LOL The Irony
On Moderation
Show him pictures of the hindenburg quick!Hydrogen tanks and a fuel cell.
Show him pictures of the hindenburg quick!Hydrogen tanks and a fuel cell.
Don't let Grayling know, he will be getting then to add diesel generator rafts, battery rafts, or whatever his new alterative fuel source is this week. ;P
You are correct in that the pantograph on the 4-car 378s was next to a driving vehicle rather than in the centre of the formation, but given that the 378s aren't going to work in multiple (barring rescue situations) and generally are fairly low speed, the close proximity of the pantographs won't have been an issue. Quite the opposite if the train could likely end up working in multiple at 100mph!
You are correct in that the pantograph on the 4-car 378s was next to a driving vehicle rather than in the centre of the formation, but given that the 378s aren't going to work in multiple (barring rescue situations) and generally are fairly low speed, the close proximity of the pantographs won't have been an issue. Quite the opposite if the train could likely end up working in multiple at 100mph!
Some photos from Velim today. Stuck in a siding, no movement.
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Is that unit being prepared for a move away from Velim with those trucks either side of it?
I don't think they're due over until August/September onwardsIs that unit being prepared for a move away from Velim with those trucks either side of it?
Correct me if I'm wrong then, does this mean that unlike the 195, it hasn't moved under its own power yet?
Ah, thank you, didn't see thatSee Post#107 above.
I don't know if this is of any interest to anyone, but the more you know...
The Austrian company TSA (Traktionssysteme Austria) is the manufacturer of the traction motors for the British CAF Civity EMUs, including the Class 331.
On a side note, TSA is also the manufacturer behind the traction motors in the overhauled Class 321 and 455, the Manchester M5000 Flexity tram, the Birmingham Urbos tram, and the Tramlink Variobahns.
DESPERATELY-needed longer trains are at last being introduced on the Wharfedale line – but most platforms are too short to take them.
Frustrated campaigners have long pressed for action to ease chronic overcrowding on the busy rail route, which carries around 4.5 million passengers a year.
But it is feared that without extended platforms, passenger safety will be put at risk and there will be a deterioration in services.
Operator Northern has confirmed that six-carriage trains are planned on the line.
Excuse me if this is a load of local wibble, but an article has come out saying how 6 coach trains will be used on the Wharfedale line
http://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/16273242.The_train_now_arriving_is___too_long_/
This isn't surprising as the introduction of 331s on the Airedale line wouldn't have left enough 333's to cover the rest of the electric Northern services around Yorkshire with the departure of the Dusty Bins.
Different coaches will be on the platform at different stations and passengers will be totally confused as to where on the train they should be.
"Platform extensions are essential for longer trains in the south-east yet they are too expensive for Yorkshire," he added.
"I have not seen selective door opening on trains anywhere in Europe and in the UK it's only used in restricted instances where trains are virtually empty."
"I have not seen selective door opening on trains anywhere in Europe......