Sunday 15 December 2013

Lets hook up Hull!

Hull is served by Hull paragon interchange which is a diesel only line with Victorian and outdated signing up until Gilberdyke junction. This result in the line closing at 11pm every day. This can and does cause limits. Lets take Doncaster railway station it has freight trains passing thru at all hours this can not happen in 
Hull (on the Route not the station) and it limit passenger train services to so 1 simple improvement need is to up grade the signals. First Hull trains are offering to upgrade the line between Hull and Selby by Electrifying it  at their expensive apx 90 million they think as the latest upgrade plans stop at Selby. The Government needs to back this for one how can they lose a private railway firm is offer to foot the bill (Hull trains is no a franchised line but a open access company so the tax payer is not paying for  this indirectly  ) Hull trains also says it will speed up journey times I will take they word on this. As I don't understand how this statement works do Electric trains accelerate faster? (one possible down side to this plan Hull railway station is often used in Tv for period dramas due to the lack of power lines) I understand that Electric trains are more reliable than diesel and are cleaner directly for the Environment and more modern. And will be better for business. 

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