I agree - that's was the public message. My concern looking at the pictures (not corporate photos) of both seats from both sets is the only difference appears to be the three arm rests. Cushion looks identical in shape (inc seat base height, back thickness). We shall have to wait and see.
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Where did you find the pictures of the interiors of the 5 car units? Would quite like to see what it looks like.
It has been mentioned that they will also be used on Rugeley Trent Valley to Birmingham International, Crewe to Birmingham New Street via Stoke and Tame Bridge Parkway and Wolverhampton to Walsall via Darlaston services.
I thought that was LNR?
Sounds about right. IIRC the order change was enough 730s for 6 cars cross city and to kick the 350s off their WMR Chase Line duties.
Crewe already needs to know the 730s for London - Crewe so would make sense.
There’s not many 730/2s in the grand scheme of things. 10 are needed for Euston-Crewe, roughly 8 for Birmingham-Liverpool. And then it seems to have been said in this thread that they’re to be used in the Tring/MK stoppers (18 units), despite all WMT publicity stating they’ll be used on long distance services (maybe the peak 730 diagrams?)
Crewe need to know them for the Wolves-New St (Guards) and Wolves-Walsall (Drivers.
There's one working tomorrow empty from Soho to New Street 22-41 Birmingham Wolverhampton the full day turns start Tuesday with the 06-18 Wolverhampton Birmingham then 07-11 Birmingham Wolverhampton then the 07-48 Wolverhampton Walsall and so on
Is it just one diagram on Tuesday?
Yes.
If the stations are branded as WMR and will be operated by 730/0s then I think it would make more sense to show them as WMR services on the map, regardless of what drivers sign that route. Orange trains on orange lines and green trains on green lines.
When the 730s were first ordered there were going to be 29 730/1s for the Tring/MK locals and 16 730/2 for the longer distance services. Now there will be 2 more units for longer distance services and 11 less units for the local trains. Was the order changed because trains are less busier at peak times since covid (more homeworking)?
I think 5 cars might be ok for the Tring services all day. When I travelled on them last year (Saturdays) they were not that busy during the peak times, and Mondays - Fridays there will be some 350 services during the peak periods. The MK services are busier and you would need 10 for them.
It won’t be on the Wolverhampton - Walsall line, it’ll be on the Stour for Wolves-New Street and the Chase for Birmingham-Walsall
That’s what I meant, the service that runs from Wolverhampton to Walsall via Birmingham New Street.
We all knew what you meant and any normal person would state the Wolves to Walsall line to describe that route. No-one in their right mind would describe it by saying the Stour line and the Chase line but some people in this hobby have well and truly mastered pedantry
No one diagram Monday full day Tuesday
Just to be clear, the one on Monday does not carry passengers, right?
One was taken through the window of a test train with the seat cover missing. I won't post it as it's not mine.
Are you 100%? On Saturday my depot was told it has been pushed back to Thursday 15th. Guess we shall see.
I saw someone ask the WMR team on X this question and are awaiting an answer as well.
730018 all going well, according to a facebook post 32 mins ago.
