Many thanks.I believe 777017, 777028 and 777030 all entered service in December.....
Looks to be 19/12Many thanks.
And do you have the date when 777017 entered service please?
Cheers
Many thanks HTHLooks to be 19/12
HTH
Cheers9/12 on Ellesmere Port line
Headbolt Lane to Liverpool is now three trains per hour from today.
Three trains per hour between Headbolt Lane and Liverpool Central
www.merseyrail.org
They’re on all lines. The minority on Southports but the majority on everything else. All Chesters are booked 777 so you’ve got a very, very good chance.How quickly are the new Cl. 777s being introduced?
What would be the chances of their being on the Chester-Liverpool services next Sunday, 7th January?
Thank you.They’re on all lines. The minority on Southports but the majority on everything else. All Chesters are booked 777 so you’ve got a very, very good chance.
This is my main issue, my nearest station is Pemberton, and I used to get the Northern service to Kirkby and change, but now I'm driving to Kirkby down the M58 as I don't fancy waiting 30 mins at Headbolt Lane for the 777 to arrive... here's hoping the 4 tph will arrive soon.Ironically the last of the 4tph to get introduced on the Headbolt Lane line would be the one best suited to connect with the northern service.
777049 failed on approach to BC with a tripcock issue earlier on, possibly thatAn unknown 777 has failed in a tunnel between Green Lane and Birkenhead Central.
Wierd ?. Why would a 777 have its pickup shoes not already lowered there ?. I mean is it not only the Headbolt Lane stretch where pickuo shoes might be raised ?.777004 has failed between Bache and Chester, unable to lower the pickup shoes apparently, service suspended and rail replacement in operation between Hooton and Chester
I've no idea to be honest. That's what is said in the internal emails from Merseyrail Control anyway. I believe the train was having issues and the driver was attempting a reset. Maybe resetting it involves raising the shoes off the juice or something. I'm guessing the shoes can be raised on the 777/0s for when running around depots on the shunting batteries or something too. This isn't the first time it's happened to a non-battery unit - one of the ones that failed on approach to Sandhills a few weeks aho had the same issue and had to be rescued by a fleetmate.Wierd ?. Why would a 777 have its pickup shoes not already lowered there ?. I mean is it not only the Headbolt Lane stretch where pickuo shoes might be raised ?.
Or do the pickup shoes get raised and lowered depending on which side of the train the third rail is (so quite a lot of raising and lowering) ?.
So it's all going swimmingly then?From Merseyrails Twitter this morning -
"Due to a train fault, some services on the Ormskirk line face cancellations or alterations to service."
"Due to train faults, services on both the Chester & Ellesmere Port lines face cancellations or alterations to service."
Also a tweet to them from a passenger regarding a 777 having a station overrun at Bebington today.
"Disappointing that the 7.39 overshot the platform at Bebington and then left. Lots of people late for work today...." with a photo of a 777 stopped 50% off the platform.