johnnychips
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I have seen many times on the forum that carriages are going to have a ‘deep clean’ as part of refurbishment. What does this entail?
I would recommend that one you have found out what a deep clean is, email Northern to tell them as they don’t have a clueI have seen many times on the forum that carriages are going to have a ‘deep clean’ as part of refurbishment. What does this entail?
I would recommend that one you have found out what a deep clean is, email Northern to tell them as they don’t have a clue
Now time for a helpful reply.
As opposed to normal cleans which may just be a litter pick, wipe the tables, quick once over on the floor, antibac in the toilet they are far more involved.
They'll be at a maintaince depot, included things like window cleaning, wet dry or steam cleaning on the upholstery and floors, vicious chemicals in the toilets, maybe the CET tanks. Might include cleaning under the solebar. Walls, light fittings and advert frames off and cleaned.
Ideally after a deep clean they should be like new.
Also tanking the water tanks with water, cleaning the cabs, windscreens, overhead racks, removing graffiti, cleaning the bins themselves and yes this does mean taking them out and cleaning them etc...
A non deep clean for TL as a example:
emptying all the bins
wiping bin lids
litter picking
cleaning up any spillages be drink or vomit
toilets including seats, mirrors, toilet roll, sinks etc
tables in 1st
DOO cameras
Cleaning up vomit would surely be a more major task than the other activities listed, which presumably have to be done quickly to meet turnaround times?
Now time for a helpful reply.
As opposed to normal cleans which may just be a litter pick, wipe the tables, quick once over on the floor, antibac in the toilet they are far more involved.
They'll be at a maintaince depot, included things like window cleaning, wet dry or steam cleaning on the upholstery and floors, vicious chemicals in the toilets, maybe the CET tanks. Might include cleaning under the solebar. Walls, light fittings and advert frames off and cleaned.
Ideally after a deep clean they should be like new.
General overview of what I've observed at the maintenance depots...
- Automated wash plant (bodysides) and manual front end cleaning once on the fuel pad.
- Periodic manual hand bashing of the body sides.
- underframe washes for pre-exam, radiators unclogging and fatalities etc.
- daily interior litter pick, general wipe down, toilets, cabs and carpet vacuum.
- interior periodic heavy clean (as above but more comprehensive includes HVAC filter replacement, ceiling panels, bodyside panels, carpets buffed, stained seat cushion replaced for washing etc).
Exam tasks by techs also include removal and cleaning of the convention heater grills.
Also ad hoc stuff such as effluent leaks and when passengers decide to leave one in the sink.......
Or wall to wall human waste...