CR165022
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A new set, ex GA, to replace the old slam door set they had
Currently in Eastleigh for refurbishment.Oh nice, has it transferred yet?
No.Nice, is it getting power doors fitted?
Oh it's that set, thanks.Currently in Eastleigh for refurbishment.
Technically not hydrive as that is just for Angel's units (165/166s), Porterbrook have something very similar for the 168s with a new raft from MTU being fitted.So it's not just 165s getting hydrive treatment, 168329 has gone for treatment today
Also is there any update on 165004?
165005 1721 Moor St LeamingtonWas a 165, had to be taken out of service at Solihull but managed an ECS move to Dorridge platform 3. By chance was on a WMR couple of trains back which picked up some of the people onboard it at Solihull. Overheard someone saying it hit the driving cab but think everyone was okay which is the main thing.
It was 165005Does anyone know what the number of the unit was, the extent of the damage and if it's in service?
Yes, 165005, but that has been repaired iirc, 168004 went into buffersI thought that it was a 165 that hit the tree?
Yes, 165005, but that has been repaired iirc, 168004 went into buffers
My guess is that it had worse damage that was fixable, but would lessen the protection of the unit so it was written off instead, same as 390033
That is extremely unlikely, I imagine we won't see anything new ordered for them until electrification gets somewhere. There are no DMUs available today that are compatible with any of their stock.I'm not suprised it is written of. There is less demand now because of Covid, when it picks back up again a replacement unit should be ordered with some extra trains in the next Chiltern franchise.
Not my picture. This was taken by a member of our engineering team. Apparently there were some components that had to be reverse engineered from the original drawings...
That doesn't look much like a write-off to me...Not my picture. This was taken by a member of our engineering team. Apparently there were some components that had to be reverse engineered from the original drawings...
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Not my picture. This was taken by a member of our engineering team. Apparently there were some components that had to be reverse engineered from the original drawings...
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I believe only the cabs are different with the rest being the same/similar. I find it surprising they didn't go for the later cab.I'm surprised they have stuck with choosing to rebuild one of the original (Networker Mk2) cab designs than using one of the later ones, given the likelihood of there being more components available. Surely there couldn't be that much of a difference under the framework?
That wouldn’t usually be considered reverse engineering. Building something from drawings is the usual method.Not my picture. This was taken by a member of our engineering team. Apparently there were some components that had to be reverse engineered from the original drawings...
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I believe only the cabs are different with the rest being the same/similar. I find it surprising they didn't go for the later cab.
It already is standard on all but the 5 168/0s, the rest of the 168s and turbostars (apart from 172/2 and /3s) use the later cab.Why would they create something non-standard?
It already is standard on all but the 5 168/0s, the rest of the 168s and turbostars (apart from 172/2 and /3s) use the later cab.
.. Chiltern do seem to be masters of diagramming in terms of getting the exact length of train needed ...
Across all franchises to me Arriva policy is ' sweating the assets ' rather than seeking to increase capacity. If Adrian Shooter was still at the top, pre Covid-19 anyway, all possible options for fleet expansion would be explored.Masters of diagramming the absolute minimum to ensure a train runs I think you mean. They should never have been allowed to do the Oxford thing without sufficient additional rolling stock (and the handful of 2 car units they did get don't cut it) I'm afraid they're a franchise in terminal decline and are clearly focused on not spending any money on their existing stock