377/6

sarahj · 12 Apr 2014

I heard it was one of the new ones which broke down at Balham on Tue Am. This, plus the dragging brakes on a 442 leaving vic later caused a meltdown.
Not sure what the issue was with the 377 though.

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user15681 · 12 Apr 2014

sarahj said:
I heard it was one of the new ones which broke down at Balham on Tue Am. This, plus the dragging brakes on a 442 leaving vic later caused a meltdown.
Not sure what the issue was with the 377 though.

Indeed, 2E05 on the up slow through Balham. Brake problems too it seems.

trolleyman · 12 Apr 2014

Planning in a morning in London to try to get as many 377/6s as possible to photograph.
Where is the best place to get them in the morning?

Peter Mugridge · 12 Apr 2014

Anywhere between Victoria and Balham I would have thought; try Clapham Junction?

Class377/5 · 12 Apr 2014

sarahj said:
I heard it was one of the new ones which broke down at Balham on Tue Am. This, plus the dragging brakes on a 442 leaving vic later caused a meltdown.
Not sure what the issue was with the 377 though.

TempleRyan said:
Indeed, 2E05 on the up slow through Balham. Brake problems too it seems.

As a 10 car 377/6 failed on the slows they routed a 10 car 377/6 onto the fast platform. Which then failed as well for both up lines blocked in the AM peak.

user15681 · 12 Apr 2014

Class377/5 said:
As a 10 car 377/6 failed on the slows they routed a 10 car 377/6 onto the fast platform. Which then failed as well for both up lines blocked in the AM peak.

Oh what fun that must have been! I had wondered why another terminated on platform 4.

Class377/5 · 12 Apr 2014

TempleRyan said:
Oh what fun that must have been! I had wondered why another terminated on platform 4.

8 car platform too on the fasts. And another failure later that day.

physics34 · 13 Apr 2014

trolleyman said:
Planning in a morning in London to try to get as many 377/6s as possible to photograph.
Where is the best place to get them in the morning?

virtually everything into victoria on the slow lines between 07.30 and 09.00 on a weekday is a 10 car 377..... either 4+3+3 or 5+5.

317 forever · 13 Apr 2014

I am aware of the list of routes for 377/6s. I know they operate often in the peaks. I am hoping to track one down on a Saturday in June, potentially at Victoria or Clapham Junction. I am just concerned in case they are mainly just Monday-Friday.

user15681 · 13 Apr 2014

317 forever said:
I am aware of the list of routes for 377/6s. I know they operate often in the peaks. I am hoping to track one down on a Saturday in June, potentially at Victoria or Clapham Junction. I am just concerned in case they are mainly just Monday-Friday.

Currently, in the December 13 - May 14 timetable, there are only 8 units out on a Saturday, but they're out all day and will pass through Clapham Junction.

Electrostar · 14 Apr 2014

I think I saw a 377/6 at Beckenham a Junction at the weekend. (Coincidentally Tramlink has recently introduced the newer Variobahns on its Beckenham Junction line too having previously restricted them to the Elmers End branch.)

Class377/5 · 14 Apr 2014

Electrostar said:
I think I saw a 377/6 at Beckenham a Junction at the weekend. (Coincidentally Tramlink has recently introduced the newer Variobahns on its Beckenham Junction line too having previously restricted them to the Elmers End branch.)

They've visited a few places off diagram including Wimbledon so could have been one up there. Do you know what time and day you think you saw it?

samuelmorris · 16 Apr 2014

Travelled on 621 this morning - no sign of any broken buttons but I did note some rather obtrusive suspension or coupling creaking going on. It's not as loud as it used to be on the Desiros but for a train of this age it seemed surprising...

Electrostar · 16 Apr 2014

Class377/5 said:
They've visited a few places off diagram including Wimbledon so could have been one up there. Do you know what time and day you think you saw it?

I think it was between 7pm and 7:30pm on Saturday night.

ExRes · 18 Apr 2014

Saw a pair of /6s heading north from Three Bridges just before 4pm, I assume this is just a holiday weekend rostering ?

Class377/5 · 18 Apr 2014

Electrostar said:
I think it was between 7pm and 7:30pm on Saturday night.

