tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post2489341420409682496..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Rail Electrification – Still Only Half A LoafTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-50285098074307483092012-07-17T13:19:54.009+01:002012-07-17T13:19:54.009+01:00The tunnel at Southampton was extensively upgraded...The tunnel at Southampton was extensively upgraded in 2009 to accomodate bigger containers, but I'm not aware that it was enlarged enough to take the overhead wires. The intention then was that dual voltage locos (Class 92) would work freight traffic from Southampton docks.John Ruddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956683809953212369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-17204843080232051912012-07-16T11:33:30.493+01:002012-07-16T11:33:30.493+01:00Has the DfT failed its acid test on rail-freight -...Has the DfT failed its acid test on rail-freight - getting wires to Felixstowe, Thameshaven and Gospel Oak-Barking for electric haulage of intermodal container trains?<br />Also the Basingstoke - Southampton 'conversion' is a nonsense as it would mean a very high cost of converting SWT and Southern trains to dual voltage. <br />The mind boggles at the cost!ricpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-4009535235256717572012-07-15T23:29:23.032+01:002012-07-15T23:29:23.032+01:00No, the HLOS was created by civil servants to stop...No, the HLOS was created by civil servants to stop ministers keeping quiet and letting the regulator determine how much money Network Rail gets. Now they have to say what they want (HLOS) and how much they can afford (SoFA).XCaptain Deltichttp://www.alycidon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-75019589717478767592012-07-15T22:25:48.129+01:002012-07-15T22:25:48.129+01:00To be honest, we will always pay for it. The quest...To be honest, we will always pay for it. The question is only whether the money comes from rail passengers or tax payers. Personally, I like the idea that fare payers pay more because then the money doesn't go via the government loop and therefore lose value on the way!Luke Brinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601476481993496335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-40373283507968682742012-07-15T21:42:00.424+01:002012-07-15T21:42:00.424+01:00To be honest, it's still good news though, des...To be honest, it's still good news though, despite the spin, after all the years when rail struggled to get any investment. Interestingly, the whole structure that has allowed this to be announced, the High Level Output Specification (HLOS) and associated determinations of Network Rail income by the Office of Rail Regulation was a creation of Labour after the debacle of Railtrack and the inability of the privatised industry to agree the funding for any enhancements- something I expect the Tories might keep quiet about.railwaymannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-23446624119086129662012-07-15T19:19:13.668+01:002012-07-15T19:19:13.668+01:00Missing out Bedford to Cambridge could also be bec...Missing out Bedford to Cambridge could also be because some of the route has now been built over, thus making restoration even more interesting.Tim Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-64967132575485798622012-07-15T19:16:04.180+01:002012-07-15T19:16:04.180+01:00It should also be noted that the 're-opening&#...It should also be noted that the 're-opening' of the Varsity Line will be paid for in part by contributions from Local Authorities on the route. And it won't tackle the most tricky part - Bedford to Cambridge. This latter section is being led on again by the Local Authorities, much like the Oxford - Bedford section has been for over 20 years!Jimnoreply@blogger.com