Railway Performance Society (RPS)

An organisation dedicated to recording and studying the performance of railways and railway traction. The word's largest online archive of train performance.

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@Ogilvie_CJ How much longer are the ETR485's planned to be running Rome to Bari and Lecce?

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@john_grainger @LNER @225groupuk Was there an issue with 91127 yesterday (Sun 19 April) on the 1627 Newcastle to London? Performance was sluggish and nowhere near an Azuma. Lost time consistently to York.

It seems a few of the 91 hauled diagrams are having trouble keeping time.

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Now faster as speed increased to 100 km/h - 62mph

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Post 1 of 2. Faster journeys on @TfL District line between Becontree and Upminster from today thanks to computerised signalling that drives trains automatically - achieving higher speeds between stations of up to 56mph (90 kph). At least a full minute is saved in each direction

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Post 1 of 2. Faster journeys on @TfL District line between Becontree and Upminster from today thanks to computerised signalling that drives trains automatically - achieving higher speeds between stations of up to 56mph (90 kph). At least a full minute is saved in each direction

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@MrTimDunn @TfL Similarly, the Wembley Park to Finchley Road fastest time is recorded as 5min 57 from the 1970's. Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is delivering 6 mins timings repeatedly.
ATO extension to Harrow, Moor park Amersham, Watford and Chesham cannot come soon enough!

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@MrTimDunn @TfL Tim, the fastest Finchley Road to Wembley Park train recorded in the Railway Performance Society archives is 5 min 28 secs - June 1972 - when A stock trains were allowed to run at 70mph. First day of ATO operation saw 5 min 35 secs achieved time after time - not a one off run..

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@NoelDolphin When will @network rail be raising the speed limit to 110mph for @EastMidRailway connect services? And can @EastMidRailway confirm whether the timings for Connect services will be reduced in a forthcoming timetable?

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Good news for @EastMidRailway customers as EMR Connect services will be able to run at a higher speed of 110mph on parts of the route between London St Pancras and Bedford in the coming months.

[Noel Dolphin @NoelDolphin]

Since the upgrade of Midland Mainline South of Bedford was completed last weekend, allowing electric trains to travel at 125mph (up from 100mph), here's a brief fly-through of a small section.

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Faster journeys on @TfL Metropolitan line services as Finchley Road to Wembley Park and Preston Road switched to automatic train operation. Trains top speed increased to 100 km/h - 62 mph - and faster acceleration cutting journey times by at least 1 to 2 min in each direction.

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@XandF @PaulMBigland Hi Paul. We have been monitoring performance too and have some interesting data to share if you want to DM me. Quite a few units regularly appearing to be running with engines isolated and losing time. Avanti's bid for a new MU speed limit being delayed by other operators.

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@Captain_Deltic @DavidHorne @njak_100 @Modern_Railways While you are at it you could look at power supply issues between Crewe and Weaver Junction not being sufficient to support Avanti West Coast proposed second Train per hour to Liverpool Lime Street.

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@Clinnick1 @EastMidRailway Travelled on one of these from Norwich to Ely recently after a trip from Ely to Norwich aboard a 755. The 158's are absolutely awful in comparison, tired interiors, slow, dirty, noisy and rattly. Isn't it time TOC's invested in more modern rolling stock for secondary lines?

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@FacaZaco New one takes no prizes for looks., Original TGV is a beautiful iconic design, striking livery and more than 40 years ago linked Frances's two main cities. Today France has an extensive high speed network serving most major cities and growing. We are still waiting for HS2.

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@BarryH_71 @British_Airways A bit less bumpy than parts of the GEML 🤣

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@GarethDennis @AvantiWestCoast @RAIL New Class 800 trains from Avanti will now run at up to 125mph thanks to faster railway line speed limits for non-tilt trains. But what happened to the plan by @TPExpressTrains and @networkrail to raise speed limits north of Preston for TPE trains also to run at 125mph

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@EurostarJustinp @RailwayMuseum Would love to have seen an original TGV-Se alongside too

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@Class8xx @HitachiRailENG @EastMidRailway @huwsdavis @mattymidland Be interested in its diesel performance up stoke bank

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@rizzygant @ChittiMarco The 485's continue to serve the Rome to Bari and Lecce route. But the interiors are tired and cramped - even in first class. Performance wise - slow acceleration and tilt failure seems to be common

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@VaramisBHI Between which locations?

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@SBBTrainDriver What is the acceleration 0 to 100 km/h and 0 to 160 km/h please?