Confirmed future cascades (as at March 2016)

[swt_passenger]

Two strong rumours have emerged:

Wasn't your aim in starting this new thread to try and concentrate on confirmed cascades? Doesn't seem to have worked...

 

[Xc220009]

How do you find all of this information?

 

[westcoaster]

I would have thought that at many of those locations the platforms could be extended within the existing platform footprint by bringing the end ramps up level and putting a fence at the end, as is current practice for new build platforms.

this has already been done at a few locations already, cant remember which ones as ive not been down there for 10 years.

 

[tomuk]

I would have thought that at many of those locations the platforms could be extended within the existing platform footprint by bringing the end ramps up level and putting a fence at the end, as is current practice for new build platforms.

At some of the stations the end ramp is the access to the platform.

 

[pompeyfan]

Is there a similar thread available for all confirmed new stock? I'm losing track even locally of what's coming in, so nationally I don't have a clue.

 

[coppercapped]

Is there a similar thread available for all confirmed new stock? I'm losing track even locally of what's coming in, so nationally I don't have a clue.

Modern Railways is your friend! Table 1A on page 23 of the April 2016 edition lists all the stock on order and the current potential orders. It's is Roger Ford's article 'Control Period 5 Rolling Stock Bonanza'.

(Note thread convergence in title of the article... )

 

[edwin_m]

At some of the stations the end ramp is the access to the platform.

Is the platform wide enough that the half nearest the edge could be extended and given a square end, but still allow enough width for the other half of the platform to act as an access ramp?

 

[MatthewRead]

Modern Railways is your friend! Table 1A on page 23 of the April 2016 edition lists all the stock on order and the current potential orders. It's is Roger Ford's article 'Control Period 5 Rolling Stock Bonanza'.

(Note thread convergence in title of the article... )

It only focuses on the order for new rolling stock not on any cascades.

 

[Philip Phlopp]

There's also the Rail Delivery Group's 4th Rolling Stock Strategy, for details of the new rolling stock orders signed and those that are expected.

 

[pemma]

How do you find all of this information?

GWR franchise agreement confirms the units they are taking on and releasing before the end of the franchise, as does the Scotrail franchise agreement. Articles in rail magazines and press releases provide additional information such as Scotrail extending the lease for 13 x 170s and that Northern are taking on most of the DMUs released by GWR and Scotrail, as well as the LM 150s and 12 more 319s.

I realised I've not included the HSTs transferring from GWR to Scotrail.