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Originally Posted by hedgie
Having worked in quite a few of the Electrification power control centres and the signalling centres I would use the word modern with caution...
NR are in the middle of a national project to update the electrification control system which will result in a more modern system.
I suppose its all relative though, Class 91's are 1988 vintage as opposed to 1923 ...
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IIRC did BR not increase the spacing between the pylons in order to save money when it electrified the ECML, thereby increasing the risk of cable breakage and limiting the prospects for future high speed services?