High speed testing
As with other heritage railways, the SVRSevern Valley Railway operates normal services at a maximum speed of 25 mph under its Light Railway Order and Safety case. The SVRSevern Valley Railway and Great Central Railway have permission to operate non-passenger carrying trains at higher speeds under certain controlled conditions.
Class 175 'Coradia 1000' diesel multiple units 1999-2000
From 1 August 1999 the speed limit was increased to 50 mph to allow commissioning of Alstom's new Birmingham-built units, owned by Angel Trains and destined for First North Western. A special temporary shed with a pit road was built for the purpose outside the Carriage Repair Works at Kidderminster.[1] Prominent notices were in place on rights of way by the previous April to warn the public of the increased speeds, and testing took place at night while no other trains were in service. Three-car unit 175 101 arrived in August 2009, fitted with test instrumentation, and clocked up a few thousand miles of test running. Two-car 175 001 was fully fitted-out. It moved from the SVRSevern Valley Railway to Chester depot behind 47 775 on 10 January 2000.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Train testing.com (Retrieved 20 April 2018)
- ↑ Class 175 Chronicles (Retrieved 20 April 2018)
