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« Reply #30 on: February 03, 2026, 22:32:42 » |
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As I'm in town, I hope to repeat this Saturday.
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« Reply #31 on: February 07, 2026, 15:40:46 » |
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Sampled this service today and it is a nice little runner. The line speed is very slow, but what little acceleration was allowed with those constraints, was good. It would be nice to see how it would perform at a higher speed.
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« Reply #32 on: February 07, 2026, 21:02:33 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #33 on: February 11, 2026, 08:13:36 » |
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Sampled this service today and it is a nice little runner. The line speed is very slow, but what little acceleration was allowed with those constraints, was good. It would be nice to see how it would perform at a higher speed.
Yeah, maximum linespeed is 40mph which you might just about reach down the hill between Castle Bar Park and South Greenford. That’s why these 60mph units are a good fit for the branches. None of the Thames valley ones are above 50mph and none of the Cornish branches go above 55mph. Perhaps it’ll be a new unit design rather than this old D stock, but such speeds and distances are (mostly) suitable for battery trains using this technology. |
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To view my GWML▸ Electrification cab video 'before and after' video comparison, as well as other videos of the new layout at Reading and 'before and after' comparisons of the Cotswold Line Redoubling scheme, see: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/IndustryInsider/ |
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« Reply #34 on: February 11, 2026, 09:01:22 » |
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This begs a question- what happens to these units when GWR▸ 's management contract ends later this year?
I think we've been told that GWR/First Group actually own these trains. Are they obliged to hand them over to the temporary DfT» body running the network pending GBR▸ finally being formed and taken over? Does this experiment simply come to an end leaving First/GWR to dispose of them as best they can?
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« Reply #35 on: February 11, 2026, 09:13:34 » |
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FirstGroup will effectively become a ROSCO» for these units, looking for takers like the DfT» . At the right price, I suspect they'll be let...
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« Reply #36 on: February 11, 2026, 10:26:52 » |
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To me, it makes sense to prioritise wherever possible, using this technology on urban/suburban lines where the emissions issue is more acute than in rural areas. This is not to say that rural areas should be excluded though. Ideally the technology allows for rapid roll out for both.
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« Reply #37 on: February 11, 2026, 12:57:17 » |
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This is making me reflect on the capabilities of the kit used by Ember's long distance coach network in Scotland, and also January's experience using the Carmarthen-Aberystwyth link, albeit that was an electric bus rather than an electric coach. This then makes me wonder what the nearest equivalent to these is in terms of rail passenger vehicles. https://www.ember.to/Mark |
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Mark A
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« Reply #38 on: February 11, 2026, 13:00:11 » |
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TonyK
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« Reply #39 on: February 11, 2026, 19:22:10 » |
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Yeah, maximum linespeed is 40mph which you might just about reach down the hill between Castle Bar Park and South Greenford.
That’s why these 60mph units are a good fit for the branches. None of the Thames valley ones are above 50mph and none of the Cornish branches go above 55mph.
Perhaps it’ll be a new unit design rather than this old D stock, but such speeds and distances are (mostly) suitable for battery trains using this technology.
I thought the idea of this train was as a test bed for the technology. I hope there will be more battery units, but not adapted D stock. |
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Now, please!
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« Reply #40 on: February 13, 2026, 12:40:55 » |
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This begs a question- what happens to these units when GWR▸ 's management contract ends later this year?
I think we've been told that GWR/First Group actually own these trains. Are they obliged to hand them over to the temporary DfT» body running the network pending GBR▸ finally being formed and taken over? Does this experiment simply come to an end leaving First/GWR to dispose of them as best they can?
The answer to that question will be who the funders were / are. Just because the First Group are stated as the owners does not mean they own it outright. |
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"The real source of danger, and the only one which there is any hope of removing, is in a complication of imperfections in a great number of the mechanical parts of the system"
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« Reply #41 on: March 14, 2026, 20:24:04 » |
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Problems with the battery train on the Greenford branch today.
Two round trips were cancelled before it was replaced by a Turbo▸ .
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« Reply #42 on: March 14, 2026, 21:06:10 » |
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Suggested charging problems reported on another forum
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