Haymarket to Dalmeny electrification

[hwl]

Whats also lacking now is any visibility on the rolling stock strategy and even an order today probably wouldn't realise anything for testing for at least three years let alone service introduction so no real urgency to get the wires up on any route that doesn't allow existing stock to be used.

3 years gives several years a sensible amount of time to started on:

1. The problems structures that need work to get clearances needed for electrification (e.g. so all the bridges in one area aren't closed at once)
2. Vegetation clearance
3. Starting at the feeder and substation locations
4. Starting on the piles in areas where there is high certainty on the design
5. Junctions/overruns of the existing electrified network.

 

[92002]

Perhaps that why 769s are being brought up to scratch looking for work.

Whats also lacking now is any visibility on the rolling stock strategy and even an order today probably wouldn't realise anything for testing for at least three years let alone service introduction so no real urgency to get the wires up on any route that doesn't allow existing stock to be used.

 

[EastFifer]

Looks like a fair bit of activity at the Edinburgh Airport compound in recent weeks.

 

[snowball]

Nice to have a bit of good news!

 

[Waverleystu]

How much work was done at the start? When I travelled on the line a few months ago there was some piling work carried out

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Nice to have a bit of good news!

Indeed- even if it is only small progress.

 

[chuff chuff]

Small progress indeed,there appears to be some small metalwork delivered to the compound at Turnhouse.Seems to be more drop tubes added and some insulators added as well.

 

[A330Alex]

Is anyone aware of how far the completed OLE foundations stretch? There’s a decent section from Gateway north but I’m not sure if anywhere else was started/completed.

It’ll be amusing if they complete the project to the initial December 2024 after all.

 

[EastFifer]

The sign is up, it’s official…!