With Aluminium repairs you would are looking at AC TIG welding rather than the more common DC TIG Welding. The AC TIG equipment is 5x more expensive and really doesn't agree with electrical equipment, hence Roger's comments.
As much as I appreciate the humour/sarcasm, I wouldn’t waste time or paper writing to any TOC or train manufacturer to get a political, bog standard, obtuse reply.
But their underframe is more rigid, with less suspended mass, mainly because of the absence of bogies.
I think a valid point is raised with the naming. They move heaven and earth to refer to them as the Azuma on a normal day but they’re strictly class 800 Hitachi trains today, leading many regular people to question if the Azumas are unaffected, usually to no reply. Clearly this is deliberate and very unhelpful but there’s little point complaining about it. They’ve taken the attitude they have for whatever reason they have and that is how it is.
Instead we had overheating issues with HST's, 47s that ate engines until they were derated and 50s that, er, had the joke attached to them of being "fifty-fifty's" as that was your chance of actually making it to your destination. Don't pretend they weren't faultless, please.
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Hmmmm a quick Google and you'll find plenty of evidence of 50's failing or HST'S being dragged by locos!
Robbies, as nice as it is to see you back, I don't get what you're trying to achieve with this speculation. Train compliance certification in the UK is very strict. Before being allowed anywhere near a running line, Hitachi would have demonstrated to the safety bodies that their trains are fit for purpose.
I assume you meant to write something like "Don't pretend they didn't have faults"?
i can see them after passing the check basically being thrown onto routes which cover most stops likely why the Swansea service is the first as covers the most of the gwml and south wales main line bar the occasional service to Carmarthen hopefully this issue is resolved soon but is a little worrying such new trains have these issues
Similar problems have befallen many types of trains in the past - the 80X units are certainly not unique in that regard. HST traction motor issues/overheating, 47's being de-rated due to problems, 155's being withdrawn en-masse due to door interlock issues, various issues with 323's in their early days. There are doubtless a few others too.
I did idly wonder earlier if you could run a 378 as far as Bristol Parkway to plug one of those gaps.
This is exactly what I thought when I had my first ride on one of the new Northern 195 units. I was quite shocked at the rough ride especially when travelling over points. Similar problem I presume why these are also being checked.
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I think you mean 387. The problem is that they aren't cleared yet or have suitable traincrew for passenger work west of Didcot. They work to Swindon regularly empty from Didcot for overnight stabling.
