TransPennine Express
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RE: TransPennine Express
(23/07/2017 14:52)markydh Wrote: No, it wasn't. The bi-modes are and were always for the Liverpool to Edinburgh via Newcastle and Man Airport to Newcastle services to take advantage of the ECML top speeds. The initial plan was to operate the mark 5s on these services before the bi-modes arrive but they will now operate on their final home of the Middlesbrough and Scarborough from the beginning. The franchise agreement mentions switching the 68s for electric locos once Manchester to York is wired. How would they have been used on Scarborough and Middlesbrough services post-2021 if the 68s were returned and the replacement locos couldn't run on unelectrified sections? The plan for December 2019 was bi-modes on Newcastle services and mk5s on Scarborough/Middlesbrough but that wasn't the final home for the mk5s if the 68s were to be returned. The mk5 carriages could be hauled at 125mph, it's just the 68s can't haul them that fast. |
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