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Author Topic: IETs into passenger service from 16 Oct 2017 and subsequent performance issues  (Read 543779 times)
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« Reply #135 on: October 17, 2017, 19:34:09 »

I have had 3 journeys, all in coach A (under the pantograph), and the wind noise is very noticeable when the pan is up
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« Reply #136 on: October 17, 2017, 19:34:51 »

Received an email from GWR (Great Western Railway) earlier this evening.  It had selected my nearest station (obviously based upon GPS).  On clicking the link to confirm this was my NEAREST station (which it is in a straight line), I got this:

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Thank you for confirming that Bere Ferrers (BFE) is the station that you regularly travel from. We will keep you updated on future developments, in particular when the Intercity Express Trains will be arriving near you. In the meantime, if you would like more detailed information, please click here.

I look forward to travelling on a 9 coach IET (Intercity Express Train) on the Gunnislake branch........

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« Reply #137 on: October 17, 2017, 20:06:10 »

I look forward to travelling on a 9 coach IET (Intercity Express Train) on the Gunnislake branch........

I'm sure we'll see them as far as Bere Alston from time to time once they can continue to Tavistock, Okehampton and Exeter.
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« Reply #138 on: October 17, 2017, 20:39:34 »

All the Stations on board the IET (Intercity Express Train) feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovs-I6VnTPg
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« Reply #139 on: October 17, 2017, 22:27:08 »

Received an email from GWR (Great Western Railway) earlier this evening.  It had selected my nearest station (obviously based upon GPS).  On clicking the link to confirm this was my NEAREST station (which it is in a straight line), I got this:

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Thank you for confirming that Bere Ferrers (BFE) is the station that you regularly travel from. We will keep you updated on future developments, in particular when the Intercity Express Trains will be arriving near you. In the meantime, if you would like more detailed information, please click here.

I look forward to travelling on a 9 coach IET (Intercity Express Train) on the Gunnislake branch........

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Mine said 'Polsloe Bridge'! Well, at least a HST (High Speed Train) has traversed the Exmouth branch in the past, so maybe, just maybe  Smiley Grin
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« Reply #140 on: October 18, 2017, 09:12:58 »

Hey, I got Greenford.....when I clicked to say it wasn't, I couldn't correct it either.
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« Reply #141 on: October 18, 2017, 10:43:32 »

Yet to travel on one of these trains and only realized recently that the longer version (are they 9 or 10 cars? Both figures are given... ) is actually two put together. That is a little odd and seems awkward.
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« Reply #142 on: October 18, 2017, 10:46:27 »

The 10car is 2 5cars together - there are no 10cars being constructed.

However, the 9car units were originally ordered as the electric version, subsequently converted to bi-mode construction by the DfT» (Department for Transport - about).
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« Reply #143 on: October 18, 2017, 12:50:25 »

no complaints from me about the seats. The correct upright design to promote good posture. It's a myth that a soft enveloping seat is more comfortable. I remember well the back ache I had on my last trip to Norwich sat in an IC70.
I can't remember what the IC70s in Anglia's mark 3s are like, but I seem to recall that my first impression of IC70 seats (which was on a Chiltern silver set before they had the power doors) was that they were NOT all that soft. Much more recently, I noted that the seat back on the IC70s in an East Midlands Trains IC125 was quite hard. The softest seat I've had recently was Northern's 158794 on a trip from Sheffield to Nottingham in August.

ronically enough - in this week of new IETs (Intercity Express Train) being launched - the only high speed service to be found when I went through Paddington (to get  through to Reading) this afternoon featured a power car sporting what I think was the original HST (High Speed Train) livery.
43002 currently carries a BR (British Rail(ways)) blue & grey colour scheme which is close to the original Intercity 125 livery (I think the shade of blue used on 43002 looked a little too green when I saw it for myself and I've read somewhere that the first two power cars had black fill on the lettering for a while so not quite the original livery but very nearly).

Yet to travel on one of these trains and only realized recently that the longer version (are they 9 or 10 cars? Both figures are given... ) is actually two put together. That is a little odd and seems awkward.
There will be some 9-car IEP (Intercity Express Program / Project.) trains in the GWR (Great Western Railway) fleet in future (one train, not two together) but they aren't ready for service yet. The new trains currently entering service with GWR are the short version (5-car) which are currently being used in pairs, so you are right about two being put together to make a 10 carriage train. I agree with you that this is awkward for passengers as they will not be able to walk between carraiges 5 and 6. Also, there will be two seperate first class areas with kitchens in a 10 carriage train, which means the total number of seats is only about 3 more than the whole 9 carriage trains will have when they arrive.

At speed in a quiet carriage you become noticeably aware of the wind noise, its not clear if is poor air flow design in the air conditioning or poor aerodynamics of roof mounted components.
I've not been on a class 800 yet (do the current diagrams apply at weekends too?) so not sure what you mean, but the suggestion by Adelante_CCT that the pantograph could create wind noise when it is up makes sense. The new units do also have poor aerodynamics around the doors (due to Hitachi not using European plug door technology on this fleet), could the wind noise be due to that?
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« Reply #144 on: October 18, 2017, 13:04:52 »

The diagrams (7 days) for current 800s in service were in a post on the IET (Intercity Express Train) thread - I've printed off my copy.
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« Reply #145 on: October 18, 2017, 14:18:17 »

I'll start an IET (Intercity Express Train) diagrams thread when I get home. I've got the timings for the dates when up to six 10 car formations (2 currently, 4 from 13th November, 6 from 11th December) will be running. That's takes us through to January.

January  should see the first IETs running to Oxford, Newbury and Worcester/Great Malvern. No confirmed timings yet.

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« Reply #146 on: October 18, 2017, 15:45:29 »

I'll start an IET (Intercity Express Train) diagrams thread when I get home. I've got the timings for the dates when up to six 10 car formations (2 currently, 4 from 13th November, 6 from 11th December) will be running. That's takes us through to January.

January  should see the first IETs running to Oxford, Newbury and Worcester/Great Malvern. No confirmed timings yet.


I was given these dates which seem to tie in with yours for the rest of 2017:

13th November Weston-Super-Mare and Taunton see the IET.
11th December Camarthen will see the IET.
27th December Oxford, Worcester, Hereford and Great Malvern see the IET.

That's what I was told at Paddington and it will be interesting to see if they can stick to those dates.

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« Reply #147 on: October 18, 2017, 15:52:35 »

Ben Rule thought it would be Jan 2 before IETs (Intercity Express Train) were seen on the Cotswold Line....
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« Reply #148 on: October 18, 2017, 16:29:51 »

Ben Rule thought it would be Jan 2 before IETs (Intercity Express Train) were seen on the Cotswold Line....

That's the information I have too. These things can and do change though. Although the number of sets put into service is down to agreement between Hitachi and GWR (Great Western Railway).
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« Reply #149 on: October 18, 2017, 21:04:59 »

Ben Rule

Ben Rule? The guy that's been at CrossCountry for over a year?
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