Can anyone put a rough date on when 720104 was roaded from Derby to Worksop and back please. Seems rather strange that it moved by road but there must be a reason for this. Regarding 720505, I have this as already being at Worksop - having gone there 11.03.20 (yes - 4 years ago !!!), I wonder what the problem with this one is?
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Greater Anglia Bombardier Aventras (Class 720): Technical discussion and introduction
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You are correct that 505 has been there since pre-Covid 2020!
Terry Williams
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Reported elsewhere as 720139
Peter Mugridge
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720 102 now in service - currently 16.53 Colchester to Liverpool Street with 720 515.
720 138 now in service - currently 16.42 Liverpool Street to Clacton with 720 564.
720 138 now in service - currently 16.42 Liverpool Street to Clacton with 720 564.
Peter Mugridge
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Not that I'm aware of... but it's not unusual for these things to enter service in a random order.
Peter Sarf
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I thought that 720137 was out a while ago ?.
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Only seen 720137 on test :-
That was 14/02.2024.
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meld3
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Typical !!
I "cleared" all the available GA 720's for a ride yesterday, so my smugness didn't even last 24 hours.... And its a long way from Brum to catch them !
Peter Sarf
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Never mind, you are going to have to wait an absolute age for the last 720s to enter service. Some early built 720s risk staying as Chrismass trees until pre Covid levels of passengers are long ago exceeded. Look at how it is only now that the last 710 is expected into service soon. I try not to think about the 701s.......
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From what I heard from a feedback on 720s presentation 3 more are about to enter service imminently and the rest should be in service by 2025 iirc
Reported as 720504 on WNXX apparently
1K80 720524+507 Ran fast from Shenfield to Southend this evening due to DOO camera failure
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Realtime Trains | 1737 London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria | 10/04/2024
Real-time train running information for 1737 departure from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria on 10/04/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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jammmmmsssssss
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I've seen that once before on that route I think1K80 720524+507 Ran fast from Shenfield to Southend this evening due to DOO camera failure
Realtime Trains | 1737 London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria | 10/04/2024
Real-time train running information for 1737 departure from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria on 10/04/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Railperf
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Did it really have to sit at Prittlewell for 5 minutes?
pokemonsuper9
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It probably sat one signal beyond, at the junction, waiting for 1K15 1830 Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street to cross the junction/free its platform.
Realtime Trains | 1K15 1830 Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street | 10/04/2024
Real-time train running information for 1K15 1830 departure from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street on 10/04/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Adrian1980uk
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You'd be pretty disappointed if you were flying from Southend airport and on that train..1K80 720524+507 Ran fast from Shenfield to Southend this evening due to DOO camera failure
Realtime Trains | 1737 London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria | 10/04/2024
Real-time train running information for 1737 departure from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria on 10/04/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
pokemonsuper9
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Southend gets a very limited number of flights (5 outbound today), the last plane of the day was the 16:30 to Jersey, which left 41 minutes late at 17:11.
So no-one will've missed their plane (I'd also hope that anyone getting a flight would have enough spare time for a 20m wait).
Kite159
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Even if you were heading to Southend Airport, there was another train less than 20 minutes later.
F Great Eastern
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The build quality of these compaired to the Stadler's is really shocking, I am on a Flirt for about 8/10 of my journeys these days but I still see far more 720s with issues on than the FLIRTS, for example, right now I'm sitting on a train with rattly panels, something banging near the bodysides and broken passenger information system with no screens.
We should not be trying to keep factories like Derby in business unless they are able to produce a quality and durable product and time after time again the stuff that is being built in Derby is far less durable than other places. If we save a factory just because it's British we're saying that essentially we care more about where a train is built than the quality of it.
We should not be trying to keep factories like Derby in business unless they are able to produce a quality and durable product and time after time again the stuff that is being built in Derby is far less durable than other places. If we save a factory just because it's British we're saying that essentially we care more about where a train is built than the quality of it.
Peter Sarf
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Stadler are expensive. I suspect we have got what we pay for. Derby perhaps is ideal for this penny pinching country (up tp a point - as in no more orders for too long).
The 720s are possibly what we should expect.
jammmmmsssssss
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720541 has completely failed at Hatfield peverel https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L19479/2024-04-12/detailed#allox_id=0
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There is currently one 720 coach on a low loader at Longsight. Anybody know why?
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Friend has just reported passing 720516 on the M62 this afternoon. Presumably coming back from Longsight to... somewhere?
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