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222s will get reformed back to 9 and 4 cars before they start to go off lease in Dec, requiring 360s to go to MH, and Sheffield services to stop at Kettering again. 810 training to start Feb 25. In to service end of summer 2025. Another forum has suggested the 810s have the same cracking issues...

With the wires nearly complete north of Kettering, do we expect to see the return of the DATS train? Which was used extensively for testing the wires between Bedford and Corby not sure if it can be reformed. I'll assume they will have to test the OHLE somehow. Sorry if this has already been...

Semi 810 related. With the wires nearly complete north of Kettering, do we expect to see the return of the DATS train? Which was used extensively for testing the wires between Bedford and Corby not sure if it can be reformed. I'll assume they will have to test the OHLE somehow.

Last management discussion I heard was the feedback was the passangers like and would prefer 3+2 seating. Lol what planet are they on

Last I heard, referb will be going ahead and it will remain 3+2 as that's what feedback from passangers has been? To what extent internally who knows, carpets, repaint & info screens. 360s north of Kettering will almost certainly never happen.

Not even got engines in it yet. Its going to be months till you even see it off depot. EMR will not see one until early next year if they are lucky.

In regards to Cauldwell, don't think things have progressed any further with GTR handing fully over to EMR as space is still a premium. But lifting kit may be coming back to the shed. So bogies off ? a possibility. They will have crane fitted soon to do HVACs etc. So all a step in the right...

The DFT has agreed to carry out the full refurbishment of all units to the full spec of 2+2 and info screens like the 350 1/3/4s. BUT they will have to be retained till 2037 or 39. Watch this space.

4 car Sunday services only from May.

110 is sitting on 3 Road at KDS. It goes to Eastleigh on Friday. Drivers side headlight and marker currently covered over with white bag as they have fell out of mount and there is a wee bit of a draft in the cab

Would not be surprised if we say good bye to the 360s in the next year or 2. 379s any one

Last rumour that was whispered about was, budgetary issues, Siemens came back with a very very high per unit refit cost. So was back to the drawing board. Possibly a bit of a hybrid keeping the middle 2 coaches as 2+3 with retrims and new carpets. With the 2 driving coaches getting the new 2+2...

110 running on the up and down fast from Wellingborough south junc to Bedford. Max 100 every where else if permissible. Overhead improvement work is being rolled out to increase fast line max speed running with AC traction to allow 810s the higher permissable HST speeds when running on OHLE thus...

Thameslink will never run to corby. There was talk about it a couple of years ago I'm sure route learning was part of the 5 year pay deal but... they have to protect the paths through the core. By doing the extra 20 miles from Bedford to corby any delays could have massive repercussions on...

Currently only Kettering drivers sign Cauldwell, there are dedicated diagrams in the day for unit moves and rotations. So on paper when all the units are back the plan works with units out on maintenance and even with an odd pulled faulty unit. In time maybe EMR will take over all of cauldwell...

Cauldwell only has 2 roads available to EMR. GTR are the overlords on the depot and everything goes through them. They use it to stable units and tanking on units in there. Their services come 1st. The Siemens guys do a cracking job with the space they have to play with. The units have since...

Refits are happening this year and will be to a high standard from what I have seen. Will be very much similar to the 350s with their info screens. It will be 2+2 as discussed with seats not round tables having airline style tables. Colours look good and the seats will be as per the 170s. Wifi...

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