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Thameslink NGEMU procurement - now in motion
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article , (Capt. Deltic) wrote: Meanwhile I have sussed out how the 1300 vehicles for Thameslink have turned into 1100. Apparently further work since the LSP was published shows that 1300 was over the top and 1100 will now do the job. Doesn't that make some heroic assumptions that "they" know what the job is? Lynn to Eastbourne requires more stock than Lynn to East Croydon or Gatwick, surely? I believe there is enough evidence in the public domain to strike both Kings Lynn and Eastbourne from the route, namely the recent discovery of Kings Lynn in the IEP programme, and the dissapearance of places like Eastbourne and Littlehampton from the Thameslink final route maps in the more recent South London RUS... Paul S |
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Thameslink NGEMU procurement - now in motion
On 10 Apr, 22:33, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
I believe there is enough evidence in the public domain to strike both Kings Lynn and Eastbourne from the route, namely the recent discovery of Kings Lynn in the IEP programme, and the dissapearance of places like Eastbourne and Littlehampton from the Thameslink final route maps in the more recent South London RUS... IEPs on the Cambridge fasts then? It's looking likely. The South London RUS saw a major contraction in the route map at the south end to inner-ish suburban, and there's also been a recent disappearance of 2 ECML trains per hour from the final MML/ECML split (was 14/10, now 16/8). The old plan would have made poor use of King's Cross, leaving it half- empty just as its redevelopment was complete. Although I don't know what use the suburban shed will be post 2015. U -- http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/ A blog about transport projects in London |
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Thameslink NGEMU procurement - now in motion
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article , (Mr Thant) wrote: The old plan would have made poor use of King's Cross, leaving it half- empty just as its redevelopment was complete. Although I don't know what use the suburban shed will be post 2015. Yes, I'd wondered about that too. One of the options might be to dedicate it to sundry open access operators running short formations, or Adelantes, Pioneers or whatever, leaving more platforms free in the main shed for longer EMUs? For cheap travel go next door! My thoughts about the outer reaches of Thameslink have been coloured by the trains needing high standing capacity, large doors and short dwell times. The theory of having two types of unit, touched on in the recent Thameslink rolling stock details appears flawed, because if all trains are stopping in the core section, clearly short distance pax aren't going to differentiate between trains with the high capacity or long distance interiors... Paul S |
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Thameslink NGEMU procurement - now in motion
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, at 15:02:00 on Thu, 10 Apr 2008, Mr Thant remarked: IEPs on the Cambridge fasts then? It's looking likely. Terminating at KX, presumably. That's a shame, I was looking forward to being able to get a through train. -- Roland Perry |
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