Spinning off from the other recent question about the present CTRL
route and whether it will be kept post 2007, what about 373s ?

At present they use DC.

When North Pole is gone, and the depot is at Stratford, I think I am
right in saying they will have no use for any DC operation in normal
circumstances. Emergency stopping short issues are supposedly to be
dealt with at Stratford, so there is no use for Olympia either.
(Beleive it or not I can't remember what the set up is at Ashford
International regarding the staion platforms whether these are AC
wired, or are third rail.)

Would that mean then they could remove third rail capability, saving on
maintenance ?

Pedants note, I am talking about 750 V DC third rail, not about 1500 V
DC for Avignon, etc south of France operating.

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Nick

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>
> (Beleive it or not I can't remember what the set up is at Ashford
> International regarding the staion platforms whether these are AC
> wired, or are third rail.)

25kV a.c.

> Would that mean then they could remove third rail capability, saving on
> maintenance ?


I believe I read (probably MR) that that was the intention.

>> (Beleive it or not I can't remember what the set up is at 
>> Ashford
>> International regarding the staion platforms whether these are 
>> AC
>> wired, or are third rail.)

> 25kV a.c.


And third rail as well, I used it the other day. You use 
whichever voltage you're currently on, unless you're going to 
swap routes.
Nev