People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones....We laugh at the standard of depot repairs , there ok at the standard exam type work but when it comes to interior work it’s bodge up time
We are tendering for 50 150 C4 over the next 7 years plus a large amount of 158 and some 156
Your right , I have witnessed some of the poor work sent back .People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones....
Speak to the depots and they will tell you about the standards of sets returned from overhauls at all the various contractors.
150 144 -150102-150149Which 150s are at Doncaster at the moment?
Your right , I have witnessed some of the poor work sent back .
Half of the problem is the ridiculous times given for the work , they end up been rushed and then the quality suffers
And I’m not having ago at depots there time limitations are much worse than wabtec , I’ve been to plenty of depots to put right some sub standard work they have donePeople in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones....
Speak to the depots and they will tell you about the standards of sets returned from overhauls at all the various contractors.
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My pleasureThat's brilliant, thanks for the prompt reply.
Prm only we could do in 15- 20 days but the solebar corrosion is bad and that means stripping out interiors etc
What is the worst unit you have personaly done so far?Very bad
If that was my car I m sure it would go for scrap as uneconomic to repair.
I’d have to look but kilmarnock have a had a couple of really bad ones , we have replaced 75% of the sole bar on someWhat is the worst unit you have personaly done so far?
Seen 318 pmos car with areas of solebar down to 2.8mm , these have either eight or 10 mm thick solebar
Drag boxes that have had to have 12mm plate replaced and whole areas of floor closure plates that have rotted away
Wheel lathing may be being done at the same time, to reduce the amount of time the unit is out of action.Thanks for that. Probably a daft question, but why have the bogies been removed?
If that was my car I m sure it would go for scrap as uneconomic to repair.
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northern don’t want us to touch them , we sometimes change them on the fgw/gwr but only if they are having a C4Wheel lathing may be being done at the same time, to reduce the amount of time the unit is out of action.
Wheel lathing may be being done at the same time, to reduce the amount of time the unit is out of action.
Ah but new trains are not only very expensive but presumably rusty old ones are very expensive to repair too.But if it was your house (OK, houses aren't metal, but you know what I mean) it wouldn't. The much higher cost of a train makes it more like a house in terms of economic repair than a car.
northern don’t want us to touch them , we sometimes change them on the fgw/gwr but only if they are having a C4