... to conceive circumstances where more than one train could be trapped on each road between each pair of stations, between Farringdon and Kentish Town stations are more widely spaced. Kings Cross Thameslink has been retained as an emergency evacuation location, but I can imagine the difficulties if say three peak trains were trapped between Kentish Town and St Pancras, and 3000 or more ...

... gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: even practical. Also Thameslink has some steep sections (eg city thameslink to blackfriars) and I'm wondering if 200hp would be enough to ...in snowy conditions before reversing to the north end of City Thameslink and finally making it with long runup. Todays Thamelink operations -...

...@googlemail.com> wrote: On 15 Jul, 13:05, "Paul Scott" <notvalidpmsc...@btinternet.com> wrote: You've summed up the flawed thinking of the DfT quite well there. Please refer to the Thameslink Rolling Stock spec for other conflicting requirements: Roger Ford guesses a 200 hp diesel generator will need to be included under one of the carriages in each unit. It's not a ...

... to install diesel fuel supplies and engine maintenance facilities in the depots. Not cheap or perhaps even practical. Also Thameslink has some steep sections (eg city thameslink to blackfriars) and I'm wondering if 200hp would be enough to propel a 140 ton unit up them. The diesel ...

... depots. Not cheap or perhaps even practical. Also Thameslink has some steep sections (eg city thameslink to blackfriars) and I'm wondering if 200hp would be enough to ...a question of waiting at the platform at City Thameslink, with the diesels going full tilt, until ... before reversing to the north end of City Thameslink and finally making it with long runup.

...'d have to install diesel fuel supplies and engine maintenance facilities in the depots. Not cheap or perhaps even practical. Also Thameslink has some steep sections (eg city thameslink to blackfriars) and I'm wondering if 200hp would be enough to propel a 140 ton unit up them. The diesel ...

...maintenance facilities in the depots. Not cheap or perhaps even practical. Also Thameslink has some steep sections (eg city thameslink to blackfriars) and I'm wondering if 200hp would be enough to propel a 140 ...d merely be a question of waiting at the platform at City Thameslink, with the diesels going full tilt, until enough sparks had been ...

... They'd have to install diesel fuel supplies and engine maintenance facilities in the depots. Not cheap or perhaps even practical. Also Thameslink has some steep sections (eg city thameslink to blackfriars) and I'm wondering if 200hp would be enough to propel a 140 ton unit up them. B2003

On 15 Jul, 13:05, "Paul Scott" <notvalidpmsc...@btinternet.com> wrote: You've summed up the flawed thinking of the DfT quite well there.  Please refer to the Thameslink Rolling Stock spec for other conflicting requirements: Roger Ford guesses a 200 hp diesel generator will need to be included under one of the carriages in each unit. It's not a terrible idea but I can't imagine a cost...

... around a barn full of batteries slung under one of the cards? You've summed up the flawed thinking of the DfT quite well there. Please refer to the Thameslink Rolling Stock spec for other conflicting requirements: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/thameslinkrollingstock/rollingstockhighlevespecif.pdf Section 9.3 includes inter alia "The capability to move a short distance ...