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Journey by Journey => Shorter journeys in South and West Wales => Topic started by: anthony215 on September 26, 2010, 10:56:10


Title: upgrade & electrification of the cardiff valley lines
Post by: anthony215 on September 26, 2010, 10:56:10
Just found this news story about the possibility of electrifying the cardiff valley lines:

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2010/09/24/electrification-could-help-spark-valleys-into-new-life-91466-27331545/

(see i can post links when i have them)

 I am still trying to find the news article but when i read it last year it quoted the cost for electrifying the valley lines at clsoe to ^250 million.

I dont know how much it will cost for a fleet of new EMU'S or maybe some of the thameslink class 319's could be displaced if they are replaced by new stock

Title: Re: upgrade & electrification of the cardiff valley lines
Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on September 26, 2010, 17:44:12
I thought the express and echo was bad!

Title: Re: upgrade & electrification of the cardiff valley lines
Post by: Electric train on September 26, 2010, 19:47:27
Quote from: anthony215 on September 26, 2010, 10:56:10
I dont know how much it will cost for a fleet of new EMU'S or maybe some of the thameslink class 319's could be displaced if they are replaced by new stock
The Thameslink 319's were destined for the TV services out to Oxford and Newbury under the NR GWML electrification scheme   Thameslink's second batch of new trains has been froxen pending the Governments spending review

Title: Re: upgrade & electrification of the cardiff valley lines
Post by: inspector_blakey on September 27, 2010, 19:57:17
As this topic has drifted towards Crossrail rather than Valleys electrification, I've split off the last few posts and merged them in with the Crossrail thread - you'll find the moved posts in Across the West here (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=818.msg76872#msg76872).

Title: Re: upgrade & electrification of the cardiff valley lines
Post by: anthony215 on September 27, 2010, 20:03:09
Quote from: inspector_blakey on September 27, 2010, 19:57:17
As this topic has drifted towards Crossrail rather than Valleys electrification, I've split off the last few posts and merged them in with the Crossrail thread - you'll find the moved posts in Across the West here (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=818.msg76872#msg76872).

Thank you for doing that


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