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« Reply #841 on: October 03, 2016, 20:07:04 » |
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And CrossCountry have suspended the running of some Voyager trains between Exeter and Plymouth due to adverse weather conditions in the Dawlish area.
Could be interesting to see if these condition are present when the IEP▸ is due to pass and how it copes with some seawater.
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« Reply #842 on: October 03, 2016, 20:47:57 » |
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So is it a hastily arranged test for the new stock?
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« Reply #843 on: October 03, 2016, 22:31:27 » |
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WNXX▸ says that 800101 has been seen en-route. Supposedly time to pass Dawlish is 3 hours after high tide, so shouldn't get too soggy. Has been rumoured for a few days now, so don't think that it was a last-minute thing.
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« Reply #844 on: October 04, 2016, 01:33:22 » |
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I note from RTT» that the IEP▸ is timed for a sprightly max speed!
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« Reply #845 on: October 04, 2016, 08:03:21 » |
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I note from RTT» that the IEP▸ is timed for a sprightly max speed!
And even on those timings left Plymouth 87 minutes early and reached Stoke Gifford 115 early. Impressive, and good job it wasn't advertised for people to see along the way passengers as they might have missed it! |
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« Reply #846 on: October 04, 2016, 08:05:27 » |
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Anyone know what the weather was like when it passed Dawlish?
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« Reply #847 on: October 04, 2016, 10:33:11 » |
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http://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2016/10/04/devon-debut-for-iepHitachi 800101 became the first of its type to run south of Bristol and into Devon on October 3.
The nine-car bi-mode train, which will be used by Virgin Trains East Coast, was used for a test trip. It ran as the 2110 Stoke Gifford–Plymouth, returning north as the 0205 Plymouth-Stoke Gifford.
Five-car Class 800/0s and nine-car Class 800/3s will be used by Great Western Railway from next July, with Class 802 bi-modes operating to the west country from 2018
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« Reply #848 on: October 04, 2016, 16:38:18 » |
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So 800-0xx are the 5car bi-modes
The 800-3xx are the 9car bi-modes
The 802xxx will be the AT300s GWR▸ are obtaining for the southwest. (5cars?)
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« Reply #849 on: October 04, 2016, 17:15:53 » |
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The 802xxx will be the AT300s GWR▸ are obtaining for the southwest. (5cars?)
– 29 units, 22 are 5-car and 7 are 9-car, total 173 carriages. |
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« Reply #851 on: October 08, 2016, 13:54:31 » |
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Class 800 ran from Stoke Gifford to Plymouth last night and then to North Pole via Westbury, the first via the B&H▸ line I would guess.
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« Reply #852 on: October 08, 2016, 14:26:14 » |
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Any ideas on other runs out for 800 from stoke Gifford anybody .
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« Reply #853 on: October 08, 2016, 16:10:44 » |
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Any Class 800 runs aren't usually uploaded to RealTime Trains until the day/day before of the run.
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« Reply #854 on: October 09, 2016, 09:22:33 » |
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There have been fairly regular test runs between Reading and Swindon with the unit shuttling back and forth several times. Seen here at Reading last Wednesday night.   RTT» is showing similar runs from Monday to Thursday of this coming week. |
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