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Surely Endeavour would be more appropriate for a 68 serving Oxford?

Endeavour was the name of James Cook's ship on his first Pacific voyage.
He was from the Middlesbrough area so certainly has a geographical connection with the TPE service.
The ship was also a local Whitby "cat".
The ship for his second and third voyages was Resolution, also a Whitby cat, and is the name given to 68 022.
 

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Endeavour was the name of James Cook's ship on his first Pacific voyage.
He was from the Middlesbrough area so certainly has a geographical connection with the TPE service.
The ship was also a local Whitby "cat".
The ship for his second and third voyages was Resolution, also a Whitby cat, and is the name given to 68 022.
I do think that the other poster was being slightly facetious!
 

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TP09 has now been accepted by TPE and the diagrams are the start of driver assessor training. The CAF Bletchley runs should start again Wednesday with TP04.

5M68/5F69 is on the move again this morning, but not the mileage run.
 

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Every cloud and all that. Ha ha.

And yet Wolf of Badenoch was then repaired, while the Pacer was absolutely destroyed!

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That photo made me never want to get in one! The difference in damage between the 87 and the Pacer is just ridiculous.
 

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That photo made me never want to get in one! The difference in damage between the 87 and the Pacer is just ridiculous.

To be fair any stock of similar construction would likely suffer the same fate, look at Lunan Bay in 1975 which occurred at half the speed.

Anyhow, any Mk5 gen?
 

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Anyhow, any Mk5 gen?

To summarise, from various sources (non-official however) :
Set 9 - accepted 4 weeks ago, currently engaged in staff training but requires work before it can be used in passenger service.
Set 6 - completed mileage runs 2 weeks ago, but not accepted, yet. Possibly tomorrow?
Set 4 - due to start mileage runs yesterday, but that didn't happen.
Set 3 (?) - Longsight, used as a source of spares to keep sets 6 and 9 running.

3 other sets in the UK - location Crewe/ Manchester, status??
4 sets yet to be shipped from Spain.
2 other sets, status?? Still at Portbury??

(Apologies to anyone 'in the know' if any of that is way off the mark)
 

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To summarise, from various sources (non-official however) :
Set 9 - accepted 4 weeks ago, currently engaged in staff training but requires work before it can be used in passenger service.
Set 6 - completed mileage runs 2 weeks ago, but not accepted, yet. Possibly tomorrow?
Set 4 - due to start mileage runs yesterday, but that didn't happen.
Set 3 (?) - Longsight, used as a source of spares to keep sets 6 and 9 running.

3 other sets in the UK - location Crewe/ Manchester, status??
4 sets yet to be shipped from Spain.
2 other sets, status?? Still at Portbury??

(Apologies to anyone 'in the know' if any of that is way off the mark)
Set 6 hopefully handed over Wednesday
Set 4 FFR Monday
Set 1 and 3 at Longsight
Set 2 and 5 Crewe South Yard
Everything else is in Spain and next delivery at end of May
 

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Last I looked there was two in Leeman Road Siemens, one on P2 at York and one in Scarbados. However I am on leave this week!
 

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Are there still any 68s at York?
68027 ‘Splendid’ York platform 2
68019 ‘Brutus’ Scarborough

If 68027 is missing from platform 2, the chances are it’s out on a driver refresher trip to Scarborough.

The two that were on the Siemens Depot (68021/29) left last Friday.

Hope that helps:)
 

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In addition to Monday’s 0P68/0M68 there’s also a one way trip on Friday, and presumably that brings a fresh pair of locomotives to the York Siemens Depot.

Friday 17th May 2019
0P68 04:57 Longsight to York Siemens Depot
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/N31843/2019/05/17/advanced

I hope it’s ok to post this in the ‘Sturctural integrity of Pacers/Class 87s/Class 90s’ thread...;)

That coincides nicely with the driver class 68 courses recommencing on Monday 20th May.
 

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68027 ‘Splendid’ in platform 2 at York.

Another light engine move booked for:

Sunday 12th May 2019
0M68 13:00 York to Longsight

It seems like there’s going to be a right old switch around!

Fingers crossed it runs:)
 

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68027 ‘Splendid’ in platform 2 at York.

Another light engine move booked for:

Sunday 12th May 2019
0M68 13:00 York to Longsight

It seems like there’s going to be a right old switch around!

Fingers crossed it runs:)
Nice photo. Managed to catch one of the sets running in to Lime Street from Carlisle. Anyone know if any runs are planned in to Lime Street on 15/05?
 

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Another light engine move booked for:

Sunday 12th May 2019
0M68 13:00 York to Longsight

It seems like there’s going to be a right old switch around!

Fingers crossed it runs:)

Tomorrow, there is one each way.

Inbound 0P68:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O05220/2019/05/12/advanced

Return 0M68:
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O05214/2019/05/12/advanced

I don't know if these are in addition to the Monday moves, or instead of them.
 

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Nice photo. Managed to catch one of the sets running in to Lime Street from Carlisle. Anyone know if any runs are planned in to Lime Street on 15/05?
I’m pleased that you like the photo:)

I wonder if this week there might be a pause in training with the Nova 3 sets? The runs last week were for driver instructors. I’d guess some classroom based training would come first for drivers.

Just guesswork, happy to be corrected:)
 

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Maybe it could be named 'Endeavour,' but only if they are still to work to Middlesbrough (are they?).

Otherwise, I am personally inclined to favour cat themed names. Mind you, I'm still undecided on the new names for two actual rescue cats me and my family will be picking up tomorrow.
We could break with tradition and use names like "Garfield" or "Simba" :E
 

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I’m pleased that you like the photo:)

I wonder if this week there might be a pause in training with the Nova 3 sets? The runs last week were for driver instructors. I’d guess some classroom based training would come first for drivers.

Just guesswork, happy to be corrected:)
The Crewe to Liverpool driver training with Set09 is supposed to start later in the week but I’m not sure of any timings or if it just replaces the Wavertree Jn light engine trips
 

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The Crewe to Liverpool driver training with Set09 is supposed to start later in the week but I’m not sure of any timings or if it just replaces the Wavertree Jn light engine trips
Many thanks for that, always greatly appreciated.
 

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68024 ‘Centaur’ on York PSD having arrived with 0P68. Thanks to ‘D6700’ for the shout:)
 
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