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Why is it going up there for that now? 9 service days after today...Lathe attention
Thank you for the explanation, was a very pleasant surprise to see the 313 passing after I'd just come back from the Coastway!Lathe attention
Refurbishment and bi-mode conversion for North Downs Line work...That's very interesting - wonder what for. Can't imagine it's for tyre tuning when there's only 10 days left in service....
Wow - is that to allow it to run to scrapping...!? I wonder, though, if the wheel sets are retained after scrapping as spares (they probably can't be used on other classes)?Lathe attention
455/8’s were going for scrap with spotless refurbished bogies.Refurbishment and bi-mode conversion for North Downs Line work...
Wow - is that to allow it to run to scrapping...!? I wonder, though, if the wheel sets are retained after scrapping as spares (they probably can't be used on other classes)?
Tyre turning could be possible. Remember back end of 2020, the Northern Rail pacers had the same ie tyre turning back at Ardwick, prior to going to Heaton, for storage, possible same outcome maybe some 313s are going to Selhurst, prior to Storage at Eastleigh ?.That's very interesting - wonder what for. Can't imagine it's for tyre tuning when there's only 10 days left in service....
Don't see why not; there's only 16 of themIs there room at Eastleigh for the whole lot of them?
What is the logic behind tyre turning for storage?Tyre turning could be possible. Remember back end of 2020, the Northern Rail pacers had the same ie tyre turning back at Ardwick, prior to going to Heaton, for storage, possible same outcome maybe some 313s are going to Selhurst, prior to Storage at Eastleigh ?.
1 siding in newport has managed hundreds of vehicles last year, so no reason Eastleigh can’t.Is there room at Eastleigh for the whole lot of them?
Have to be handed back I believe in a good condition. Ie good condition to go off lease.What is the logic behind tyre turning for storage?
Porterbrook I thought owned them...?If anybody knows of any preservation societies looking to preserve any of the remaining 313s I would imagine they are owned by Angel Trains.
If this is the case, queries can be made to Stewart Masterson who is in charge of all enquiries to do with leasing and preservation of trains that the company owns.
I only found that out myself back in 2018 after I made enquiries regarding preservation of at least 2 class 508 units with the possibility of returning them to their original 4 coach formations.
I was informed that the price of the class 507 & 508 units in their current 3 coach formations was £20,000 and all the units would be sold as seen.
I have no information on how much the purchase price of a class 313 unit would be but Stewart is the man in the know on that front.
I thought the 313's were owned by Beacon Rail....?If anybody knows of any preservation societies looking to preserve any of the remaining 313s I would imagine they are owned by Angel Trains.
Could equally have a as yet unconfirmed new owner. I believe a gwr pacer went for work before moving on.Have to be handed back I believe in a good condition. Ie good condition to go off lease.
Maybe like the pacers some 313s, might need the same trip to the wheelathe. However keeping it very brief for this thread ,some of the pacers had so bad wheelflats, in final days November 2020. The wheelathe had to be careful as they was on the bare minimum, to get them safely to Heaton, ie bare minimum tread. However the 313 to the Wheelathe, could well be cheaper then it requiring new wheelsets/bogies etc.
Most of the bogies under these were refurbished across 2021 by Pullman Rail (Cardiff).455/8’s were going for scrap with spotless refurbished bogies.
That said as for the 442’s….
your tax dollars at work there.
I thought there was 19 of them or has the 3 that went first already been cut ?Don't see why not; there's only 16 of them
Sorry I meant 16 in service/not withdrawn but this has now been reduced to 15I thought there was 19 of them or has the 3 that went first already been cut ?
Isn't this the obvious crucial factor, though?!When the 442s were first withdrawn, they all went to Eastleigh for storage. There were 24 five carriage trains. Southern have 10 three carriage 313s. They'll fit into Eastleigh just fine as long as Eastleigh have space.
That's very interesting - wonder what for. Can't imagine it's for tyre tuning when there's only 10 days left in service....
YesUID 313 on 5B90 just passed me at Sth Croydon guess its 211 returning.
Maybe it will keep 210 company to Eastleigh tomorrow (?)UID 313 on 5B90 just passed me at Sth Croydon guess its 211 returning.