I am new here and in British Railways, too.I have a question concerning electrified one track lines.Do such lines exist in UK?In which region?Which loco?Do passenger trains go on them?
with best wishes,
Roman
There must be a small number, but I guess they are oddities rather than the norm.
One obvious example is the Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey branch line which is single track and electrified. Passenger only and operated by a class 321 EMU.
Cheers, Mike
There are quite a few in the Glasgow electrified area
There is also a dual track line, with one line electrified, between Ardrossan and Hunterston (Fairlie)
All these get passenger trains (EMUs)
Overhead:
Redditch - Barnt Green (S. of Birmingham)
Bearsden - Westerton (Glasgow)
Glossop Triangle (Manchester)
Lanark Branch (Glasgow)
Third rail (Southern Region):
Ash Vale - Frimley
Dorchester - Wool
Various tunnels on the Tonbridge - Hastings line (singled when line was electrified)
Farnham - Bentley and Bentley - Alton
....not forgetting the Chesham branch on London Underground.
There are single-line sections of the Ely-Kings Lynn line that are electrified.
Witham to Braintree branch in Essex, served by classes 321 and 315 :thumbsup:
Paul
The single track Lymington branch was electified as part of the Bournemouth electification in the late 1960's and electric trains still run at weekends using class 450 units.
The section between Newhaven and Seaford is now single track.
Dodger
Southminster branch, also Essex
Walton branch?
Stretches on the Isle of Wight?
Outer parts of the Ormskirk Line? Merseyside
....and of course the FICTIONAL Salisbury South - Salisbury City branch.
Quote from: red_death on February 20, 2013, 01:10:33 PM
There must be a small number, but I guess they are oddities rather than the norm.
One obvious example is the Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey branch line which is single track and electrified. Passenger only and operated by a class 321 EMU.
Cheers, Mike
Until 5 years ago I lived 5 minutes up the road from the North Watford stop and often enjoyed the little scenic route to St Albans Abbey.
It had DMU's running when I first bought my house there. Electrified, so I'm reminded by Wiki, in 1988. How time flies!
The Abbey BTW is at the top of the hill; the station's at the bottom!
Dave G
Farnham - Alton
Sheerness Branch
Crystal Palace to Beckenham Junction
Seaford Branch
Fareham to Botley
Lymington Branch
Moreton to Dorchester South.
All on the Southern
QuoteThe Abbey BTW is at the top of the hill; the station's at the bottom!
Don't I know it - I hiked down to the Abbey station after the St Albans show. Well worth it for a ride on a LM 321 and zoom into Euston afterwards. Much more fun than Thameslink.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8374295654_abf0d519aa_c.jpg)
The Sutton to Epsom Downs line is now only single track from approaching Belmont to Epsom Downs. Another Southern EMU route
Quote from: tadpole on February 20, 2013, 01:30:20 PM
....not forgetting the Chesham branch on London Underground.
And also the loop through Heathrow Terminal 4
Mersey Rail loop under Liverpool.
Dodger
These last two are unidirectional terminal loops, not sure that they should qualify.
While on the underground:
Epping - Ongar (closed, now preserved)
Holborn - Aldwych (closed)
Quote from: kaiwhara on February 20, 2013, 04:21:41 PM
Farnham - Alton
Sheerness Branch
Crystal Palace to Beckenham Junction
Seaford Branch
Fareham to Botley
Lymington Branch
Moreton to Dorchester South.
All on the Southern
The Fareham to Botley line is prone to flooding. There used to be a double track line that avoided the Funtley tunnels but this flooded even more and so they kept the single track line.
I don't know the Sheerness line, but most of the others I know pretty well - especially the Moreton/Dorchester South line. Have been held up many times waiting for a train to clear the single track. The line needs a stronger power supply before it could be upgraded to double track.
Don't forget the Paisley Canal Branch in Scotland which was only electrified in December last year. Also the section between Crewe South Junction and Barthomley Junction on the Kidsgrove line is only single track. Another little quirk is the section between Deansgate Junction and Altrincham Station where the Metrolink and NR lines now operate as parallell single lines but were originally double track electrified at 1500V DC but then converted to 25Kv AC. What is now the Metrolink line kept the 25KV AC system for a short while after the separation before Metrolink took over.
Ron
Many thanks to all of you for your friendly help.I know much more about these lines in UK.Today was a great moment at my technical layout.My first British Diesel (Class 66 Dapol)had a test ride.
Best wishes to all
Roman