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Plenty 5 car shortforms expected today after a fire alarm at Stoke Gifford Hitachi shed during the night.
Oh bloody 'ell. I can foresee a long day for GWR...Plenty 5 car shortforms expected today after a fire alarm at Stoke Gifford Hitachi shed during the night.
Currently no IET short forms showing on journeycheck.Plenty 5 car shortforms expected today after a fire alarm at Stoke Gifford Hitachi shed during the night.
Currently no IET short forms showing on journeycheck.
Currently no IET short forms showing on journeycheck.
Disappointing shows a lack of resources in control functions.Which relies on those who update journeycheck to do so. With the significant disruptive fallout I expect posting short formations to be low on the priority list.
Disappointing shows a lack of resources in control functions.
Disappointing shows a lack of resources in control functions.
BS EN 13272:2012
Railway applications. Electrical lighting for rolling stock in public transport systems.
Riveting read, as always with BS EN .
Unchanged from the previous 2001 incarnation
- At least 150 lux in seating areas without a reading light
- At least 100 lux in areas with a reading light
The noticeable change is from:
to
i.e. 'cooler' (higher K) colour temperatures are now permitted
The IT systems are so different, it takes ages to make them talk to each other, I can recall when GWR was still on Windows 97 and everyone else was on XP and had been for years, that was because it took ages to get the ancient old DOS based systems working in XP, they had to do some sort of mixed system where the bit that open RAVERS etc had Windows 97 characteristics.Perhaps, but given control is an almost entirely reactive resource it’s difficult to justify an increase in manpower. As it is when there isn’t disruption there’s already a fair number of very highly paid people sitting around with nothing to do.
If there were ways of automating the process it would probably make things easier, but there isn’t that I can see. The CIS already takes the number of coaches and first class position from the stock allocation software; but it’s “dumb” in that respect. It only announces/displays “this train is formed of X coaches” - it makes no mention of how many it should be - the difference between that and actually advertising short formations is there is no way of distinguishing what is uncovered and what is not yet allocated. I’m sure some very clever people are looking at ways of improving it; but until then it’s a manual process and like all manual processes it is subject to their being sufficient resources to carry them out.
The lighting in the first place is factored up to meet the standard even in the event of minor degradationI did have a look through to see if there was a contingency for having a tube out or similar, but couldn’t see anything
BS EN 13272:2012 7.1 said:Ageing and degradation of the system shall be allowed for in the design by multiplying the rated illuminances as determined by calculation with a factor, which, unless otherwise specified, shall be 1,25. This value is equivalent with the light loss factor 0,8.
These factors take into account the decreasing of the illuminance of the system as a result of ageing and degradation of the lamps, the luminaires and the reflection degree of the surfaces. Hence, the illuminance shall be subject to regular inspection.
Maintenance of the system is required if the light loss factor drops below 0,8.
CorrectI can only assume the type testing is done as it says, with a fully fitted, but unoccupied carriage, with all the lights working.
BS EN 13272:2012 6.3 said:f) the measurements shall be performed in a vehicle which is clean and fully equipped but unoccupied.
Not sure who would buy them at that price, but I get unlimited access to them all through my company anyway.Shame it’s £130
20:29 Swansea to London Paddington listed on journey check as being formed 5 V 10, with GWR asking passengers just to use the front five carriages due to a shortage of train crew- so I gather it's still a double set.
The lighting is "OK" (very similar to a Class 350/2, which is a bit "whiter" than 350/1), but doesn't have any ambiance at all. It's a shame they couldn't have been more clever with it.
Agree the ICE trains are really are the benchmark for creating a decent ambience in a train. The 800 is just too sterile; they aren't a bad train per se just let down by some lack of thought, which could've been easily rectified.
Even the 345s which let's bear in mind is a metro train have a nicer ambience than the 800s. Despite similarly hard seats I do enjoy traveling on the 345s especially when it's dark out as the lights facing upwards do help the ambience a lot, could've easily been done on the 800s.The lighting is "OK" (very similar to a Class 350/2, which is a bit "whiter" than 350/1), but doesn't have any ambiance at all. It's a shame they couldn't have been more clever with it.
Why, has someone cut off your hands?I like it.
No ambiance in this Class 800. Fortunately we are just arriving, I can't feel my backside any more.
Do you think it has anything to do with being designed in Japan and not Europe?Agree the ICE trains are really are the benchmark for creating a decent ambience in a train. The 800 is just too sterile; they aren't a bad train per se just let down by some lack of thought, which could've been easily rectified.
Do you think it has anything to do with being designed in Japan and not Europe?
Do you think it has anything to do with being designed in Japan and not Europe?
The interiors were developed by DCA Design International, who are based in Warwick.
Seems there is an opportunity to sell cushions at stations along the route.First experience of one of these today.
I can’t believe, even having read so much about them, just how bloody uncomfortable the seats are.
But whether by luck or design, they may have fixed one of the bugbears of travelling with a bike - my seat reservation was in the carriage with the bike storage not at the other end of the train (like LNER)