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eastdyke

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Flirt doesn’t want to work today, it’s broke after a few shunts yesterday
Either:
a) it's lonely in this 'foreign' land - solution get the second unit over pronto
b) it's out of diesel (they didn't fill the (very small) tank for delivery)
c) it's out of AdBlue (they didn't fill the (very very small) tank for delivery)
d) it doesn't like the damp around CP
e) something else ..... ?
 

Grumbler

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Either:
a) it's lonely in this 'foreign' land - solution get the second unit over pronto
b) it's out of diesel (they didn't fill the (very small) tank for delivery)
c) it's out of AdBlue (they didn't fill the (very very small) tank for delivery)
d) it doesn't like the damp around CP
e) something else ..... ?
Wrong type of electricity?
 

dp21

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405 is in the shed now. Believe 407 is due Thurs as above, 406 and 408 due next week if all goes to plan.
 

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Tell me about one Stadler product that doesn’t work as required...
I’m not sure if this is a serious post so ignore if it wasn’t, but PKP for one have an entire part of their website that gives near daily updates on trains being formed of classic stock vice non-available flirt.

Oh and in unfortunate timing, Eurobahn have had to resort to hired in bangers this week too due to broken flirts!
 

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I’m not sure if this is a serious post so ignore if it wasn’t, but PKP for one have an entire part of their website that gives near daily updates on trains being formed of classic stock vice non-available flirt.

Does it actually say they are Flirts directly, because when I saw a page before it just referred to units being replaced by loco hauled stock and remember they also have that abomination that is the PESA Dart.
 

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Does it actually say they are Flirts directly, because when I saw a page before it just referred to units being replaced by loco hauled stock and remember they also have that abomination that is the PESA Dart.
Definitely regularly flirts as well as the pesa things. Sunday (busiest day so good picture) has two vice, one short form flirt and two pesa vice.
 

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Definitely regularly flirts as well as the pesa things. Sunday (busiest day so good picture) has two vice, one short form flirt and two pesa vice.
Given that there are hundreds of Stadler units in reliable service all round Europe, the PKP issues would tend to point towards poor maintenance rather than anything else.
 

Bletchleyite

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Given that there are hundreds of Stadler units in reliable service all round Europe, the PKP issues would tend to point towards poor maintenance rather than anything else.

One suspects they are not used to the kind of kit you don't just maintain using a hammer and a spanner. It's a big culture change for a railway mostly using classic LHCS.
 

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One suspects they are not used to the kind of kit you don't just maintain using a hammer and a spanner. It's a big culture change for a railway mostly using classic LHCS.
Who will be responsible for maintaining the trains at Crown Point - Abellio or Stadler?
 

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