The railway linking London and the South West is “sorely in need of investment” to offset the cancellation of major road projects, a new study finds.
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VT Fan 3 - 17/01/2025 17:21
My SWR Proposal: Convert the Class 158 and 159 Express Sprinters. Notes: 1. Between Exeter and Basingstoke via Salisbury - trains could run on a battery-diesel self-charging hybrid system. Something similar to the Chiltern Railways’ HybridFlex Class 168. 2. Between Basingstoke and Waterloo - trains could run on third-rail electric power by adding Third-rail bogies, similar to what Chiltern has on their Class 165s and 168s when they run on the LU Metropolitan Line.