Talk:TfL Rail/Archive 1

Transfer of Reading services
I'm going to remove the assertion that Reading services will transfer in July 2016 because it is unreferenced and doesn't appear to correspond to what we're told in TfL and DfT documents.

TfL sets out the stages of the handover to the concessionaire in section 4.4 of their paper here: https://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/fpc-20140717-part-1-item05-crossrail-train-operating-concession.pdf

Similarly, the consultation on the Great Western franchise replacement again says the franchisee will take over the existing FGW services, with no mention of a handover of Reading services before 2019. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/2656/great-western-franchise-replacement.pdf

Roybadami (talk) 21:15, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Ah, so the TfL document shows that an (AFAICT unspecified) 'part of' the FGW inner suburban service transfers to Crossrail along with Connect in May 2018. (Which clearly demonstrates that the stopping services couldn't have been handed over at the July 2016 franchise change.) Roybadami (talk) 21:42, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Page move to TfL Rail?
See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK Railways.  JaJaWa &#124; talk  01:13, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * This article is confusing the Train Operating Company and the train service. The Train Operating Company is called MTR Crossrail, they operate a rail service under contract for TfL which is currently branded as TfL Rail. When the Class 345 trains enter service in May 2017, the rail service brand will change to Crossrail, the Train Operating Company will stay MTR Crossrail
 * Mattii70 (talk) 11:44, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
 * This page will likely move to MTR Crossrail at that point.  JaJaWa &#124; say hello  03:15, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

When is renaming happening?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TfL_Rail says "The service will be re-branded as the Crossrail Elizabeth Line in May 2017 when the new Class 345 trains are introduced" but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail says "The central section and a large portion of the line ... is due to open in December 2018; at that time the service will be renamed the Elizabeth line." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.232.34.78 (talk) 10:23, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

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Will any services be terminating at Chadwell Heath?
Hi I was just wondering whether there will be actually be any services that will terminate at Chadwell Heath, when the Crossrail route opens, the reason why I am asking was because of the additional track that was installed east of the station. Also will some peak services continue to terminate at Ilford's platform 5? Hs2107 (talk) 22:10, 1 April 2016 (UTC)
 * No, the additional track at Chadwell Heath is intended just as a turn-back siding. Ilford's bay platform will be decommissioned as it is too short to accommodate Class 345s with no possibility of extending it. --TBM10 (talk) 09:43, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Heathrow Express Interaction
I can't find any evidence that TFL Rail will take over the operation of Heathrow Express between the terminals May of 2018, as stated in the article. My understanding is that in 2018 TFL Rail will only operate the service from Terminal 2,3. Difbobatl (talk) 13:37, 19 March 2018 (UTC)