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It works intermittently.
Some would say that it sums up Greater Anglia overall at the moment!
It works intermittently.
The Wensum Sidings have no agreed method of working. Reported issues that they have always been used very very occasionally & that NR are not happy for them to be used as frequently as planned without alterations to signalling & that's going to be expensive. Currently operated from a ground frame.Also whats the problem with the new sideings behind a locked gate. I think I saw a post about this before?
Not really sure where we go from here. Hopefully some good news soon mate.Thank you dk. Sounds like it could be a while so.
Almost all tables on the raised sections unfortunately if your a single traveller. Also no luggage racks?Voila: https://www.stadlerrail.com/media/pdf/feabmu0916e.pdf
If you are good, I'll remember the link to the 745s.
317722 moved from Ilford to Ely Papworth for storage yesterday evening
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K92008/2019/03/06/advanced
Is there a logical reason for this or are they really storing units out of use, to return off lease I presume, whilst they're making dozens of short forms every day?
untill last night 317722 was stored at Ilford for a while following a serious fault (I think) and has been donating parts to other GA 317s.
I just recalled that there was a unit that was used as a demonstrator for some mods etc, and it might be the same unit?
Ah yes 722. If I had a quid for every time I shunted that thing in or out of the repair shops I would have long since retired.
Has it finally been flushed out, never to return?
Any updates on then the next units are to arrive?
ah, fair enoughnothing as yet, believe NCP is now full following the arrival of the first 745/1 and with the MNR not ready to take any stock for storage at the moment.
Is JourneyCheck working for anyone this morning?
It's showing 0 for everything at present which is obviously not an accurate reflection unless a miracle has happened.
nothing as yet, believe NCP is now full following the arrival of the first 745/1 and with the MNR not ready to take any stock for storage at the moment.
NCP Norwich Crown PointAlthough an interesting point, could you please explain the bolded bits?
I believe it is a long standing forum policy not to use abbreviations, acronyms, or jargon without first saying what it means.
looks like they're finally permitted to test under AC
from what i heard, thats because Crown Point is full now that the 745/1 is stabled theirWe seem to be not be receiving anymore new trains at the moment... is April going to be a big month
Class 365s have been put out there since Abellio has them for Scotrail. 379s would be easier to use as drivers wouldn't need to be retrained. I honestly thought a 2020 introduction was likely but 2021 is further than I thought. Given only 1 class 720 is known to exist and the rest of them are still sheets of piled aluminum in Derby, what could you expect? Derogations are a must, but as said before, Siemens would have been a better choice, plus they have always been of better quality than Bombardier. Knowing of Bombardier's problems, they made a poor choice. But as you said, the team at GA are not operations oriented and are PR/Finance people who were on the bid team with no experience on running railways fast, and without knowledge of the practicalities.From a good source.
GA now have all but accepted that their plans to replace trains will be delayed until the first half of 2021, which shouldn't come as any great surprise to anyone here.
There are still discussions ongoing about how to deal with platform length restrictions and there has been talk that that the 317s running on the Hertford East route will be 'changed' for different trains, whatever that means.
Find it weird that they didn't just say they would be replaced by new trains, seeing as how much they like to shout about that. Perhaps indicates that there's something in the rumours that other stock will run there?