(25/05/2018 23:24)iMarkeh Wrote:  I'm was told there is now a law or rule saying 3rd rail can not be places. Existing tracks are fine but nothing else can be placed for safety reasons. I would assume that evacuations have something to do with this. In an emergency, you can have the 3rd rail causing issues especially when there is no guard and people start opening doors and jumping out of the train as seen in RMTs latest video.

AC can be placed though as it is harder for people to get to and doesn't need to be turned off when there are evacuations etc.

I suppose it also makes sense from a trespassers/platform fallers point of view. If you walk or fall on the tracks, you can jump off quickly if a train comes (if you are stupid enough to walk on the tracks in the first place). This causes delays but generally with trespassers, trains pass at reduced speeds. DC however, you walk on the tracks with 3rd rail, you highly risk being electrocuted so a train is more likely to hit you which then blocks lines for hours while the situation gets sorted.
When you think of it this way, it kind of reduces possibility of delays by not having 3rd rail.

(12/06/2018 06:39)MX12CFE Wrote:  Not seen any 6 car units on the Ormskirk line since the times were changed. Are all the 6 car units being concentrated on the Liverpool South Parkway-Southport line due to Lime St being closed? I normally get the first train to Ormskirk and it was always a 6 car but since it was retimed on 2nd June its been 3 cars. Thanks.

(12/06/2018 21:39)508143 Wrote:  Now I know where a lot of units from wirral line are disappearing to.

Maybe merseyrail should ask for some class 313s from down south to add to the number of available units for peak times to run trains with extra coaches like they used to when we had a full fleet of over 70 units during the blue/grey years.

I read somewhere once that the 313s can work coupled to a 508 in 3rd rail power so grabbing some of those would in my opinion be very handy.