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« Reply #30 on: Yesterday at 15:44:24 »

Which station, Euston or Waterloo, would make for the best temporary London terminus for GWR (Great Western Railway) IC (Inter City) services when the route into Paddington is closed for HS2 (The next High Speed line(s)) related work?

Could they end up using both?

I know which one I’d prefer and it certainly isn’t Euston.

They have been playing their cards close to their chest ... it seems that both options have their pros and cons and I suspect that the balance is quite fine and the decision will be based on how much weight is given to each of things like platform and path availability, extra running time needed, staffing considerations ... and how many trains are going to be diverted, how many stopped back at Reading (or Ealing?).  Marylebone is rule is ruled out - max length 5 carriages and hardly any paths available. 

Both. There isn’t the space to run everything into one.

I don't think they're going to attempt to run everything ...
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« Reply #31 on: Yesterday at 16:32:50 »

And on the subject of both - looking at the pictures it seems the same unit went to both Waterloo and Euston - 802101.
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« Reply #32 on: Yesterday at 16:57:28 »

I don't think they're going to attempt to run everything ...

2 trains an hour into Euston, presumably the same for Waterloo
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« Reply #33 on: Yesterday at 17:13:55 »

What a pity Acton Bank was not electrified or they could run Heathrow Express into Euston.
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« Reply #34 on: Yesterday at 21:09:30 »

What a pity Acton Bank was not electrified or they could run Heathrow Express into Euston.

Electrification was planned, I don’t know if it’s still on the cards
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« Reply #35 on: Today at 06:12:48 »

What a pity Acton Bank was not electrified or they could run Heathrow Express into Euston.

Electrification was planned, I don’t know if it’s still on the cards

Wouldn't it make a huge difference to being able to run electric freight trains across North London, or have I misunderstood that?

How is the UK (United Kingdom) doing for people who know how to electrify railways and can do the specialist stuff?  Our "stop / go" system seems to mean that we build a skill base of people then loose it - or is there somewhere being electrified as I write b a roving progress team?  Are they - for example - under full employment on HS2 (The next High Speed line(s))?
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« Reply #36 on: Today at 09:48:22 »

Just a thought - and folks more knowledgeable than I will be able to explain why this is an unworkable option - but why not terminate some / most / all* 'fast line' scheduled services at Ealing Broadway (EAL (Ealing Broadway Station))? The fast line platforms are available for use so passengers would be able to transfer to Elizabeth, District & Central line TfL» (Transport for London - about) services with comparative ease. East of EAL there are crossovers which would allow bimode IET (Intercity Express Train)'s access to (temporary?) fuelling / stabling facilities in Acton Yard should this be required. Fully electric trains could be stabled on the presumably OOU (out of use) fast lines between EAL & AML with perhaps (a) new temporary crossover(s) to permit the departure order of RDG(resolve)-bound ECS (Empty Coaching Stock) trains to be changed.

If required additional stabling capacity could be made available at Southall and near West Ealing.

There would be little conflict with relief line services and this would surely be easier than trying to 'shoehorn' GWML (Great Western Main Line) trains into either WAT or EUS train plans.

*I believe fast line services from/to PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) run at roughly 3 minute intervals, how about 50% to EAL and 50% terminating at/starting from RDG?

Of course an additional option would be to run all EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains)<>WAT services as 9-coach trains, and temporarily reinstate as many BRI» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains)<>WAT trains as possible, and encourage passengers via publicity campaigns to use these thereby reducing pressure on the route east of RDG.  Grin

   
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