Hopefully the mods will think this is an appropriate place to ask this question.
In the 'Resignalling on the East Coast/Great Northern route including Moorgate branch' thread under Infrastructure, @LNW-GW Joint said
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Roast Veg said:
The roll-out of whole fleets after that is between the TOCs and NR/Siemens, but the hard part (R&D and initial fitment and testing) will already have been done.
How this maps onto charter stock I don't know, but again the hard bit should have been done for common loco classes.
NR will also have a policy about steam traction over some lines after ETCS conversion - I doubt they are going on HS1/2 for instance, or to Heathrow, or Crossrail, even if ETCS-fitted.
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I wonder if those who have relevant preserved locos that are currently allowed to run on NR metals, could comment on any progress to have ETCs fitted to their loco is progressing please?
I love a good thrash on NR metals by vintage locos and would hate to see the experience cancelled by lack of ETCS
In the 'Resignalling on the East Coast/Great Northern route including Moorgate branch' thread under Infrastructure, @LNW-GW Joint said
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Roast Veg said:
As I understand it, NR is funded by DfT for the "first in class" fitment of ETCS on each class of traction in current use.That implies that the charter operators don't have to foot the bill themselves, and that nr are paying for it. I'd want my loco mainline registered asap!
The roll-out of whole fleets after that is between the TOCs and NR/Siemens, but the hard part (R&D and initial fitment and testing) will already have been done.
How this maps onto charter stock I don't know, but again the hard bit should have been done for common loco classes.
NR will also have a policy about steam traction over some lines after ETCS conversion - I doubt they are going on HS1/2 for instance, or to Heathrow, or Crossrail, even if ETCS-fitted.
"
I wonder if those who have relevant preserved locos that are currently allowed to run on NR metals, could comment on any progress to have ETCs fitted to their loco is progressing please?
I love a good thrash on NR metals by vintage locos and would hate to see the experience cancelled by lack of ETCS