dk1
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Yes it’s booked to be a 755 from the 19:59 this Saturday. Should’ve been a 755/3 though.
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mtmikethom
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A 755 is being used on the Harwich Branch today, there was a problem on the branch yesterday so maybe no suitable 321 available. Edit...
Reading the previous comment again, is it now a 755 full time on the Harwich Town service?
Reading the previous comment again, is it now a 755 full time on the Harwich Town service?
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Shunter_69
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My understanding is that there is a problem with the wires after an issue yesterday as the 755 is running in Diesel mode.
mtmikethom
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Back to a 321 this evening
hooverboy
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ah, ok .I see.
So it's basically a high axle load on the power car and respective accessories causing it.
I can see that being an issue on the 755/4 where all 4 engine pods are used, but what about 755/3?
They only have the two engine pods don't they,so presumably there is a couple of rather large vacant spaces available for additional tanks? A bit of extra fuel would not weight he same as two engines,and make maintenance and pathing a bit easier.
For the 4 car units in that case,perhaps they would consider 2 modified power packs of 2 engines?
dk1
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The 755/3s have weights in the compartments in place of the two vacant engines.
dk1
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No problem. From what I gather the power pack has to be the same weight. Possible future plans for battery backs but maybe watching how this goes with the TfW 756 fleet.
F Great Eastern
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Been on a few 755s the last week or two, really cant' fault them apart from the cantilever on the window seat in the airline style seats. Power changeovers at Stowmarket are always interesting as well!
The timetables on the local lines are very generous for them though, in the same way that the 745s also do a fair bit of waiting around on the mainline. Is there any talk of potentially tightening them up at some stage?
Only odd thing I've seen lately is trains that are in the timetable not showing on screens at stations which act like trains are not in timetable. This seems only a problem where 755/4s are on a diagram. Might be a total co-incidence, but strange that whenever a 755/3 operates the same train it shows up. Either that or it's just a coincidence.
The timetables on the local lines are very generous for them though, in the same way that the 745s also do a fair bit of waiting around on the mainline. Is there any talk of potentially tightening them up at some stage?
Only odd thing I've seen lately is trains that are in the timetable not showing on screens at stations which act like trains are not in timetable. This seems only a problem where 755/4s are on a diagram. Might be a total co-incidence, but strange that whenever a 755/3 operates the same train it shows up. Either that or it's just a coincidence.
mtmikethom
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755 on Diesel on Harwich Branch at moment, assume it has a fault or is it usual?
Shunter_69
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Has its pan isolated I would assume, especially if the other unit is working on Electric.
The second evening peak diagram (starts with the 16:15 ex Colchester) has regularly been a 755 since the timetable change earlier this month.
SolomonSouth
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I went on them recently and I have gotta say they are pretty good trains. Aisle space could be wider and seat backs could be more comfy but that's about it.
306024
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It was a 720 on Thursday 23/09 for a bit of variety.
Class360/1
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Finally! Has been at crown point for nearly a year now!
Also why was it in the depot for so long?
47584Suffolk
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Actually, over a year! Last in service August 2020. It has been out on intermittent test runs - mainly confined to Wherry lines and Thetford - since 6/10, usually with 755332 for 'insurance'.
755422 is another long-term absentee, this not having worked for around five months now.
Class360/1
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Wow that’s a long time
dk1
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Yes been testing it all day on/off attached to 332. Working fine so far. Only got 28k on the clock.
332 is having some additional testing/software & 403 has been good as gold running solo yesterday & today. More tomorrow
Class360/1
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That’s great to hearYes been testing it all day on/off attached to 332. Working fine so far. Only got 28k on the clock.
332 is having some additional testing/software & 403 has been good as gold running solo yesterday & today. More tomorrow
Peter Mugridge
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Posts on Twitter today indicate that 755 403 is now being prepared for passenger usage, so it should be out and about in service in the next few days.
SolomonSouth
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I think other /4s are in service already
TT-ONR-NRN
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Yes, the full fleet of 755s were introduced to service long ago, before the New Year and possibly before the pandemic even hit, but the reason @Peter Mugridge is drawing our attention to 755403 is that it has been long term out of use.
SolomonSouth
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Was this due to a fault with the unit?Yes, the full fleet of 755s were introduced to service long ago, before the New Year and possibly before the pandemic even hit, but the reason @Peter Mugridge is drawing our attention to 755403 is that it has been long term out of use.
dk1
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The original power pack was dropped at some point so another had to be built/used. The unit was then dumped & robbed for spares around two years ago.
dk1
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I think as we where/are awash with the local fleet it wasn’t a major issue.
James James
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You wouldn't believe how much of a supply chain squeeze there is right now. It's affected components for all kinds of trains over the past 2 years.
Peter Sarf
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You would think it would only happen within ageing fleets where a spares donor only gets back into traffic if another member of the same class is inflicted with some kind of more severe fault or damage. But I feel like this has happened before to almost new members of a class - cannot think of a good example. Except very recently for damaged 15340 (sleeper coach) which is potentially a spares donor. Also 70012 became a donor in the sense that it was written off just as it arrived in the UK !. Certainly members of a class have been at a works for years when the class was still active.
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317666
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Currently on 755403 on the 10:33 Norwich - Stansted. You can tell it's spent a long time out of traffic, the carpets and seat covers are noticeably less worn compared to the other units!