What the Railway Could Look Like in 30 Years Time (at 02/2018)

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« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2018, 18:56:15 »

Quote from: grahame on February 20, 2018, 18:31:43

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Just need accurate running - trains appearing at Reading at exactly the right minute - for it to work. Surely that's easy enough after 185 years of practise?

Hmm... I have a feeling that they haven't actually practised that kind of precision in any of those 185 years.


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« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2018, 19:06:24 »

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Convert more surplus HSTs^▸ when available to 5 cars to replace them.

Having trouble converting the first unit, let alone planning even more HST conversions!


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« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2018, 19:38:13 »

That NR^» page refers to "capabilities", which can be read as features you could observe in the future railway. But I don't think that's what they really mean - it's more about the areas of work within this "Rail Technical Strategy". So it's the work within those areas that ought to produce more concrete proposals for how to change things.

Maybe. I did wonder if a list of that kind from 30 years ago would be any different, and I suspect the answer is "not much". I had a quick look for such an article, and perhaps unsurprisingly didn't find one. But I did find this piece on Londonist, which is about predictions made in 1988. It's different in that it's about London Transport, and is more focused on concrete proposals, so most of them are new tube lines. But it is interesting nonetheless, and it concludes that half of the proposed schemes happened, though with some changes as you'd expect.


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« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2018, 21:48:28 »

Quote from: FarWestJohn on February 20, 2018, 18:47:47

Straight away not 30 years: Ban Voyagers west of Exeter as not fit for purpose.

Convert more surplus HSTs^▸ when available to 5 cars to replace them.

Approx £ 1.5 million to convert to latest requirements for a 5 car unit gives a proven 125 mph unit at a bargain price.

Use these HSTs on services going through Exeter to the west.

The replaced Voyagers can then be used to strengthen existing trains at no extra expenditure.

Would be a start to providing an all weather railway west of Exeter.

The XC^▸ as far as EXD^» was proposed in theXC frachise extendion... butthose in Paignton complained that customers (elderly holidaymakers) would need to change at EXD to reach their destination. So XC relented...


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« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2018, 05:38:39 »

Quote from: ChrisB on February 20, 2018, 21:48:28

butthose in Paignton

That's a bit strong. Does your autocorrect use the Urban Dictionary? Tongue


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« Reply #20 on: February 21, 2018, 09:13:03 »

Quote from: bignosemac on February 21, 2018, 05:38:39

Quote from: ChrisB on February 20, 2018, 21:48:28

butthose in Paignton

That's a bit strong. Does your autocorrect use the Urban Dictionary? Tongue

Where have you been these last few years BNM? That's the Devon Riviera Colonic Irrigation system, now available in first class.


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