London Banter - View Single Post - Old Dalby Test Track to be used by Metronet

Peter Lawrence · February 14th 07, 08:47 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

On 13 Feb 2007 11:01:58 -0800, wrote:

On Feb 13, 1:54 pm, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
"Nick Leverton" wrote in message

...

Metronet to electrify at least 4 km with 3rd and 4th rail for LU stock
testing...

Will the Test Track then be joining the select stretches of line with
third and fourth rail electrification plus 25kV overhead, as a fully
featured test track for the UK, or (more probable I guess) will the
overhead be decommissioned ?

I think you'd have to read between the (running?) lines a bit for the answer
to that...

Paul

Contrary to the cynics, the 25kv system will be retained. Common sense
not too. For once, joined up thinking by the rail industry.

By doing so Metronet can hire the track to others, inc Virgin when it
finally adds more Pendolino carriages.

That must be the reason for going so far from London! Otherwise I
would have thought that, say, Aylesbury - Claydon would involve far
less haulage.

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Peter Lawrence