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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Alstom and Eversholt to hydrogenate class 321s
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on: January 16, 2019, 16:50:17
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A tweet by the editor of Rail Engineer magazine says hydrogen trains require 3 times as much electricity as an electric train and 8 times the fuel storage volume of a diesel, for the same energy store. So, in summary- 1 - You only get two coaches of accommodation in a three coach train 2 - They cannot routinely run through tunnels for safety reasons, so on GW▸ could only run on the Thames Valley branches (not North Downs - tunnel south of Guildford) or east of Chippenham. Even in flat East Anglia, there's a tunnel just south of Ipswich! 3 - Vast amounts of electricity required to produce the hydrogen I'm not sure "Breeze" is an appropriate name - perhaps "BRitish EXperimental Innovation Train", which shortens nicely to something else topical..... Electrification now! So really no good between Cardiff and Portsmouth. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion
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on: January 16, 2019, 15:12:41
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Remember the furore over the OHLE through Goring? Well this is the outcome, from the Henley Standard: "LANDOWNERS in the Goring area can apply for grants from Network Rail to improve plots that adjoin the Great Western main line through the village. The company is offering sums of between £10,000 and £100,000 to offset the impact of the electrification of the route, which started in 2015 and prompted complaints about the “unsightly” metal gantries that were installed to hold up overhead cables. Network Rail promised to consider installing alternative designs but progress stalled as opponents said these wouldn’t reduce the visual impact. Now the company says it wants to support any projects which would result in new woodland being planted, enhance existing woodland or improve access between wooded areas. The deadline for applications is October 26 and applicants should be able to deliver their schemes over a four-year period. For more information, visit www.trustforoxfordshire." Found this?. Why do they not cover them over in gwr railway colour green paint, that would disguise them from the residents. I expect B - Q have got some offers on cheap paint. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion
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on: January 15, 2019, 23:01:31
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Because we are coming out of Europe now it seems, Are Network Rail going to have to abandon E.R.T.M.S. Also confused as to what it is, but sounds ever so expensive.
We could do, but since the main manufacturers will be making all their products ERTMS▸ compliant - as a large number of the customers will require that - it will probably be more expensive in the long run to abandon it here in the UK▸ . To specify non-standard products would add expense. ...and who would actally manufacture any alternative system? We don't have any such manufacturers in the UK now  Why don't unipart?. They are making other signalling systems. Unipart don't manufacture anything. They are a supply chain organisation. Didn't they used to supply car parts at one time?. the only one I knew, closed down. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion
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on: January 15, 2019, 22:01:24
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Because we are coming out of Europe now it seems, Are Network Rail going to have to abandon E.R.T.M.S. Also confused as to what it is, but sounds ever so expensive.
We could do, but since the main manufacturers will be making all their products ERTMS▸ compliant - as a large number of the customers will require that - it will probably be more expensive in the long run to abandon it here in the UK▸ . To specify non-standard products would add expense. ...and who would actally manufacture any alternative system? We don't have any such manufacturers in the UK now Why don't unipart?. They are making other signalling systems. |
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: HS2 Downgrade
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on: January 15, 2019, 14:05:07
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Apparently, this report is based on the recent All Parliamentary Rail Group meeting last week in the Copmmons. Does Hansard record these Group meetings?
Could I please ask members if they would check spelling of messages, before they hit the post button, I have seen many mistakes in this forum over the past few weeks, I try to make my posts as accurate as possible. I usually post a message and re edit, if I see a mistake. Not known yet if he does. I did permit myself a wry smile coming from someone who litters their posts with "should of" instead of "should have". Correction, perhaps that will now change, only going on by what I was taught at school. |
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