bishdunster
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Apparently , the new through service to Wareham has been postponed, due to the class 121Bubblecar and 117 3car DMUs currently at Eastleigh having had the axles condemned after ultrasonic testing, due to corrosion. Delivery of replacement axles is quoted to be 16 weeks, and new bearings 28 weeks as the bearings are imperial sizes and will have to come from the U.S.A. The service will not now start until either late 2016 or possibly early 2017. Bad news for all concerned after all the hard work by so many people over the last 40 years . It beggars belief that this country was at the forefront of the heavy engineering industry for centuries, and now we have to wait 28 weeks for bearings to be supplied from the U.S.A. A sad reflection on the state of the nation:-x