I thought Liverpool Street via Stratford was still in the current script, and that the Forest Gate interchange was mentioned, but only off-peak? I can't comment on the fuzzy screens, I don't ever recall that being an issue - it was the audio they had trouble with for the first year or so.
Current script uses just plain 'Liverpool Street'. The interchange at Forest Gate is mentioned as only an exit on the current script. It says 'Exit for Wanstead Park Station' whereas the original says 'Change for London Overground lines'. Audio mostly seems to be fine with a few glitches. Nowhere near as bad as when they were first introduced.
We have been told all of them on the West apparently including the 360s have been done but it is still 50:50 on the East side. Indeed I did notice a few had TfL WiFi yesterday when I was out and about.
These are very fast accelerating trains - 0-80mph in 60 seconds. On the other hand any performance advantage with the faster acceleration seems to be lost by the very cautious braking approach to most stations - even on a dry rail - compared to the turbos!
Theres a late night 345 service that is Hayes Ealing Broadway and Paddington only and it does the trip in about 10 minutes.
Can the bay platform at Hayes take 9?
Literally so many projects are like this at the mo lol
No it can’t.
The plan was to extend it - I think the work was completed last year, unless I am mistaken?
I assume, given how late everything else is, they've given up on getting 345s to work with GWATP still active, so are waiting for 387s to replace 332s on HEx services before they serve Heathrow. Once GWATP is decommissioned on the branch they'll be ready to go. Whether anything will be done about stopping at Hayes requiring 7-car units I'm not sure.
387s are supposed to have in cab signalling also though as there is no TPWS fitted to the Heathrow branch.
How is that going to be commissioned when testing keeps failing?
Dynamic testing takes place Monday-Thursday.
