Hi all,
I'm based in nearby East Grinstead but this popped up today. I know the Uckfield Line causes many a thread so here is the latest one...electrification has been proposed.:roll:
http://uckfieldnews.com/uckfield-line-electrification-proposed/
Some Uckfield Line services could serve destinations north of London Crowborough would be the depot for trains on the Uckfield Line
There would be more seats with some trains having room for 1,000 people (including those standing)
Electricity supply to the trains would be by overhead wires and not the third rail used across much of the Southern network.
Electric trains could be running by 2021 with the Class 171 diesels, which have caused so many problems in the past year, banished to other parts of the country.
I don't know serious this is, or just another proposal for the line that might not see the light of day so you're welcome to discuss.
I'm based in nearby East Grinstead but this popped up today. I know the Uckfield Line causes many a thread so here is the latest one...electrification has been proposed.:roll:
http://uckfieldnews.com/uckfield-line-electrification-proposed/
Out would go the unreliable diesel trains to be replaced by an electrified serviceElectrification of the Uckfield Line has been recommended to the government in a series of proposals which could transform the Cinderella service.
- Out would go the unreliable diesel trains to be replaced by an electrified service
- Some Uckfield Line services could serve destinations north of London
- Crowborough would be the depot for trains on the Uckfield Line
- There would be more seats with some trains having room for 1,000 people (including those standing)
- Electricity supply to the trains would be by overhead wires and not the third rail used across much of the Southern network.
- Electric trains could be running by 2021 with the Class 171 diesels, which have caused so many problems in the past year, banished to other parts of the country.
The proposals are contained in a comprehensive report on Southern by Chris Gibb, a senior figure in the rail industry, whose report was published yesterday (June 22).
All these proposals are unfunded at present.
Some Uckfield Line services could serve destinations north of London Crowborough would be the depot for trains on the Uckfield Line
There would be more seats with some trains having room for 1,000 people (including those standing)
Electricity supply to the trains would be by overhead wires and not the third rail used across much of the Southern network.
Electric trains could be running by 2021 with the Class 171 diesels, which have caused so many problems in the past year, banished to other parts of the country.
I don't know serious this is, or just another proposal for the line that might not see the light of day so you're welcome to discuss.
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