Could IPEMUs Be Used On The Windsor Link Railway?
I quite like the concept of the Windsor Link Railway.
When I wrote Walking The Proposed Route Of The Windsor Link Railway, I was unsure about how they woud arrange the power supplies on the route.
Now that the concept of an IPEMU or independently-powered electrical multiple unit is better defined and probably nearer to delivery, I think that the train may have an application on the Windsor Link Railway.
In researching the branches of the Great Western, in Towards A Thames Valley Metro, I came to the conclusion, that Slough to Windsor should be worked by an IPEMU.
If the Windsor Link Railway is ever built, then the Windsor Tunnel doesn’t need to be electrified, as at five hundred metres, it is short enough for an IPEMU to get through on batteries.
The tunnel would be smaller and simpler.
The Anonymous Widower 