Bizarre?Seems like a 710265 made a trip to Frenchurch St last night.
https://twitter.com/cmpd_date/status/1126585552969584642
Bizarre?Seems like a 710265 made a trip to Frenchurch St last night.
https://twitter.com/cmpd_date/status/1126585552969584642
720s are 23m coaches, aren't they. with 710s 20m?Can't imagine a 710 would be of much use for gauging purposes when they can wait a few months for a unit that will be of the same dimensions (720).
720 are 24+m720s are 23m coaches, aren't they. with 710s 20m?
The tweet being referred said it was there for ‘electrical testing’, nothing at all about gauging.
Can't imagine a 710 would be of much use for gauging purposes when they can wait a few months for a unit that will be of the same dimensions (720).
720s are 23m coaches, aren't they. with 710s 20m?
720 are 24+m
Electrical testing makes sense - the coach length probably doesn't require any change in electronics, and after all the issues on the East Coast with the IET's, it would make sense to find issues as soon as possibleThe tweet being referred said it was there for ‘electrical testing’, nothing at all about gauging.
"A gauging test for future Class 711s ordered by @Trenitalia?"
I'm no expert on the English language but....
First ever Overground train in Fenchurch Street. "Electrical Testing" according to the ROG driver.
What part of this tweet ....
Don't wanna get involved but there's a question mark after that sentence...
A gauging test for future Class 711s ordered by
@Trenitalia?
So seems the tweeter was speculating
The "first LO train" bit is incorrect so I wouldn't put any value on the persons other comments!! Electrical testing usually gets special protection and not on a live railway anyhow.
710s verrrrry close now for the T&H, if you want a 4 car 378 do it soon.
The "first LO train" bit is incorrect so I wouldn't put any value on the persons other comments!! Electrical testing usually gets special protection and not on a live railway anyhow.
710s verrrrry close now for the T&H, if you want a 4 car 378 do it soon.
710s verrrrry close now for the T&H, if you want a 4 car 378 do it soon.
The "first LO train" bit is incorrect so I wouldn't put any value on the persons other comments!! Electrical testing usually gets special protection and not on a live railway anyhow.
710s verrrrry close now for the T&H, if you want a 4 car 378 do it soon.
Since I hate travelling sideways I'm not likely to use Goblin anymore, same for the West Anglia inner suburbans when their units are replaced.
The 172's were too short, but at least they were reasonably comfortable. As for the temporary 4-car variant, weren't the 710's originally 4-cars?
That is a beautifully taken photoView attachment 63075 710262 on 5Q50 at Harringay Green Lanes at lunchtime. 37601 passed the other way just minutes before, rather ahead of shadowing it!
If you mean the 378s then the earliest ones were delivered as 3 car units. They were then extended to 4 cars and a later batch came as 4 cars. There was then a larger project to extend all of them to 5 cars - this entailed platform works at a number of locations.
“They were then extended to 4 cars and a later batch came as 4 cars” is what you just quoted...Some of the later ones were delivered as 4 car, I think?
Some of the later ones were delivered as 4 car, I seem to recall?
Current plan is to start a limited passenger service towards the end of next week (subject to clearances being received). These will be in addition to the half hourly 378s currently running.
“They were then extended to 4 cars and a later batch came as 4 cars” is what you just quoted...
Which is exactly what I said.
Hoorah! I when the 710s are fully operating the line I imagine the Goblin 378s will need a bit of TLC as well as their 5th carriage back!
"They sent me to 'Nam... South Tottenham."They should get medals!
“I saw action on the GOBLIN - it was a war zone out there, man”