Trafalgar 200

[Tom]

What are your opinions on last night's events at Portsmouth?

In my opinion, they were absolutely brilliant [albeit they could have run the trains a bit quicker!!]

 

[Julian G]

they could had used the Slam Door Trains as extra ones!

 

[Tom]

SWT only have the 3-CIGs left, so not much help.

 

[Dave A]

SWT only have the 3-CIGs left, so not much help.

3 hock: That's pushing it a bit if there was a major problem with the others isn't it?

 

[Tom]

Sorry, the 2 3-CIGs, Gordon Pettitt, and a few slammers currently in Bournemouth.

 

[Julian G]

SWT only have the 3-CIGs left, so not much help.

they have some spare CIGs and VEPs at Fratton?, Woking and Clapham Yard
the 3cigs would be help as there are 3 of them
1 stored :x 1 at hard work :x ,1 derailed :x

 

[Tom]

1 stored?

SWT only have 2 3-CIGs for Lymington...

 

[joy54.gen]

No they do have 3, 1497,1498 and 1499. 1499 is currently stored and rarely comes out.

 

[Tom]

News to me... where's 1499 ATM?

 

[TheSlash]

1499 replaced 1512/68002 as Bournemouth depot shunter when it was displaced from the Lymington Branch by 1498/1497. 1499 took over from 1198 which is now in preservation at the Dartmoor railway
Unfortunately, 1199 didnt make it to preservation, despite its unique life on the Brockenhurst branch

 

[TheSlash]

Further, SWT has now got no diagrams booked for a slam door unit, nor any units on standby for emergency cover of failed desiros.
This i feel is a total disgrace to the railway legend, but as a compromise, SWT have kept back 4 slam door units for various duties
1499 {formerly 1394}?
1498 {formerly 1888}
1497 {formerly 1883}
3417 {Gordon Petit}

 

[Tom]

The Lymington branch will still use slammers.
3417 is moving to the NRM.

 

[TheSlash]

I keep hearing a rumor that the NRM don't want 3417

 

[Tom]

SWT staff have told me its definately going up there as an example of a slammer, interesting.