Thames Valley branches post Crossrail and electrification

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Re: Thames Valley branches post Crossrail and electrification

« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2012, 22:17:35 »

Quote from: Electric train on September 05, 2012, 19:55:35

In reality I doubt anyone in the ORR^» or NR^» have done any in depth study into this

Yet they are proposing electrification for this branch! Bonkers if there ain't any stock to utilise the wires.


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Re: Thames Valley branches post Crossrail and electrification

« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2012, 23:46:43 »

Quote from: anthony215 on September 05, 2012, 18:42:46

Quote from: IndustryInsider on September 05, 2012, 12:50:26

Or some surplus 3-Car Class 313s from FCC^▸ ? Not a long term solution given their age mind you!

Might be a solutiuon if Southern decide to give up their class 313's

313s should be off once Southern gets the 377/5s back from FCC. By that time it will probably all be one franchise anyway. The Southern 313s are decent internally but they are still old units which ultimately have a limited life span. Suggestions of moving the similarly aged Class 315s from Greater Anglia to the Valley Lines seem to have died down recently.


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Re: Thames Valley branches post Crossrail and electrification

« Reply #17 on: September 06, 2012, 19:42:13 »

Quote from: bignosemac on September 05, 2012, 22:17:35

Quote from: Electric train on September 05, 2012, 19:55:35

In reality I doubt anyone in the ORR^» or NR^» have done any in depth study into this

Yet they are proposing electrification for this branch! Bonkers if there ain't any stock to utilise the wires.

Funny I should say that yesterday ........... a college I was talking today says GRIP^▸ stage 3 is authorised for next year for the branches etc (GRIP 3 produces the option selection report)


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