Sorry if it’s been covered earlier - has a train, in passenger service or otherwise, run the full distance from Paddington to Cardiff or the other direction entirely on electric yet?
No, still Diesel through Severn Tunnel until March(ish)
Sorry if it’s been covered earlier - has a train, in passenger service or otherwise, run the full distance from Paddington to Cardiff or the other direction entirely on electric yet?
Whats the holdup? - are they still testingNo, still Diesel through Severn Tunnel until March(ish)
They have: https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pd...tol-to-cardiff-electrification-2020-01-03.pdfWhats the holdup? - are they still testing
I thought that ORR had signed things off??
Indeed. And the latter we have no way of knowing.There’s a difference between approving infrastructure for use on a safety basis (what the ORR has done), and deciding that it is reliable enough to use it.
OK chaps and chapesses - thanks for spelling it out for meIndeed. And the latter we have no way of knowing.
Yes , it's called 'using it'.OK chaps and chapesses - thanks for spelling it out for me
but are there no modellings for the wear/attrition rates??...
Today was a rare day on the Great Western with no cancellations.Most main line trains into Paddington were 5-6 minutes late between 8.30 and 10.00,due to the volume of trains in and out of Paddington.I cannot see why any other operator is applying for paths running loco hauled electric main line trains.There is no space unless GWR parks some of its main line trains in a siding!
It’s “Grand Union”, the latest open access vehicle for Ian Yeowart, who formerly ran Grand Central, the Arriva subsidiary.And yet I believe grand central want to run peak trains fro. Cardiff to london next year. And whilst the competition is badly needed, you have to ask if there is the capacity to run an additional high speed service from wales to london. Aparently this will be done using Mlk4 coaching stock & refurbished class 91 electric power cars.
And yet I believe grand central want to run peak trains fro. Cardiff to london next year. And whilst the competition is badly needed, you have to ask if there is the capacity to run an additional high speed service from wales to london. Aparently this will be done using Mlk4 coaching stock & refurbished class 91 electric power cars.
There’s a separate thread about this:The latest proposal I heard was for Cl802s which would be able to work to/from Llanelli on diesel and keep up with GWR's on the juice, making finding paths easier.
Went through Alderton tunnel at 123 mph today.Does anyone know when the speed limit was raised from 110.I know Sean,a long standing member had some timings last year that might give us some insight.
8 Dec 2019. My fastest Parkway - Swindon run remains the 21m 19s I recorded on the first day of electric services. This braked smartly for the then 110 limit thro Alderton Tunnel and accelerated quickly afterwards, costing only 5 sec compared with a recent run which passed thro at 123.December
Rail Engineer has posted a quite detailed update on GWEP - https://www.railengineer.co.uk/2020...rrive-in-wales-though-not-for-the-first-time/
It over 3000 words so won't copy it here in it's entirety, but there is some new (to me atleast) info about the Severn tunnel, although some parts are not current - says they are still diesel running under Steventon bridge for instance.
It appeared in the CP5 enhancement plan as the “Reading independent feeder (Bramley)”, but always seemed a bit of a tentative “resilience” plan. Obviously they’re operating OK without it so far? In Sep 17 it was reported that they’d achieved the aim of Grip 3, with a decision yet to be made. That was still the case in Mar 19.Thanks for this, some interesting stuff in there.
I hadn't realised that there is a planned electric feed at Bramley on the Reading to Basingstoke line; in the article it is described as "still to be commisioned". Anyone know if there is a date for this? Presumably it will be connected by a long trackside cable like that from Stalybridge on the Liverpool to Manchester electification?
It also described the scheme to electrify from Reading to Basingstoke as "cancelled" I wonder: has that ever been officially announced?
There’s also the positive news in the DfT’s recent report on the enhancements pipeline:CP5 output driver
This project contributes to the electrification of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) which facilitates the introduction of electric train operation delivering significant journey time improvements on key intercity routes and high seating capacity trains on suburban services contributing to the delivery of the HLOS capacity metric for London Paddington.
Network Rail’s obligation
Network Rail’s obligation is to complete a GRIP Stage 3 option study for traction power resilience, and to implement the preferred option from that study (implementation assumed to start CP5, complete CP6). The current working assumption is that the feed could be taken from either an existing grid supply at Didcot or a new supply point at Bramley.
Scope of works
With the introduction of electrification to the GWML, a level of redundancy is required to ensure that the network has the resilience to withstand a power failure to adjacent equipment and facilitate an efficient maintenance regime.
This proposal will develop options for an independent power feed to Reading depot and OLE system that:
Provides resilience to the GWML in the event of an isolation of the Didcot – Reading section of the route;
Provides redundancy, such that maintenance can be carried out on the main line without isolating Reading depot;
Provide additional capacity for future electrification schemes, e.g. Southcote Junction to Basingstoke.
I'm sure I remember that one of the reasons that Green Park station was delayed was because the timetable didn't permit 165/166 services to stop due to their performance.There's a Parliamentary Question here that suggests that Reading-Basingstoke electrification was canned. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2018-11-15.191962.h