• Our booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk (powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!

Class 315 Withdrawals

Status
Not open for further replies.
Peter Mugridge

Peter Mugridge

Veteran Member
Joined
8 Apr 2010
Messages
14,827
Location
Epsom
Ladder23 said:
Does wolverton have a good vantage point to get photos of the 315's?
Click to expand...

I don't think it does - and given which other train lives there, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to go skulking around the boundary of the works trying to see in...
 
Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; click here to register, or click here to log in
R

RailUK Forums

Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
Peter Mugridge said:
I don't think it does - and given which other train lives there, it probably wouldn't be a good idea to go skulking around the boundary of the works trying to see in...
Click to expand...

being what? every so often I do get to work close by, but till now I have never had reason to want to look.
 
Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
Peter Mugridge said:
The Royal Train.

Which means they're going to be very sensitive about people poking around the boundary of the works at any time.
Click to expand...

Of course, I didn’t even know about that, Wolverton is a lot bigger than I assumed
 
Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
Looking at freight movements from illford to Wolverton, there is 2 tonight.

How can I be assured that these will defiantly happen? I briefly read before something is activated if it does?
 
S

Steve Newman

Member
Joined
2 Sep 2019
Messages
9
Location
Enfield
This past month (September) I have seen 29 from 31 of the LO units in service that work the Chingford/Cheshunt/Enfield Town services. The two 'missing' units were;
315805 Last seen 4th May 2019 &
315814 Last seen 25th August 2019.
It does not look like 805 will be returning to service. First time ever I have seen all 317's in service the same month since I started in December 2017.
Steve
 
Terry Tait

Terry Tait

Member
Joined
31 Jul 2019
Messages
196
I wonder if a 315 farewell rail tour will occur, I think that many would be appreciative of that.
 
Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
I’m struggling to keep tabs on it all, hopefully I can spot the next one
 
03_179

03_179

Established Member
Joined
13 Aug 2008
Messages
3,386
Location
At my desk
Can anyone please post which ones have already been withdrawn and when it was please?

Have any gone for scrapping yet ?
 
S

samuelmorris

Established Member
Joined
18 Jul 2013
Messages
5,121
Location
Brentwood, Essex
simple simon said:
It would be nice! Its a pity that none are being painted in blue / grey as a farewell "last months in service" recognition of service.
Click to expand...
Perhaps it's a bit pedantic but given the original livery is banned for DDA reasons and the doors have to be a totally different colour, it's a bit of a lame tribute, and they've already done it with a 313.
 
Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
samuelmorris said:
Perhaps it's a bit pedantic but given the original livery is banned for DDA reasons and the doors have to be a totally different colour, it's a bit of a lame tribute, and they've already done it with a 313.
Click to expand...
DDA? What’s that
 
B

Bikeman78

Established Member
Joined
26 Apr 2018
Messages
4,556
Steve Newman said:
First time ever I have seen all 317's in service the same month since I started in December 2017.
Steve
Click to expand...
Is that at one specific station? It's easy to see all 14 at Liverpool Street in two days. There are nearly always 12 in service and the spare pair at Ilford usually rotates each day.
 
Ewan M

Ewan M

Member
Joined
18 Oct 2019
Messages
459
Location
Glasgow
Sorry to say that the 315 scrap moves have now resumed. 315821 + 315823 are en-route to Newport Docks for disposal
 
Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
typically my favourite 313's are gone, now I start looking towards riding some 315's these are now going
 
Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
any 315 scrap runs due tomorrow? hoping to catch some as I am in London for the day
 
Ladder23

Ladder23

Established Member
Joined
29 Oct 2015
Messages
1,816
I see 2 315’s in wolverton cs this morning, looking like they’re making there way to Ilford at 10:48? Would they be going under there own power... shunter wasnt attatched and the pantographs were up
 
Islineclear3_1

Islineclear3_1

Established Member
Joined
24 Apr 2014
Messages
5,836
Location
PTSO or platform depending on the weather
Silly question I know but do LO/TfL 315's run on the weekends? I haven't yet got any pictures of them in this livery apart from one on the Romford-Upminster branch. Are there still quite a few in service?

I remember the early days of the 315's; managed a few journeys on the LNER 306's they replaced so will be sorry to see them go
 
306024

306024

Established Member
Joined
23 Jan 2013
Messages
3,946
Location
East Anglia
315s only on Overground at weekends now. Sufficient 7 car 345s on GE for all weekend TfL Rail services to be 345s.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Top