According to the magic box, 377604 did the following services

2H57 1825 London Bridge to Beckehnam Junction
2H58 1931 Beckenham Junction to London Bridge
2H63 1955 London Bridge to Beckehnam Junction
2H64 2043 Beckenham Junction to London Bridge

Might have been on all day but haven't looked. Hope that helps.

ExRes said:
Saw a pair of /6s heading north from Three Bridges just before 4pm, I assume this is just a holiday weekend rostering ?

They were booked Horsham to East Croydon. Units 377604/612.

SN319 · 19 Apr 2014

Dont remember seeing this digrammed but certainly nothing rare-

377614 working 07.12 VIC-CAT
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
377603/377612 also working 08.00 Horsham-East Croydon
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
377604**/377612!

317 forever · 19 Apr 2014

TempleRyan said:
Currently, in the December 13 - May 14 timetable, there are only 8 units out on a Saturday, but they're out all day and will pass through Clapham Junction.

Thank you for preparing me. This is quite few really, and I could face a long wait for one. I may well prefer to add one onto my next Mon-Fri central London bus trip rather than try one on a Croydon & Sutton Saturday bus trip.

I would expect class 377/7s to become Daily fare for Croydon - Milton Keynes services by around May 2015.

Peter Sarf · 25 Apr 2014

317 forever said:
Thank you for preparing me. This is quite few really, and I could face a long wait for one. I may well prefer to add one onto my next Mon-Fri central London bus trip rather than try one on a Croydon & Sutton Saturday bus trip.

I would expect class 377/7s to become Daily fare for Croydon - Milton Keynes services by around May 2015.

I have not used thie following for a while but I designed this to help work out where they are in/around Croydon and then to achieve the most sightings in one day. Turns out Croydon works quite well on weekday afternoon-evenings. Link.
Basically, on weekdays, you need to spend time as follows :-
West Croydon station 16:00approx-18:37 most of the units,
East Croydon station 19:14-20:26 about six units,
West Croydon station 22:17 & 22:44 - two pairs.
That should get you all the units based on the diagram info I had back then.

samj · 5 May 2014

377605+377303 parked up and coupled together in the Northbound sidings beside Novartis at Horsham.

Minstral25 · 6 May 2014

I saw 377 210 working with a unidentified 377/6 operating the 7:18 ECR to Victoria making a nine coach train but forgot to mention. Interesting combination.

Class377/5 · 6 May 2014

Minstral25 said:
I saw 377 210 working with a unidentified 377/6 operating the 7:18 ECR to Victoria making a nine coach train but forgot to mention. Interesting combination.

The 377/2 & /3 are being coupled to /6 to cover for shortages in the /6 fleet.

MCR247 · 6 May 2014

Why what's wrong with /6s?

southern442 · 8 May 2014

Minstral25 said:
I saw 377 210 working with a unidentified 377/6 operating the 7:18 ECR to Victoria making a nine coach train but forgot to mention. Interesting combination.

I was on that train and I was going to mention it but you beat me to it :lol:

It was quite an interesting journey.

Islineclear3_1 · 8 May 2014

317 forever said:
I would expect class 377/7s to become Daily fare for Croydon - Milton Keynes services by around May 2015.

You cannot be serious !

LoverOfTrains · 8 May 2014

Hi guys! In a previous thread by another member I saw that a 377/6 was coupled to a Class 377/3 and another 377/6 was coupled to a class 377/2 due to a shortage of 377/6s. Does anyone know this might have happened?

Thanks guys!

Fincra5 · 8 May 2014

A fair couple seem to have some door problems.. this caused a big problem at Balham a week or so ago...

LoverOfTrains · 8 May 2014

Fincra5 said:
A fair couple seem to have some door problems.. this caused a big problem at Balham a week or so ago...

what kind of door problems?

user15681 · 8 May 2014

The better question would be to ask "What isn't wrong with the 377/6s?"

Southern are really struggling to provide the 24 units (out of 26) required for daily service, because of so many faults with the units.

LoverOfTrains · 8 May 2014

TempleRyan said:
The better question would be to ask "What isn't wrong with the 377/6s?"

Southern are really struggling to provide the 24 units (out of 26) required for daily service, because of so many faults with the units.

I take it they are being a little bit like the 379s when they first entered service. A bit buggy

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