be diagrammed when they enter service? With 25 2-car units is it likely there will be any diagrams/daytime services formed of single 2-coach trains, or is it more likely to be 10-11 diagrams of doubled up 195/0s for the busier services, with the 3-car units operating singularly on the quieter diagrams?
They are going to be used across a large number of routes, across a wide area. Which routes do you think ought to get the longer formations?
Whoever has the job of diagramming these units has quite a complex job on their hands in getting the balance right - there don't seem to be any easy answers, because they're going to be used on so many different routes.
Shall we use this thread to post any suggestions and ideas about how they'll be used, in a similar way to the '185-future' thread? Am quite interested to see how they'll juggle these units to give the best possible capacity across all of their routes.
Just a reminder of the routes they'll be operating, some existing and some new:
Blackpool-York
Chester-Leeds via Bradford
Liverpool-Bradford
Manchester Airport-Bradford
Manchester Airport-Barrow
Manchester Airport-Liverpool via Warrington
Nottingham-Leeds
Sheffield-Lincoln (surprisingly)
Have I missed any?
They are going to be used across a large number of routes, across a wide area. Which routes do you think ought to get the longer formations?
Whoever has the job of diagramming these units has quite a complex job on their hands in getting the balance right - there don't seem to be any easy answers, because they're going to be used on so many different routes.
Shall we use this thread to post any suggestions and ideas about how they'll be used, in a similar way to the '185-future' thread? Am quite interested to see how they'll juggle these units to give the best possible capacity across all of their routes.
Just a reminder of the routes they'll be operating, some existing and some new:
Blackpool-York
Chester-Leeds via Bradford
Liverpool-Bradford
Manchester Airport-Bradford
Manchester Airport-Barrow
Manchester Airport-Liverpool via Warrington
Nottingham-Leeds
Sheffield-Lincoln (surprisingly)
Have I missed any?
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