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« Reply #286 on: July 15, 2016, 23:06:55 » |
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Lets hope GWR▸ haven't been teasing stressed out Southern passengers as the empty trains pass by.
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« Reply #287 on: July 15, 2016, 23:45:24 » |
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Not today, apparently they were seen on the WCML▸ to Crewe and back...
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« Reply #288 on: July 16, 2016, 01:37:15 » |
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Yes, I saw two units at Crewe today.
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« Reply #289 on: July 16, 2016, 07:54:40 » |
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Lets hope GWR▸ haven't been teasing stressed out Southern passengers as the empty trains pass by.
Part of the entry into service process. A new type of stock needs to do a lot of type testing this is determined by what the new stock is, then new units off of the production run that have been type tested need to run a prescribed mileage on the forms of traction power they operate on before they can be signed off for use |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #291 on: July 23, 2016, 12:55:02 » |
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Update based on info trawled from a number of other forums, is that 387130/131 continued on mileage runs during the week, and then 387132 and 387133 were delivered to Bletchley T.M.D. on Wednesday and Friday respectively.
There are also delivery paths available Mon - Thur next week, so the initial batch of GWR▸ units may be around sooner than we think.
Just saw in another forum (uk modern EMU▸ ) that 387132 and 133 have been on an outing to Brighton for some DC▸ testing today, Wed 27th.
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« Reply #292 on: July 28, 2016, 09:54:01 » |
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The first GWR▸ unit(s) arriving at North Pole tonight I gather. Let the revolution begin...  |
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« Reply #295 on: July 28, 2016, 15:16:03 » |
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The transfer path from Bletchley has subsequently been cancelled.
...and reinstated under a different pseudo headcode.
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« Reply #296 on: July 28, 2016, 19:31:53 » |
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On their way. Two units being hauled by a Class 37. Presumably 130/131.
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« Reply #297 on: July 28, 2016, 22:27:05 » |
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I probably should have been paying attention earlier so apologies for that.....on which routes will these trains be operating & do they represent additional services/capacity or are Turbos being taken away?
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« Reply #298 on: July 28, 2016, 22:48:10 » |
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Not sure if I'm reading this correctly but it seems to run through Southall station 3 times. I'm guessing it runs through the station heading west (1), reverses just west of the station passing through again (2). The third pass seems improbable from Acton to Ladbroke Grove via Southall  http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O15666/2016/07/28/advanced |
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« Reply #299 on: July 28, 2016, 22:50:22 » |
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IIUC they will take over the Paddington to Reading and Oxford/Newbury and together with the Crossrail trains they will, on these lines, replace the 165/166 which will be heading further West. Until the branches are electrified they will retain the 165/166s.
Initially they will run Paddington to Hayes/Harlington using the path of the Greenford trains that will then be confined to the branch. These will be extra trains
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