59CosG95
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Tyre turning, perhaps? Central Rivers isn't too far away, after all.
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Greater Anglia Bombardier Aventras (Class 720): Technical discussion and introduction
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Or back there as part of the seat modifications that some are apparently getting?
dk1
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571 was involved in a collision with a car at Bentley AHB last Sunday. The damage to the train however was only minor.
I thought that was 720571.
Peter Sarf
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Was it 720505 that was expected to be part of the rail 200 celebrations at Derby Litchurch Lane ?.
jammmmmsssssss
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720506 (the pride livery) I think
Peter Sarf
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That makes sense.
Terry Williams
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YESWas the no in caps really necessary
720_Aventra
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720505/568 should be returing to Ilford on Friday!
Loco Move into Derby:
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R00257/2025-06-13/detailed (STP Move)
Move from Derby to Ilford:
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C01868/2025-06-13/detailed (Marked as a VAR move 5Q68 usually is for Wembley but has been changed to Ilford)
UPDATE: 13/6/25 21:00 - Didn't Run
Loco Move into Derby:
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:R00257/2025-06-13/detailed (STP Move)
Move from Derby to Ilford:
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C01868/2025-06-13/detailed (Marked as a VAR move 5Q68 usually is for Wembley but has been changed to Ilford)
UPDATE: 13/6/25 21:00 - Didn't Run
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Many thanks.
Only thing to do is to finally get 505 into service by the end of this month after the few Southend fault free mileage runs & that’s the job fully done for all 133 720’s.
Kite159
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Many years late to the original schedule?
branny_rail465
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Honestly in 2025 having been on all the aventras bar the 730/2s, they are all ultra quiet and boring with regards to the motors. Id wager they all have some sort of forced cooled, closed air traction set up hence the very quiet sounds when entering the synchronous stage of its modular programming. The most audiable by far is the class 730/0 alongside some 710s. The 100mph aventras seem the most silent and boring, with teeny tiny gears making the gear frequencies vanish into inaudiable hearing range at mid speed. Quite bland imo. Maybe im wrong but id wager from what ive read on the internet its likely the aventras are all forced cooled.
Looks like that was cancelled after all.
F Great Eastern
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What happened on the 17:53 from LST to Southend today? Reports of it being cancelled due to a train fault at stations but journeycheck says
Did a driver fail to stop at a booked station call or was it because of a train fault that made them unable to?
Looks like Romford was the station it failed to call at, since the 18:08 London Liverpool Street to Ipswich due 19:30 had an additional call at Romford inserted.
Did a driver fail to stop at a booked station call or was it because of a train fault that made them unable to?
Looks like Romford was the station it failed to call at, since the 18:08 London Liverpool Street to Ipswich due 19:30 had an additional call at Romford inserted.
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boiledbeans2
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Do the 720s have any intended orientation? Most of the trains I see have the DTSLW (the carriage with the accesible toilet) at the London end.
How unlucky i missed that opportunity. I was on 2K39 the one before the Romford non stopper.
greaterangrier
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Yep - accessible toilet London end, bike space country end.
The most common flip is when a Walton service skips Colchester Town when running late.
Unflipping moves are available via High Meads Junction e.g. 720530 last Monday
Realtime Trains | 5M97 1306 Orient Way Cs to Stratford (London) | 09/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 5M97 1306 departure from Orient Way Cs to Stratford (London) on 09/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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boiledbeans2
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Interesting. Did the previous Class 317s have an intended orientation as well? Considering the first class was in one of the intermediate carriages and not at the ends.Yep - accessible toilet London end, bike space country end.
The most common flip is when a Walton service skips Colchester Town when running late.
Unflipping moves are available via High Meads Junction e.g. 720530 last Monday
Realtime Trains | 5M97 1306 Orient Way Cs to Stratford (London) | 09/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 5M97 1306 departure from Orient Way Cs to Stratford (London) on 09/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
I usually sat in the pair of seats at the end of the motor coach under the pantograph. They were usually facing forward departing from Liverpool Street so that leads me to think that they were nearly all the same way around. The only place they were likely to get turned is Stansted Airport.
robert west
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there was a 720 test run on the great eastern main line yesterday
does anyone know what unit(S) were on it please
720_Aventra
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720538 + 720585
robert west
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Thanks for the reply
720_Aventra
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5Q68 has been amended again for this Friday following with 2 STP schedules (for the loco)
STP 0D68
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Admended Schedule for 5Q68 (to Ilford Depot orignally Wembley Depot)
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
STP 0M68
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Hopefully 568 and 505 should be heading back. Currently says Runs as Required best to always check in the morning on Friday to see if this actually runs.
EDIT: Not running by the looks of things
STP 0D68
Realtime Trains | 0D68 0948 Leicester L.I.P. to Derby Litchurch Lane | 20/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 0D68 0948 departure from Leicester L.I.P. to Derby Litchurch Lane on 20/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Admended Schedule for 5Q68 (to Ilford Depot orignally Wembley Depot)
Realtime Trains | 5Q68 1240 Derby Litchurch Lane to Ilford E.M.U.D. | 20/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 5Q68 1240 departure from Derby Litchurch Lane to Ilford E.M.U.D. on 20/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
STP 0M68
Realtime Trains | 0M68 2004 Ilford E.M.U.D. to Leicester L.I.P. | 20/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 0M68 2004 departure from Ilford E.M.U.D. to Leicester L.I.P. on 20/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Hopefully 568 and 505 should be heading back. Currently says Runs as Required best to always check in the morning on Friday to see if this actually runs.
EDIT: Not running by the looks of things
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Many thanks. Looks like it’s not happening again today.5Q68 has been amended again for this Friday following with 2 STP schedules (for the loco)
STP 0D68
Realtime Trains | 0D68 0948 Leicester L.I.P. to Derby Litchurch Lane | 20/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 0D68 0948 departure from Leicester L.I.P. to Derby Litchurch Lane on 20/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Admended Schedule for 5Q68 (to Ilford Depot orignally Wembley Depot)
Realtime Trains | 5Q68 1240 Derby Litchurch Lane to Ilford E.M.U.D. | 20/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 5Q68 1240 departure from Derby Litchurch Lane to Ilford E.M.U.D. on 20/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
STP 0M68
Realtime Trains | 0M68 2004 Ilford E.M.U.D. to Leicester L.I.P. | 20/06/2025
Real-time train running information for 0M68 2004 departure from Ilford E.M.U.D. to Leicester L.I.P. on 20/06/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Hopefully 568 and 505 should be heading back. Currently says Runs as Required best to always check in the morning on Friday to see if this actually runs.