Green DMU At West Ealing

CJB666

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Green DMU At West Ealing

« on: July 25, 2018, 22:39:29 »

An old slam door DMU^▸ was on the Greenford Branch over the weekend. Why? What for?


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Re: Green DMU At West Ealing

« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2018, 00:19:57 »

Quote from: CJB666 on July 25, 2018, 22:39:29

An old slam door DMU^▸ was on the Greenford Branch over the weekend. Why? What for?

Not picking up anything special from Real Time Trains - http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/CBP/2018/07/21/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt - though I do note a series of cancellations late in the afternoon. Perhaps something unusual was scrambled into the slot? The green slam door d(e)mu I'm familiar with and with main line passenger rights is the Hastings set - looking at its diary, I think it was safely tucked up in St. Leonards


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Re: Green DMU At West Ealing

« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2018, 09:02:12 »

Quote from: grahame on July 26, 2018, 00:19:57

Quote from: CJB666 on July 25, 2018, 22:39:29

An old slam door DMU^▸ was on the Greenford Branch over the weekend. Why? What for?

Definitely DMU. And it wasn't a Hastings set. It was parked at West Ealing bay platform as we went by into Paddington.


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Re: Green DMU At West Ealing

« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2018, 09:41:49 »

Quote from: CJB666 on July 26, 2018, 09:02:12

Quote from: grahame on July 26, 2018, 00:19:57

Quote from: CJB666 on July 25, 2018, 22:39:29

An old slam door DMU^▸ was on the Greenford Branch over the weekend. Why? What for?

Definitely DMU. And it wasn't a Hastings set. It was parked at West Ealing bay platform as we went by into Paddington.

Real time Trains shows 2G45 delayed on journey, coming off the branch and terminating at platform 4 at 17:02, and at extra train 5G52 arriving from Reading Traincare Depot at 18:32 to resume service.


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Re: Green DMU At West Ealing

« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2018, 10:09:05 »

So, most likely a green GWR^▸ Class 16x


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