FD99
Member
I can only go from last years driving and quite frankly they are the worst unit I’ve ever driven (out of 6) in my life. I’ve never put a train into full emergency and gained speed but I did with a 230 (I went from 15mph to 25mph during a brake test…… still managed to stop at the station).Ahh ok that’s interesting!
From driving them, do you think (assuming that the modifications are successful) that the 230’s could reliably keep to a timetable for a service every 30 minutes ?
Again assuming no other issues e.g having to drive defensively in low adhesion season.
Every 30 minutes is impossible right now, we need at LEAST two extra signal sections and line speed increases to get to there. The 45 minute timetable was done with a lot of hard work from a very experienced ex virgin/avanti planner than now works for us as a guard and others. It just about works now, we desperately need funding and improvements on the line. It will only get busier in the next few years and now is the time to sort it. But I fear nothing will get done until it’s too late. Whilst I love driving the 230’s, they need scrapping asap and just stick to 197’s