Many many months later it hasn't changed … But I’m only making this post as it has gotten much much worse, after Liverpool South Parkway the train is consistently left completely full with no standing room left I see people everyday left at Cressington, Aigburth, St Michaels and Brunswick.I’m really hoping we’ll see 8 cars on hunts cross - southport sometime in the near future this was took just after leaving aigburth…
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Whilst I agree that the service provision is the key thing to be sorted here, if that service is consistently wedged like that, don't any of these people think "maybe I should try the one before it" or even the one before that. As you say, they run every 15 mins so it isn't like the one before it is going to get you to work hours early - I think I'd prefer to arrive 15 or 30 mins earlier to work after a comfortable journey rather than right on time having been wedged like that.
I think the bigger issue is that the selective door opening hasn't been sorted two years after they started running. By contrast, the class 197s have been cleared for almost every route in Wales over a similar time, serving dozens of stations with short platforms.
I guess "revealed preference" showing itself here - people will complain about the service being very busy, but would prefer an extra 30 minutes in bed and a very busy train to getting up earlier and having a less busy commute!
If it's anything like the trains from my busy southeast London station, then those earlier trains would most likely be just as busy anyway.
It appears to have been swapped out with 777008. 777035 is now in 777008s diagram on XX:23 departures from New Brighton. 008 appears to be heading back to Kirkdale.
That's it then isn't it? All in service - close thread
Carried on again today and services are still up the wall following another fault within the last hour or so.It could be argued that getting the SDO working at stations such as Cressington and Green Lane is the final part of the “introduction” to be done, so it isn’t quite finished yet.
On the other hand, if we waited for the SDO to be working this thread might be open until 2070 and the arrival of the class 888s
In other news, seemed to be lots of delays on Ormskirk line yesterday. Was this 777 related or just race day crowds?
All this could and should have been done at build. Sadly Merseyrail get hauled over the coals but they had nothing to do with the purchase or design of these trains. And let's not forget the trains were running before the ice hit, so again the responsibility sits elsewhere. Once again Mr Mayor and his team who chose and designed and decided what should be on the trains is completely absolved of all blame by his mate.
The 777 Programme Director who was responsible for speccing the trains (and started posting on here to try and downplay their early issues) is an employee of Merseytravel. His name is noticably absent from the report.
Lack of funding for Network rail maintenance is really showing now. What’s the point of having new trains (yes they have faults as are well documented on here) if the infrastructure can’t cope with basic increases in service levels ?
To be fair at that time there was no increase in service level, if a signal is going to fail it's gonna fail.
That’s very true. Was making more the point that these signals have been giving constant issues for months now.
They were spec'd up and deals signed before the current metro mayor landed. I'm not a fan but trying to blame him for something he didn't do is poor.
No, but he did force them into service when they wernt ready to make himself look good.
Battery units are actually quite often on Southport and Ormskirk runs.
