Class 357s at Liverpool Street and Stratford

[12CSVT]

On Thursday (10th) I saw a class 357 (either 357026 or 357226) departing Liverpool Street, on what appeared to be an ECS working at about 13:30

The at around 18:30 I saw a pair of 357s passing westbound through Stratford.

Any ideas what they were doing ?

 

[NSE]

I know they are soon going to be closing Fenchurch Street early for works for a period of time and everything is going to LST after I think 8pm, and they're are trying to run a service via Bow (fenchurch street-stratford-barking) so might be something to do with that.

If not they do run to LST daily, albeit not at those times.

 

[87015]

On Thursday (10th) I saw a class 357 (either 357026 or 357226) departing Liverpool Street, on what appeared to be an ECS working at about 13:30

The at around 18:30 I saw a pair of 357s passing westbound through Stratford.

Any ideas what they were doing ?

First set - route learning trips, runs a few days most weeks.
Second set - booked evening ecs move into Fenchurch St

 

[NLC1072]

they're are trying to run a service via Bow (fenchurch street-stratford-barking) so might be something to do with that.

If not they do run to LST daily, albeit not at those times.

I'd be very interested in going on that! last time I think they did that was the farewell blue train tour

 

[pemma]

This thread keeps appearing on the homepage as "Class 357s at Liverpool." That's wishful thinking!

 

[NSE]

I'd be very interested in going on that! last time I think they did that was the farewell blue train tour

Their website read that they were waiting for NR to give them the all clear for this route, and I believe that it was only while the works were on.