DanNCL
Established Member
Skates being kept in Edinburgh isn't a new issue. Earlier in the year an LNER 800 was stuck at Stevenage for a few days with a near identical issue, likewise a 91 with a seized axle at Wakefield Westgate also took a while to move a few months ago because of where the skates are kept. The skates are normally kept by DB at Millerhill, and have to be transported by DB to the site whenever they're needed. I'm pretty certain the skates are not specific to the 80xs (though no doubt Hitachi will be making it more awkward, like they do with many other aspects of the operation of the 80x units), but rather used for a variety of stock.