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« Reply #735 on: March 06, 2025, 14:14:09 »
Quote from: GBM on March 06, 2025, 13:17:21
Debate cars vs coaches! (I seem to remember we did have that debate a while ago).

https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=27903 - and we included "carriages" but not "vehicles".
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« Reply #736 on: March 06, 2025, 20:34:10 »
Richard Clinnick (editor, Modern Railways) tweeted a fleet update on GWRs▸ (Great Western Railway) IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)) with the cracking problem still ongoing....

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Just 38 IETs from the fleets of GWR and LNER» (London North Eastern Railway - about) have been through Eastleigh works for repairs so far. 800110 has been through twice!  Currently there are 800013, 800110 & 802102.

Still to go from GWR -
800002-012/014-016/019-021/023/025/027/029-036/301-302/304-308/311-321
802004-006/009/013/014/017/018/020/022/101/103-106/109/110/112/113

plus another 33 sets from LNER.

So many years yet.....
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« Reply #737 on: April 23, 2025, 19:52:22 »
Another update from Richard Clinnick. This has been going on so long that he's now on his 3rd job since the start, and is now editor, Modern Railways... Grin

So far treated - 7 5car 800/0s, 3 9car 800/3s, 12 5car 802/0s and 6 802/1s
800013 & 802017 currently at Eastleigh

In total, there are 93 IETs▸ (Intercity Express Train - replacement for HSTs (manufactured by Hitachi in Kobe, Japan)), 57 owned by Agility. Of those, 28 5car 800/0s and 18 9car 800/3s still need to be treated That  leaves 36 IETs owned by Eversholt of which 9 5car 802/0s and 7 9car 802/1s have yet to be treated

[if these figures don't add up, they're Richard's not mine!]
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