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6751  Journey by Journey / London to the Cotswolds / Re: Class 180s return to the Cotswolds on: March 01, 2013, 19:30:38
Last week was the first 100% week of 180 coverage so far.  The first to get close to 100% to be honest.  This week was pretty good as well with an 88% coverage rate - as usual it was diagram OC504 which was the first to be sacrificed, which only has one trip on the Cotswold Line meaning that only two trips further out that Oxford during the entire week were Turbos instead, and in both of those cases it was a 3-Car.  Much better, FGW (First Great Western)!

6752  Journey by Journey / Chiltern Railways services / Re: New car park for Banbury on: February 28, 2013, 12:06:00
The concerns are still there, but it looks like the multi-storey car park is still very much on the agenda having been passed as acceptable by Cherwell District Council.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-21613675
6753  All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: Morning Peak hour disruption - 28 Feb 13 on: February 28, 2013, 11:49:32
They do - it failed to cut in.

The number of times these back-up generators fail to work must be quite high!
6754  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion on: February 28, 2013, 11:48:41
I think the odds of them travelling in a 378 are pretty slim, as the Crossrail rolling stock will be a similar spec to the Thameslink stock, which will have proper 2+2 seating for starters.

Will they have 2+2 seating though?  The specification states that each Crossrail train will have 450 seats (with room for a total of 1500 passengers).  That equates to just 45 seats per carriage in a 10-car train.  Compare that with the Class 378s 38 seats per carriage with its longitudinal seating and the 60-70 seats per carriage you'd expect to find in a typical 2+2 seated 20m carriage, and that suggests to me there will be quite a lot of longitudinal seating?

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/assets/download/4962

I personally think that they will go with a mixed layout of 2+2 and longitudinal, in a similar fashion to the S8 underground stock on the Metropolitan Line, to achieve that 45 seats per carriage ratio.
6755  All across the Great Western territory / Media about railways, and other means of transport / Re: BBC TV - The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track on: February 27, 2013, 13:14:10
The fatality, where was it? (I didn't recognise the area, but obviously on one of the branches).

It looked like Marlow to me - the footpath crossing by the A404 overpass.
6756  Journey by Journey / London to the Cotswolds / Re: Class 180s return to the Cotswolds on: February 26, 2013, 16:05:32
Set 108 has let the side down a bit so far this week, and 106 is still locked away receiving attention.
6757  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Great Western Main Line electrification - ongoing discussion on: February 26, 2013, 16:04:35
Worth mentioning that preliminary work continues at a pace, with foundation holes dug most of the way from Reading to Oxford for the overhead masts that will be installed by this wonderful electrification train that will soon be with us.

Most of the holes have simply been dug, lined with a strong canvas sack with handles, and then filled in with gravel, soil and ballast.  But at a few locations the foundation post to which the gantry will be attached has also been installed.
6758  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: February 26, 2013, 16:00:27
Treading carefully here II, I had a look with GE and it appears there is actually no junction at Scours Lane; the one to Reading West would be perhaps better named Loverock Road?  Using SV, I could not see any white house there either though, just industrial buildings,  - but please put me right on Scours Lane.  Is that was where the signal box was possibly, I have a few old GWR (Great Western Railway) photos (can we mention the old company here?) and the photographer Maurice Earley took many photos there. 

Not sure of signal boxes but Scours Lane does (at least did) have a name plate identifying it.  There is no white house that I know of either, hence my suggestion that a Mr. Whitehouse might be involved in the project (it is marked as Whitehouse rather than White House).

Anyway, it looks as if the wiring teams are about to get going as two gangs were busy installing brackets where the wires will attach onto the gantry posts installed in the east end sidings of the new depot today.
6759  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: February 25, 2013, 21:49:19
Seen this morning:

Tilehust East junction is being relaid. Up and down relief lines being relaid to connect to new lines/freight line with what looked like connection for fast line - although these were not being connected.

Just for accuracy's sake, Tilehurst East Junction wasn't being relaid, but continuing work to install the crossovers required for the new Whitehouse Junction next to it, was - in readiness for the post-Easter blockade track layout.  Whitehouse Junction is basically at the location of the current Scours Lane Junction, so quite why it was deemed necessary to rename it is beyond me?  Perhaps a Mr. Whitehouse is involved in the project and fancied a bit of glory?
6760  Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Services that have been speeded up. A rare event these days. on: February 25, 2013, 21:44:25
The worst service of all is Cross Country's Sunday 0901 Plymouth-Newquay which has a staggering 15 minute wait at Goonbarrow Jn awaiting an FGW (First Great Western) service from Newquay.

That's about average on the Cotswold Line.  Wink
6761  Journey by Journey / London to the Cotswolds / Re: Class 180s return to the Cotswolds on: February 24, 2013, 21:33:59
Driving from Pershore to Worcester this morning the skies got very dark, a squadron of pigs flew over followed by a Class 180 approaching Norton.  Grin

100% coverage of 180 diagrams last week!  Shocked
6762  Journey by Journey / London to the Cotswolds / Re: Class 180s return to the Cotswolds on: February 20, 2013, 14:15:51
And now we're sat at Charlbury waiting for the 13:21 departure from Oxford coming the other way. Due here 13:41, so we'll be 30+ late by the time we're on the move again.

3Q04 (the track recording train) was over Wolvercote at 13:23, so had your train been let though next it would probably have been less than 10 minutes late departing Oxford, and would have delayed the down train by about 10 minutes - which is exactly the amount of time that it sits at Evesham later in the journey, so it would have probably got to Worcester more or less on schedule.

As it is, your train is delayed by 25 minutes, is now not calling at Slough, and even with that missed stop the delay will almost certainly impact on its next working at 14:50 from Paddington.

I'm always hesitant to apportion blame when I might not know the full facts, but on the face of it, that looks like bad regulation both on an overall delay minutes basis and a customer impact basis.   Roll Eyes
6763  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: London Overground Wi-Fi Switched On At 50 Stations on: February 20, 2013, 12:54:27
Just picked up a leaflet at Slough station  announcing a  Free Wi Fi (Cloud) hot spot going to try it out at the Manor.

Will it reach out that far?  From my experience of them, even the extremities of the platforms are out of range.  Good to see the larger stations and the 180s now fitted though.
6764  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture - related rail and other transport issues / Re: East Coast franchise - ongoing discussion, merged topic on: February 20, 2013, 11:58:03
And when the wires do come down, a more robust service can be provided using IEP (Intercity Express Program / Project.) Bi-Mode, HSTs (High Speed Train) and Electric IEP's with their auxiliary diesel engine.
6765  Journey by Journey / London to the Cotswolds / Re: Class 180s return to the Cotswolds on: February 20, 2013, 09:46:24
Alas, I need to catch the 12:06 WOF-PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) today...

Good news for you then, 180108 is heading your way right now!  Wink
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