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Looks good 

Any recent work to show Andy?

Campaign on track to help save Peterborough's Nene Valley Railway - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqvvljl01e0o

guess their problems are not unique?

Good results 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx88nq5jy57o
 

So I’m still unsure where the capacity to run the service is going to be found?

I was under the impression that the route was already congested 

On 23/05/2024 at 14:14, woodenhead said:

- to create a linear conurbation stretching from Liverpool to Leeds, the idea of a hop on / hop off lifestyle - work in Liverpool, party in Manchester, live in Leeds for example.

Clad in glittery metal?

Will they do a battery/tri-mode version?

Just seen the video about the new house, looks like a great space.

bad news about the job, best of luck for the future 

There are more solar storms due in the next 2 weeks 

3 hours ago, Markmiller2008 said:

 

Rugby ROC are controlling the signalling once commissioned 

I posted that on the last page

so with all the activity on Friday and Saturday, how much did it affect anything?

15 hours ago, Edwin_m said:

Yes indeed, and I believe this is also the northern limit of the ECML ERTMS fitment so far agreed.  But between Stoke and Peterborough, as well as the EMR service I mentioned, there is also some freight that turns off towards Ely - and there is even more that goes via Spalding.    

Also Cross country to Stamford and Leicester turns off at Helpston so would need trains fitted to run with ETCS around the Peterborough area

52 minutes ago, Edwin_m said:

They were talking about keeping signals north of Peterborough because of the number of trains that only use this section and could avoid having ETCS fitted (including the EMT 158 fleet).  Either this has changed or the linked article is wrong in saying there would be no more overlays.  

At present the Doncaster PSB takes over at Stoke Tunnel (south of Grantham) so that is the cut off north of Peterborough 

freightliner is running 1800ton trains at 15mph to check the formation

ECML testing plan

6 hours ago, david.hill64 said:

 

I thought that lineside signals have disappeared from the Cambrian?

 

Me too 

At last!

On 21/04/2024 at 22:37, big jim said:

The boards were at Ty-Croes where we had to wait for a while before being able to leave 

 

The signal box is only a crossing box now, not a block box so the section across Anglesey is from gaerwen to valley 

 

 

 

We then set off for the possession boards at Bangor and as we were a bit early we had the chance of a quick stop on the Britannia bridge for a pic!

 

Don’t get a chance to get a pic like this every day!

 

They finally got the toilet working at Ty Croes then?

Your picture of the lion is much better than mine 

The thing that still gets me is that if Ford had managed to get Newey then they wouldn’t have sold Jaguar to Red Bull in the first place.

now Ford are to partner the team they once owned with the designer they couldn’t get having left!

6 minutes ago, Mike_Walker said:

Only those dedicated to the Heathrow Express, not the general GWR fleet.

 

So they shouldn’t be too difficult to fit for the remaining few that work out of Kings Cross?

On 30/04/2024 at 22:04, 5944 said:

Hopefully it'll work better than 387101, which is currently 18 months into an 11 month programme for fitment and testing!

Don’t the 387s out of Paddington have ETCS fitted?

First in class 66039 is ready to undergo testing of its Siemens ETCS equipment at Old Dalby 

Another at Bathgate

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/airdrie-bathgate-line-to-remain-closed-at-caldercruix-as-engineers-repair-sinkhole-damage

On 09/04/2024 at 11:47, ruggedpeak said:

All the seats in RAF passenger aircraft face rearwards for safety 

Not the ones I’ve been on