That's my guess too...Does a lot of the testing involve the St Brides sub-station?
That's my guess too...Does a lot of the testing involve the St Brides sub-station?
Did an IET you were on recently do that? It could be a case of driver knowledge (or lack thereof) of the changeover, or a fault with the GUs on the IET that just so happened to coincide with the changeover sections.So, why are the IET’s switching to diesel between Wantage Road & Didcot Parkway? I thought that all trains could now run through Steventon on Electric with a 110mph speed restriction?
If they are planning to use 387’s for the rugby fans going to/from Cardiff, I hope they bring their own cushions as the ironing board seats are even worse than the IET’s.
Presumably because it was too late by then to change the timetable. Remember once again that these are just timing loads, ie they specify the performance characteristics of the trains for the purposes of coming up with Sectional Running Times, but nothing more. It does not necessarily have bearing on what the trains will actually do.So, why are the IET’s switching to diesel between Wantage Road & Didcot Parkway? I thought that all trains could now run through Steventon on Electric with a 110mph speed restriction?
If they are planning to use 387’s for the rugby fans going to/from Cardiff, I hope they bring their own cushions as the ironing board seats are even worse than the IET’s.
Moreton Cutting between Didcot and Cholsey.Where do IETs bound for Oxford and the Cotswolds drop their pans?
Thanks.Moreton Cutting between Didcot and Cholsey.
Not been on the GWR mainline for a few months. I got the information from :>http://charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/liverail/train/16881234/06/01/20Did an IET you were on recently do that? It could be a case of driver knowledge (or lack thereof) of the changeover, or a fault with the GUs on the IET that just so happened to coincide with the changeover sections.
Change en route at Wantage Road
UIC code
Signalling ID 1L01
Train category XX Express Passenger
TOC Headcode
Train service code 25375002
Power type D Diesel
Timing Load 802
Speed 125 mph
Operating Characteristics
Seating Class B First and Standard.
Sleepers
Reservations S Possible.
Connection Indicator
Catering Code T
Service Branding
It's booked in the long-term timetable to do that, yes, but since the restriction was lifted a few weeks ago, it should have run with pan up.Not been on the GWR mainline for a few months. I got the information from :>http://charlwoodhouse.co.uk/rail/liverail/train/16881234/06/01/20
So, why are the IET’s switching to diesel between Wantage Road & Didcot Parkway? I thought that all trains could now run through Steventon on Electric with a 110mph speed restriction?
If they are planning to use 387’s for the rugby fans going to/from Cardiff, I hope they bring their own cushions as the ironing board seats are even worse than the IET’s.
Out of interest are there any IEP trains running with diesel only restrictions at the moment?. Hopefully none as they will probably will all need to take full advantage of the juice from December 15 for superior acceleration and keep to the new timings.
Out of interest are there any IEP trains running with diesel only restrictions at the moment?.
The Greenfords are a couple of the few DMUs, they still go via Paddington at the start and end of service.Is Paddington now an electric only station with the exception of the sleeper, or are there still a few Turbo services ?
is the 25kv line through the tunnel under the Severn now giving adequate service?? .According to Noel Dolphin: https://twitter.com/NoelDolphin/status/1188164309563707394
"Severn Tunnel is currently live & electrified at 25kv for the first time. For testing in the run up to full switch on later this year"
I believe from earlier discussions the tunnel will normally be fed from the single “Welsh” grid feed, (at St Brides?). The westernmost “English” section is fed from Thingley Jn (near Melksham), the boundary is somewhere around Bristol Parkway.Where is the juice sourced from?? (we are not short of fat wires in the 10 miles around
However there will be alternative arrangements provided for supply resilience, so for example Thingley presumably feeds all the way to Cardiff if the supply is lost at St Brides.I believe from earlier discussions the tunnel will normally be fed from the single “Welsh” grid feed, (at St Brides?). The westernmost “English” section is fed from Thingley Jn (near Melksham), the boundary is somewhere around Bristol Parkway.
Yes of course.However there will be alternative arrangements provided for supply resilience, so for example Thingley presumably feeds all the way to Cardiff if the supply is lost at St Brides.
There are four welsh feeds, seven tunnel, newport, st Brides & finally cardiff CantonI believe from earlier discussions the tunnel will normally be fed from the single “Welsh” grid feed, (at St Brides?). The westernmost “English” section is fed from Thingley Jn (near Melksham), the boundary is somewhere around Bristol Parkway.
I wonder now with it looking like electrification being back on the agenda could we see the wires being completed to Swansea, Bristol tm and oxford as well as the Thames branches etc
I'd include in that list some of the B&H and the potential for some wires to allow EMU running around Bristol and maybe even Exeter.
Longer term wires to allow Portsmouth to Cardiff services (the gap is basically Bath to Southampton) which would also benefit Southampton to Salisbury services, as well as keying in with a Basingstoke to Salisbury or even Yeovil project to remove a lot of diesel services from Waterloo.
Likewise longer term keying in with Paignton to Birmingham electrification to benefit XC and GWR services.
That would mean that London to Plymouth would be mostly under wires and even London Penzance could be just over 50% under wires.
However to continue the discussion much further would likely require a new thread to be created.
St Brides is the only feed from the grid. That’s where the power “comes from”...There are four welsh feeds, seven tunnel, newport, st Brides & finally cardiff Canton
Hence energising and testing St Brides is a big step on it own.St Brides is the only feed from the grid. That’s where the power “comes from”...