ChristopherJ
Member
Post any examples of railway services operated by unsuitable rolling stock.
In my area, NXEA (and continued by GA) begun using class 317 EMUs on local inner suburban passenger services as the staple norm, routes including London-Chingford, Romford-Upminster and more rarely on London-Shenfield, in preference to more suitable class 315 EMUs. These aforementioned routes include station stops as frequent as half a mile apart - whereby the average journey speed does not exceed 30mph - despite the use of rolling stock with 100mph max speed, unsuitable gearing for frequent slow speed travel and low density interior seating on suburban routes. It has been noted that 317s also loose time (2-3 mins) in comparison to 315s due to the gearing differential.
A contact at c2c informed me that when LTS Rail hired 317/1s from WAGN, because of prolonged use on frequent stopping services - when they was returned they was almost impossible to get above 70mph.
I was on 317666, aka Damien , on an all stations London - Bishops Stortford (via Seven Sisters) service last night - jeeze did it sound rough - I was in a mood to say to the driver "excuse me driver, do you know your traction motors are ****ed?"
In my area, NXEA (and continued by GA) begun using class 317 EMUs on local inner suburban passenger services as the staple norm, routes including London-Chingford, Romford-Upminster and more rarely on London-Shenfield, in preference to more suitable class 315 EMUs. These aforementioned routes include station stops as frequent as half a mile apart - whereby the average journey speed does not exceed 30mph - despite the use of rolling stock with 100mph max speed, unsuitable gearing for frequent slow speed travel and low density interior seating on suburban routes. It has been noted that 317s also loose time (2-3 mins) in comparison to 315s due to the gearing differential.
A contact at c2c informed me that when LTS Rail hired 317/1s from WAGN, because of prolonged use on frequent stopping services - when they was returned they was almost impossible to get above 70mph.
I was on 317666, aka Damien , on an all stations London - Bishops Stortford (via Seven Sisters) service last night - jeeze did it sound rough - I was in a mood to say to the driver "excuse me driver, do you know your traction motors are ****ed?"