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Being (hideously) orange - how did that get an easement from ORR/RSSB to not have a safe working line aka a 'Cant rail' ??
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Doesn't the white line offer that?
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Cant rail is supposed to be orange. Just concerns me that long term there's a slippery slope where things like this are no longer considered important by the RSSB until there's an accident.
Choice of colours have changed over the years, given that the fly doors are no longer required to be yellow, does the change of colour to the Cant Rail really matter more?
Surely as long as it's easily defined/contrasted it will still be obvious to those who would need to know where it is
I seem to recall that AWC’s livery has a slight bit of white for the cant rail too on the orange parts of the livery, very much a more common thing now, as long as the line is clearly visible and well contrasted, I fail to see an issue.
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Just saw this coming through Coventry on way to Bletchley:
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Too far away to see number but could be 730024
Realtime Trains | 5Q06 1105 Oxley Car. M.D. to Bletchley T.M.D. | 01/05/2023
Real-time train running information for 5Q06 1105 departure from Oxley Car. M.D. to Bletchley T.M.D. on 01/05/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Bletchleyite
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Saw it in the platforms at Stafford earlier. Looks reasonable, though window alignment is a bit lazy. There appears to be a 1+1 seated section which I suspect will be the prize!
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Anyone got confirmation of this being 024 please?
rogercov
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If the one seen at Stafford was 024, then the one I saw at Coventry was not.
The Stafford one is running to/from Nuneaton all day, as one of them did last week.
The Stafford one is running to/from Nuneaton all day, as one of them did last week.
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Are there any of these usually parked up at Crewe that can be seen from the WCML?
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As far as I know there are only the 2x LNWR units (101 & 103) parked at Crewe Arriva Traincare - both have recently been sat next to the WCML running lines so easily visible (although I've not been that way in a few weeks)
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Thank you.
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They are still there
rogercov
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730004+730024 were doing the Stafford-Nuneaton runs today. They have just returned to Oxley (saw this on the Bushbury Railcam).
Therefore it was two other units that went to Bletchley today.
Most likely heading to Bletchley for driver training duties, the paths for training between Bletchley-Northampton-Rugby and back are beginning to appear it seems.
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007 & 008Just saw this coming through Coventry on way to Bletchley:
Too far away to see number but could be 730024Realtime Trains | 5Q06 1105 Oxley Car. M.D. to Bletchley T.M.D. | 01/05/2023
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Thanks
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Probably welded themselves to the rails there now
Thanks both
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37611 730034
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Realtime Trains | 5Q65 1008 Derby Litchurch Lane to Oxley Car. M.D. | 03/05/2023
Real-time train running information for 5Q65 1008 departure from Derby Litchurch Lane to Oxley Car. M.D. on 03/05/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Anyone know what 730/0 is running 5Q04 1305 Nuneaton to Crewe is? Just seen it but couldn't get the number.
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730025 noted at Crewe on test this morning....
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I'm surprised they've been able to get the wheels to go round on this
45076
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I thought that too but it was definitely moving at quite a good lickI'm surprised they've been able to get the wheels to go round on this
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Definitely good to see them back out, but I won't panic too much about getting my final 350/2's just yet considering no more of the LNWR 730's are currently coming off the production line
Liam L
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Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I think the priority is getting the 730/0s built, that’s what it seems like anyway.
I do wonder if after 730036 is built they start on the 730/1 construction, considering that the original order only had 36 /0s, building the extra /0s at a later date.
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730034 on 5Q04 stops at top end Tamworth opens doors and punters set off up platform and some nearly boarded but just managed to get doors closed in time!
Must be close to introduction?
Must be close to introduction?