VIA Rail

[dowlingm]

Baggage does not generate enough revenue to cover its costs. That's why there are no baggage cars unless absolutely necessary.

I think what you're thinking of is courier services. And again, no they don't.

Dan

I was surprised that cabs were signed off as full length passenger spec in a new build consist. The one thing about having a cab which has no or limited seating is that it does provide more buffer in the event of a collision, particularly when sharing track with freight locomotives with limited or no CEM (see Selby rail crash). The space could have been used for baggage or alternatively for HEP generation. Another upside of more storage space would be the facility to carry more food/fluids during inclement weather...

And of course, the decision to go with a shorter consist to save money is not exactly working out given the present axle count issues. Of course, the risks in both cases would be reduced if we could get serious on significantly reducing grade crossings on track >80mph (to start with)

 

[micheal_can]

I was surprised that cabs were signed off as full length passenger spec in a new build consist. The one thing about having a cab which has no or limited seating is that it does provide more buffer in the event of a collision, particularly when sharing track with freight locomotives with limited or no CEM (see Selby rail crash). The space could have been used for baggage or alternatively for HEP generation. Another upside of more storage space would be the facility to carry more food/fluids during inclement weather...

And of course, the decision to go with a shorter consist to save money is not exactly working out given the present axle count issues. Of course, the risks in both cases would be reduced if we could get serious on significantly reducing grade crossings on track >80mph (to start with)

I thought they were going to be having different lengths of trains for the Corridor service. I do not know where I heard it, but I thought there were going to be 5 and 7 car trains. AFAIK we only have 5 car trains. Please correct me if this is wrong.