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« on: August 04, 2023, 07:02:26 »
140 years today since  the first electric railway in Brighton.  Main line electric trains started on 1st January 1933 ((here)) and continue to this day 90 year later.

In Bristol, trams operated electrically from 1895 (link) until 11th April 1941 but  we still we await electric trains.   They have got as close as South Gloucestershire, with electric trains calling at Bristol Parkway and passing through but not calling at Patchway and Pilning.
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2023, 08:27:11 »
Quote from: grahame on August 04, 2023, 07:02:26
140 years today since  the first electric railway in Brighton.  Main line electric trains started on 1st January 1933 ((here)) and continue to this day 90 year later.

I would like to add that the Mainline Electric trains to Brighton are not the same trains or electrical supply equipment as 90 years ago   Grin


Quote from: grahame on August 04, 2023, 07:02:26
In Bristol, trams operated electrically from 1895 (link) until 11th April 1941 but  we still we await electric trains.   They have got as close as South Gloucestershire, with electric trains calling at Bristol Parkway and passing through but not calling at Patchway and Pilning.

One day the wire will extend from Parkway to Temple Meads .............. Wooton Basset to Temple Meads I would say has less certainty
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