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reddragon said:
Probably taking advantage of reduced deliveries by rail due to heat / strikes causing cancellations of runs.
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The 455s not going this week is nothing to do with strikes, heat, plagues of locusts etc., but is due to the translator vans requiring maintenance.
 
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5719 has had its wheel change, been on the lathe, had a return to service exam. Just needs coach and bogie heights adjusting post lathe and a test run, it should be back in business soon.

43096 said:
The 455s not going this week is nothing to do with strikes, heat, plagues of locusts etc., but is due to the translator vans requiring maintenance.
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Which 455's this week?
 
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WarrenTManager said:
Post 1086 already said that? SWR moves haven't used translators on 455/456 so far. They do on 458, but a trial is pending to couple directly with a ROG 37.
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Yes, the original post was corrected in 1086 (my reply arrived a little late) to clarify GTR 455. As far as SWR I think all have been dispatched from their resting places by road transport. There have been a few pictures of 456 units on low loaders
 
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Picture sent to me by a friend of Newport Docks today I believe, not a pretty sight. Several 456s and what looks like ex LNWR 319 carriages in their final moments, with 2 Southern 455s awaiting their date with destruction.
 

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TrainTrackJack said:
Picture sent to me by a friend of Newport Docks today I believe, not a pretty sight. Several 456s and what looks like ex LNWR 319 carriages in their final moments, with 2 Southern 455s awaiting their date with destruction.
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Bit premature with the 319s I would of thought
 
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I've noticed a lot less 450s on the new line the past couple of weeks, is the plan to use these 450s to bolster the mainline back up? We've still got an awful lot of 5 cars on the Portsmouth Direct...
 
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GW43125 said:
I've noticed a lot less 450s on the new line the past couple of weeks, is the plan to use these 450s to bolster the mainline back up? We've still got an awful lot of 5 cars on the Portsmouth Direct...
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Already happened as of 18th July, 707s staying longer allowing a cascade of 450s back out to strengthen some of the outer area - wouldn't expect to see anything else lengthened for a while now
 
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Dibbo4025 said:
Already happened as of 18th July, 707s staying longer allowing a cascade of 450s back out to strengthen some of the outer area - wouldn't expect to see anything else lengthened for a while now
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Thanks, sadly we haven't seen much strengthening on the PDL!
 
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Dibbo4025 said:
Already happened as of 18th July, 707s staying longer allowing a cascade of 450s back out to strengthen some of the outer area - wouldn't expect to see anything else lengthened for a while now
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So are they not leaving in August as expected now?
 
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swr444 said:
seems to be most of the basing/altons which have been extended to 12 cars again, even though these seem lightly loaded most of the time
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Quite a large amount was focussed on the PDL, not quite as many diagrams as Basings and Altons but not far off - of course fewer trains because of the longer journeys
 
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TT-ONR-NRN said:
Until the 701s are fully in service - acknowledging that that could be yonks away
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Not necessarily, the sub-hire from South Eastern will continue UFN until the DfT has a change of tune. What we do know is they aren’t needed there for the foreseeable.
 
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HamworthyGoods said:
Not necessarily, the sub-hire from South Eastern will continue UFN until the DfT has a change of tune. What we do know is they aren’t needed there for the foreseeable.
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But when all ninety 701s are in service, they'll be needed even less at SWR. I meant when all 701s are in service, not when the first ones enter service.
 
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TT-ONR-NRN said:
But when all ninety 701s are in service, they'll be needed even less at SWR. I meant when all 701s are in service, not when the first ones enter service.
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Sorry, yes you are quite correct they will won’t be staying once sufficient 701s are in traffic (eventually….)
 
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