Help needed with interesting bits & pieces in the South East

[LouJ]

Had a good day today going from St Pancras to Ramsgate and Dover on the new 395s. Very impressed with the standard of the stock and very friendly staff.

Saw two 66s in freighliner colours but totally unbranded somewhere near Dagenham together with another FL 66 on what looked like household rubbish disposal at the same set of sidings. Anyone know which 66s are now unbranded?

Moving on to Ashford - there appears two be a modern 2 car southeastern emu dumped on the right hand side leaving on the line to Dover. Maybe a class a 466? Are these already being scrapped? Or does anyone know what's happening with this unit and maybe provide identification.

Last query is can anyone help with identification with the 2 4-car slam door sets in Chart Leacon depot?

Normally watching trains at Stafford I was surprised to see how interesting it was down "south".

 

[466.networkers]

No idea about the Shed's or the Slammers but I can help you with the Networkers ...

The Class 466s are only 17 years old and are about to be refreshed/refurbished - so are definitely going nowhere near a scrapyard yet! It might have been sitting there as it could've broken down or awaiting an incoming service so it can be attached to another 465 to strengthen a service.

Hope this helps part of your query.

 

[2030720310]

I presume the sheds would be 66573 and 66574 in 'warm store' seeing occasional use with Freightliner but stored because of the influx of 70s coupled with the recession meaning less freight engines are needed....

 

[chuffchuff]

The 2car 466 you saw was berthed in the East Sdg, comes in on a
10 car ex Charing Cross service and comes back out an hour later
The slam doors at Chart are used for shunting in the depot
Hope this helps

 

[LouJ]

Thanks for your help guys.

The two car unit looked almost derelict in the pouring rain - the lack of a recent repaint perhaps added to the illusion.

 

[466.networkers]

Hmmm ... wonder what unit that is, the 466s look ok on the whole, better than the 465s do.

 

[GearJammer]

I presume the sheds would be 66573 and 66574 in 'warm store'

That'll be the ones.... you can see them from the A13!

The slam doors at Chart are used for shunting in the depot

Sorry if this is a really stupid question...... but what do they shunt exactly? Surely if its an EMU depot the EMU's can just be moved under there own power, and i would'nt have thought slammers couplings were compatible with modern stock?

 

[chuffchuff]

Sometimes they do, but if the unit is FUBAR'd or odd coaches taken off
then they use the slamdoors to move them