Anybody know how repairs to the crashed Azuma are going?
I wouldn’t be surprised if three replacements are constructed and magically come back with the same vehicle numbers.3 damaged coaches have been shipped back to Kasado, Japan, the remainder of set is at Doncaster Carr Depot.
I heard the three damaged coaches went to Newton Aycliffe?3 damaged coaches have been shipped back to Kasado, Japan, the remainder of set is at Doncaster Carr Depot.
Of course the HST's have gone and been replaced with 800/1, there's only 11 of these currently and the number of Class 91s sets withdrawn is more than the number of Class 801 nine cars available for service hence 5-car services common. According to a recent issue of Today's Railway UK the only services supposed to be booked for single 5-car sets are the Lincoln services.They may have more diesels than before, but two of the new ones have either not been accepted yet or are accident damaged. The advantage of an HST was that if one power car was damaged you could put a replacement on, rather than losing the entire set.
They also, of course, used to have the ability to hire in an HST set (or even two) from EMT on Saturdays.
Gone to KasadoI heard the three damaged coaches went to Newton Aycliffe?
Yes I have noticed the same. If you are travelling for much more than an hour, you start to notice it. The temperature setting should be turned up. I didn't notice the same problem on the mark 4 or mark 3 coaches in the past.My only slight complaint is that I've usually found the cabin a bit cool for the time of year,
Interesting to see seat covers on some of the end seats, with instructions to use then for luggage rather than sitting.
Not sure whether I saw that in a 5 or 9, but definitely a bi-mode.
I saw the inside a few weeks ago. Yes, the space looks huge although I have no other cab to compare it to.I saw the inside of a driver cab on an Azuma this morning...I never realized how spacious they actually were! I thought I had walked into an episode of Dr Who
Out of interest why does the control panel have a plug socket (and what looked to be USB ports) available? Are the guards / drivers allowed to charge up their phones in there?
PmI saw the inside of a driver cab on an Azuma this morning...I never realized how spacious they actually were! I thought I had walked into an episode of Dr Who
Out of interest why does the control panel have a plug socket (and what looked to be USB ports) available? Are the guards / drivers allowed to charge up their phones in there?
Presumably someone decided that drivers would do it anyway, so better to provide official means of doing so than to have them using charging points in the passenger saloon. It also makes a lot of sense if they (or other crew whose duties take them into the cab) using any kind of portable electronic equipment in the course of their duties - which presumably includes a mobile phone, but could be any number of other things. Even if it's just for specialised engineering diagnostic systems, using a USB port is probably cheaper than designing a bespoke connection!I saw the inside of a driver cab on an Azuma this morning...I never realized how spacious they actually were! I thought I had walked into an episode of Dr Who
Out of interest why does the control panel have a plug socket (and what looked to be USB ports) available? Are the guards / drivers allowed to charge up their phones in there?
Bit off topic, but would TMS etc be considered a security risk and therefore not have standard connections? Lots of IT issues come via USB ports....Even if it's just for specialised engineering diagnostic systems, using a USB port is probably cheaper than designing a bespoke connection!
Probably cheaper to have the USB ports leading to the train systems behind a locked panel - though other standardised connectors are of course available!Bit off topic, but would TMS etc be considered a security risk and therefore not have standard connections? Lots of IT issues come via USB ports....
How many of the Azumas are in service now? Off to Doncaster on Monday for the first time in a while, and want to gauge just how many I'm likely to see.
Yesterday standard class passenger door at far end of the train (one nearest the driver cab) was out of use. Hopefully a one off.
At certain stations it will be locked out of use. Aberdeen and Inverness for example. There is no door control panel at that door so it is to stop people running for it mid despatch and causing delayed departures.
Random question, when the Azumas get diverted via Cambridge (like today), do they run on electric as far as Ely before changing over to diesel for the section towards Peterborough, or do they have to change to diesel before hand due to power limitations north of Cambridge?
Random question, when the Azumas get diverted via Cambridge (like today), do they run on electric as far as Ely before changing over to diesel for the section towards Peterborough, or do they have to change to diesel before hand due to power limitations north of Cambridge?