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Correct Trev.My guess is you deliver to Kirkdale (the customers delivery address) as before, formally check ok after transit and then sort out storage issues after successful receipt at Kirkdale. To deliver elsewhere starts muddying the water if units are found to 'have a problem' at a later time if delivered elsewhere, e.g. was it caused by delivery in transit from Europe or the new storage location? [note - I am not connected with the project but managed projects/contracts before retiring.]
Then move a unit at a time under own power to Southport P3 and then drag into the non-electrified sidings.
Video posted on Twitter of more 777 testing taking place overnight, with sandbags in the passenger saloons, presumably to simulate the weight of a fully-loaded train.
Correct Trev. The will still get delivered to Kirkdale. Be commissioned then stored at Butchers etc. They will all need to be modified first before service so not sure where this will happen. Some will be modified in Crewe
What is the definition of fully loaded? All seats taken? Or all seats taken and a crush standing load? So presumably to achieve the latter the door vestibules will have been crammed with bags.
Say 300 people at 12 stone/ 76 kg = 22,000. Any advance?
And at some point no doubt there will be the fully loaded rescue hill start tests!
This has already been done. All of the sand bags will be removed next week which completes that side of the testing. 507 rescued and managed to pull a fully loaded 777 up Leeds streets bank
Was the 507 rescuing exercise planned or due to a fault with the 777?
Gonna miss the opening windows via which I could toast marshmallows on those lineside fires.
When is daytime testing likely to begin? After the mods are done at Crewe?
Heard it's going to Crewe instead of Kirkdale.777006 is scheduled to be delivered this week apparently, according to “Mersey Railways” on Facebook.
What is the definition of fully loaded? All seats taken? Or all seats taken and a crush standing load? So presumably to achieve the latter the door vestibules will have been crammed with bags.
Say 300 people at 12 stone/ 76 kg = 22,000. Any advance?
And at some point no doubt there will be the fully loaded rescue hill start tests!
NoHeard it's going to Crewe instead of Kirkdale.
Probably when more than just driver managers can actually drive the new stock.
Planned.
Although the 507 did suffer auxiliary problems after it!
Thought it was going to Crewe first for modifications?No it's due Thursday 23rd at Kirkdale
It's actually HVAC, although I may be wrong.The merseyrail website says 'intelligent air conditioning' so yes but I'm not sure what they mean by intelligent.
Thought it was going to Crewe first for modifications?
Are we going to see 4-car units on the Southport-Hunts Cross line even though we might have to wait for infrastructure modifications before they can double up? Or are we stuck with the 507/8s indefinitely?Still have to wait for NR to give the ok after the issues with track circuits etc that other new rolling stocks have affected. Drivers can't drive the new train untill the issue over guards has been fully agreed. I would imagine we will see the train during normal traffic soon, although probably during off peak
Are we going to see 4-car units on the Southport-Hunts Cross line even though we might have to wait for infrastructure modifications before they can double up? Or are we stuck with the 507/8s indefinitely?
It's actually HVAC, although I may be wrong.
It could well be that the "return to commuting" is low enough that you won't need double sets?
Does anyone know whether 008 is still scheduled to be installed with the full on battery pack?