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Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)
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dk1
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Total wibble. The 23:05 forms the next days 05:14 IPS-LST. The 06:39 is formed by ECS from HPQ. 321s just run ECS from/to Colchester unless covering IC diagrams in full.That's what I read on one of these forums a while ago. I thought it seemed odd, I assume that's wibble then!
Railperf
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How many 755's in service this week?
dk1
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Where plans for five but only three materialised this morning.
dk1
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Units afaik as plenty of trained crew now. 170 covering one & 37s the other.
EE Andy b1
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Keep them 37s going until a reliable service can be provided by 755s.
dk1
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Just Norwich for now. Other depots have only had partial classroom/sim training.
dk1
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I don't think that went quite according to plan either. Will still be a while before you see any across the Bury except on test. Only Ipswich/Colchester sign that route.
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Any news on fuel consumption vs the trains they are replacing?
dk1
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No sorry, not something I've really thought about or is mentioned.
grumblingalong
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Diagrams were all adjusted to fit, no major dramas yet, plus, in a revolutionary turn, they actually have fuel guages!
Having finally got my hands on one of these for real they really are amazing.
For someone who has come from only ever having driven Sprinters and their ilk these are like the Enterprise. First time I've sat in surroundings that make me feel more like a pilot than a mere driver!
For someone who has come from only ever having driven Sprinters and their ilk these are like the Enterprise. First time I've sat in surroundings that make me feel more like a pilot than a mere driver!
samuelmorris
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Or they could just be running it with 321s instead...
Same on Saturday 28th which is a bit daft given how many people upgrade on Saturdays.
Railperf
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There are plenty of 321 available on a Saturday.
But if Greater Anglia/ Stadler are struggling to get more than three 755s out for the Wherry lines and the Norwich to Cambridge service - with a shortage of DMUs, it makes no sense to be sending 755s to London
delticdave
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Rather than a pair of 755's, might this diagram be using a Stansted 745 (Std. class only....)?
samuelmorris
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I hadn't thought of that, but I consider that even less likely. The 745s aren't due for service introduction yet, when they're going to be used in passenger service, surely they'd be using the stock appropriate to the route (which there are currently more units of available) rather than the StanEx units?
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Have enough drivers been trained on the 745s?
dk1
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745s not expected in traffic for at least another month. Not sure even whether 755s are passed to run in multiple in passenger service yet.
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How many 755's managed to make it out today?
dk1
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Just 3
MarkWiles
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Genuine question to those on the job in Anglia, what is the reason for the glacially slow introduction into service of these units? Technical or sparing the staff for training?