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TPE Mark 5A coaching stock progress

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Peter Mugridge said:
I'm sure I read in Rail this week that one of them is delivered but held at the docks due to a lack of depot capacity.
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Thanks, probably right then as the 3 roads on Longsight depot that were upgraded for TPE Mk5a sets are still not passed fit for use!
 
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Peter Mugridge said:
I'm sure I read in Rail this week that one of them is delivered but held at the docks due to a lack of depot capacity.
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I hope TPE included this in any agreements as I know it can be very costly to have things stored at a dock if you have no agreement to do so or indeed go over any agreed timescales. A previous company I worked for was charged by the day for any items stored there that shouldn't be
 
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Surely it will be CAF and not TPE paying for any storage as the sets are not accepted yet and there seems to be a big shortfall in secure sidings for storage.
 
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BMIFlyer said:
It's a low speed (below 8mph) breaking issue, to put it simply. CAF have already started installing a fix according to the latest info.
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Given the time taken sorting the Caledonian sets out, I don't quite believe that...
 
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LittleAH said:
Given the time taken sorting the Caledonian sets out, I don't quite believe that...
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Why don't you believe it? If they're not just using pure friction brakes then I can well believe it being something that would take some time to sort out. Our lot had issues with low speed braking when first introduced.
 
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Caught one of the 68s rolling into Scarborough on Saturday morning. No photo unfortunately - I was so surpised that I fumbled getting my phone out.
 
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It will be even more surprising when you see a Class 68 at Scarborough with a set of Mk5as!!
 
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Mentioned in the Class 397 thread was that a ROG Class 37 went Light Engine from Crewe to Manchester International Depot, Longsight to move a Mk5a set out for storage but then returned LE back to Crewe.
Can they not even get a Mk5a set to run dead with no systems working or was there another reason?

But at least driver training on Class 68s continues from Crewe.
 
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Admittedly this is at York, but it's been sat there for a good week or two now, doing the invariable run up to Scarborough and back. It's been 68022 for awhile if anyone is interested.

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There's obviously more than 1 way to obey a rule then! Anyway, no light for the benefit of the buffers, but a red facing the other way.
Hand-held lamp: A Bardic? or the normal battery/LED tail light?
 
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AndrewE said:
There's obviously more than 1 way to obey a rule then! Anyway, no light for the benefit of the buffers, but a red facing the other way.
Hand-held lamp: A Bardic? or the normal battery/LED tail light?
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When I was there, there was one of those handled lamps, that normally hook onto the back of the freight wagons, inside the cab.
 
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Everything, including the tail lights go off when the Battery Isolation Switch is in.
Also to note that on a 68 you don't set the tail lighting as you leave the cab, you can only set it when you have changed ends and have a key in at the 'new' desk.
 
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So is there any sign of movements for testing again of the Nova 3 (Mk5a) sets. This below 8 mph breaking issue seems to be taking forever to overcome.
Hope the last few sets get sorted by CAF in Spain.
 
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