anthony263
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Rumours 150001 and 150002 going to tfw not northern now.
Really? At the end of the year is itRumours 150001 and 150002 going to tfw not northern now.
Im going to wait too yes things can change easySupposedly yes. However I'm going to wait till it happens as things can easily change.
Who operates them currently?Rumours 150001 and 150002 going to tfw not northern now.
Who operates them currently?
As for the future, there are plenty of routes across the country that are worked by DMUs that have no need for any more then 2 or 3 cars. Yes it would have been nice to have had gangways on them, and I'm glad to see that the new CAF units will have them, but so far it seems that not ordering them on 175s has rarely proved an issue.
Correction the Heathrow Express uses Class 332's not 331's they're the new Northern EMU's!ETCS has been fitted in the Heathrow tunnels to replace the existing obsolete Automatic Train Protection system. It is not yet active as the systems interfere when both are active at the same time. Published plans state that when the Class 387s take over the running of the Heathrow Express service from the Class 331s the old system will be deactivated and removed.
Rumours from where? Facebook? Spotters on the platform?Rumours 150001 and 150002 going to tfw not northern now.
That one's got a bit more than rumour to it: there was an open-access application to Coventry on the ORR website, as discussed here. The links have gone dead since they were first posted two weeks ago, though, so there's still plenty of confusion and uncertainty to go around.All sorts of rumours floating round here lately. Apparently we’re off to Coventry or rugby next! I’ve given up listening.
That one's got a bit more than rumour to it: there was an open-access application to Coventry on the ORR website, as discussed here. The links have gone dead since they were first posted two weeks ago, though, so there's still plenty of confusion and uncertainty to go around.
I enjoy your frequent insight from the staff room side of things, so I'm only too happy to have helped in the other direction.This forum never fails to deliver. Cheers buddy. Some good reading there.
Yeah 001 and 002 is good on the devon metroGreat Western and mostly employed on the Devon Metro, although they do turn up, unfortunately, on Cardiff to Portsmouths occasionally
This forum never fails to deliver. Cheers buddy. Some good reading there.
thanks for the infoETCS has been fitted in the Heathrow tunnels to replace the existing obsolete Automatic Train Protection system. It is not yet active as the systems interfere when both are active at the same time. Published plans state that when the Class 387s take over the running of the Heathrow Express service from the Class 331s the old system will be deactivated and removed.
in what way "unfortunately'...?Great Western and mostly employed on the Devon Metro, although they do turn up, unfortunately, on Cardiff to Portsmouths occasionally
in what way "unfortunately'...?
My son,travelling back from Conway to Chester saturday night noted both toilets locked out of service on the 175 !
The guard said they had been vandalised.
Good job it wasnt a very long journey!
Why would anyone want to vandalise train toilets?
It wouldn't enter service with no working toilets. There is a big difference between entering service and remaining in service. It could well have been the last train out of Holyhead and there was either the choice of running the service without working toilets to get it to Chester for repair, or cancel the service.
I sure know which I would prefer.
Also, you'd be surprised at what people do to toilets on the trains. I've seen loos deliberately blocked with the entire contents of the the bog roll holder. Seats pulled off, mirrors broken, vomit everywhere. Could have been anything.
Apologies, I only realised it was "Saturday night", I thought it was a service this morning. I've yet to actually see any significant damage myself beyond the usual wall scrawlings, but the damage you describe doesn't surprise me sadly.
I'll always remember coming across a 150 one day and you'd honestly think that someone had been murdered and chopped up in the bog.
There was what looked like a mixture of vomit and blood all over the toilet, walls and floor. It was absolutely horrendous.
It was taken out of service as the smell was also dreadfulThat sounds pretty horrific. Would they still put it into service like that, albeit toilet locked-out?
It was taken out of service as the smell was also dreadful
I'm surprised they allowed it to enter service in such a state.
It proves how short of rolling stock we're in that these 2 35-year old units aren't been retired yet......Really? At the end of the year is it