News Roundup

TIM MILLER 

First Video Progress Of The Manufacturing Of ScotRail Class 385 - First Units Undergo Tests - CLICK HERE...

SUMMARY ONCE AGAIN:
  • The 385s will be used on routes around Edinburgh and Glasgow, replacing some of the TurboStars (some already at Southern) - Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street (via Falkirk), Edinburgh to Dunblane/Alloa, Glasgow to Dunblane/Alloa, Glasgow to Cumbernauld/Falkirk Grahamston, Edinburgh to North Berwick / Dunbar / Berwick and Edinburgh to Newton/Neilston routes
 FACTFILE HERE. 

COPYRIGHT JONATHAN MAXIM
NEXT, WE HAVE NEWS FOR ANGLIA. 

You may remember posts for the Anglia livery MK2 carriages class 68 hauled short set (photo in this post). Well apparently from 10th October or sooner, the IC br blue Mk2s (5961, 6024 and 9504) will take over - as originally thought earlier in spring. These coaches are painted blue, with grey window surrounds to be on loan until end of franchise at least in October.

 UPDATE: Video of these stated MK2 coaches. 

Also, GEML upgrades ongoing to prepare for Cross Rail. 


FINALLY. NOTE: REST OF ARTICLE IS SOURCED FROM GOVIA GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY:

"The 29 new trains that will be steadily introduced on to the Great Northern route starting this October are Bombardier’s Derby-built Class 387/1 Electrostars. They are around two years old and have been in service on the Bedford – Brighton Thameslink route. As new Class 700 Thameslink trains come into service, the Class 387/1 trains are being moved from Thameslink to Great Northern.
Two other types of new train are being introduced: the Class 700 train that will run to and from Peterborough, Cambridge and link into the Thameslink route at St Pancras International in 2018, and Class 717 trains that will operate the Moorgate services from 2019. 
About half the 40 Class 365 trains will remain and these are going through a £30m refurbishment programme.  
Previous plans were to cascade fewer trains of a different type from Thameslink to Great Northern (17 Class 377s). Not only are there more Class 387 trains being transferred instead but these trains are capable of accelerating quicker and operating faster, at up to 110mph instead of 100mph, in the future. This helps Great Northern improve services across the route and also to provide extra services for the new Cambridge North station when it opens.

Ely and Cambridge North

If Great Northern is able to extend its fast King’s Cross-Cambridge ‘flyers’ to Ely in May 2017 (this depends on Network Rail infrastructure changes) then this will not only double the service between Ely and Cambridge/King’s Cross to two trains per hour, but it will help serve the new station at Cambridge North; stopping services from King’s Lynn to Cambridge would also stop at Cambridge North from May 2017, providing an initial service of two trains per hour at the new station. 
By 2019, Cambridge North is proposed to have twice the number of trains – four per hour. Two from King’s Lynn and two from Ely (and vice versa)." Sourced: Govia Thameslink.


Also, bye to Matthew who has also taken a decision to leave the blog. This leaves just Jonathan posting Anglia Updates, and Harry posting rarely. 
Regards:

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