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Post by MoEnviro on Apr 29, 2016 18:39:21 GMT
Think that date was just a estimate, should be sometime in May as a third of the TL route drivers have been trained also the 4 class 170's and been rewired in the drivers cab, corrosion repairs done, new wheel sets added and new software to be completely compatible with the current 171 fleet 170421 is still at Selhurst. The other three are at Wolverton. The First 170/4 is expected to return to Selhurst tomorrow with 421 heading the other way. The May timetable change maybe slightly optimistic but it won't be long.
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Post by YY13VKP on May 19, 2016 19:58:49 GMT
The first 442 has gone off lease, 442 422 is now stored at Eastleigh Works. 170423 has returned to Selhurst in Southern livery, saw it the other day.
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Post by TNL33036 on May 20, 2016 13:19:31 GMT
The first 442 has gone off lease, 442 422 is now stored at Eastleigh Works. 170423 has returned to Selhurst in Southern livery, saw it the other day. What a shame, I'll personally miss the 442s but to be really fair I think it was an absolutely ridiculous idea to replace the 460s with them in the first place.
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Post by snowman on May 23, 2016 15:40:52 GMT
Heads Up : I have been told that there is going to be a Thameslink fleet launch tomorrow.
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Post by snoggle on May 23, 2016 17:28:56 GMT
Heads Up : I have been told that there is going to be a Thameslink fleet launch tomorrow. Yes Roger Ford mentioned it in his Informed Sources preview E Mail that arrived today.
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Post by northken on May 23, 2016 17:54:54 GMT
The Aslef ballot concerning the extension of DOO on the Southern network has returned with 84.4% in support of a strike and 95.8% in support of action just short of a strike, with a turnout of over 82%. Let's see if GTR's injunction succeeds...
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Post by routew15 on May 23, 2016 20:05:54 GMT
The Aslef ballot concerning the extension of DOO on the Southern network has returned with 84.4% in support of a strike and 95.8% in support of action just short of a strike, with a turnout of over 82%. Let's see if GTR's injunction succeeds... Those numbers are well above the Conservative Government’s latest legislation to reduce workers’ rights to strike. If turnout and support continue to be this high then the new legislation will have very little effect.
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Post by snoggle on May 23, 2016 21:08:02 GMT
The Aslef ballot concerning the extension of DOO on the Southern network has returned with 84.4% in support of a strike and 95.8% in support of action just short of a strike, with a turnout of over 82%. Let's see if GTR's injunction succeeds... Those numbers are well above the Conservative Government’s latest legislation to reduce workers’ rights to strike. If turnout and support continue to be this high then the new legislation will have very little effect. All the legislation does is create a target level to exceed and well run unions with genuine disputes will easily get their members to vote in sufficient numbers to beat any target level. All it does is "up the stakes" because the unions can point to massive levels of support. Not sure that's what employers really wanted but hey ho that's what they're going to get. Just goes to show that superficially attractive policies dreamt up off the back of a knee jerk reaction to something can have unexpected consequences.
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Post by TA1 on May 24, 2016 1:31:50 GMT
Rumours at the moment appear to be true with the First class 700 due to run for a press launch, later this lunchtime. - I'll miss it being on nights and what not. If anybody's interested the timings on our intranet and other sites state that the service will run as 1Z53 12:26 BFR - ECR 13:07 if the overall service runs to time and schedule, 1Z53 will be departing from platform 4. Running non stop to East Croydon via Crystal Palace.
700110 FLU has been testing over this side on the Hertford Loop in conjunction with the ECTS Level 2 between Hertford North and Stevenage via Watton-at-stone, off peak. Which has continued to see the hourly services beyond Hertford North to Letchworth & Stevenage running Bi-directional on the up road in both directions. Over the past weekend 110 returned to the darkside and we've now received 700004 RLU.
A block is due to commence from Close of Traffic on Friday night, over the Late May Bank Holiday period to enable the full commission of The Canal Tunnels which have been intact, with trackwork connected between the ECML and core for some time now. The upgraded Hornsey depot will be finished over this forthcoming weekend, all OHL's energised and point and trackwork connected to the rest of the network; Overhead renewals at NBA.
An operation that is common on some early sunday mornings will be in effect over the weekend, Single line working and a reduced service will be in effect across the Great Northern Network.
The Northern City line will be closed throughout, Harringay and Hornsey will not be served by any train nor any rail replacement.
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Post by TA1 on May 24, 2016 9:54:31 GMT
700109 is the press launch train.
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Post by snoggle on May 24, 2016 10:25:37 GMT
A block is due to commence from Close of Traffic on Friday night, over the Late May Bank Holiday period to enable the full commission of The Canal Tunnels which have been intact, with trackwork connected between the ECML and core for some time now. The upgraded Hornsey depot will be finished over this forthcoming weekend, all OHL's energised and point and trackwork connected to the rest of the network; Overhead renewals at NBA. An operation that is common on some early sunday mornings will be in effect over the weekend, Single line working and a reduced service will be in effect across the Great Northern Network. I assume the signalling to allow movements into and through the Canal Tunnels also gets activated this weekend?
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Post by TA1 on May 24, 2016 13:53:39 GMT
A block is due to commence from Close of Traffic on Friday night, over the Late May Bank Holiday period to enable the full commission of The Canal Tunnels which have been intact, with trackwork connected between the ECML and core for some time now. The upgraded Hornsey depot will be finished over this forthcoming weekend, all OHL's energised and point and trackwork connected to the rest of the network; Overhead renewals at NBA. An operation that is common on some early sunday mornings will be in effect over the weekend, Single line working and a reduced service will be in effect across the Great Northern Network. I assume the signalling to allow movements into and through the Canal Tunnels also gets activated this weekend? Yes, included in the full commission is the Signalling & the OHL's energised at all times. This may see the cessation of Thameslink fleet moves for Wheel Lathe attention at XHE. 319's and 377's run from Bedford Cauldwell, via the MML, SLL,WLL,NLL & King's Cross Incline onto the DS Ecml line.
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Post by snowman on Jun 15, 2016 14:06:58 GMT
The 25 six car trains for the Moorgate services have been given class code 717
Due in service towards end of 2018 replacing the class 313s
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Post by 700101 on Jun 16, 2016 19:09:11 GMT
New 2018 Thameslink routes
TL1 Bedford to Brighton via London Bridge TL2 Bedford to Gatwick via London Bridge TL3 Bedford to East Grinstead via London Bridge - Peak hours only TL4 Bedford to Littlehampton via London Bridge - Peak hours only TL5 Peterborough to Horsham via London Bridge TL6 Cambridge to Brighton via London Bridge (semi fast) TL7 Cambridge to Maidstone East - Mon-Sat (stopping north of route) TL8 Blackfriars to Sevenoaks via Elephant - Runs to from Welwyn during peak hours TL9 Kentish Town to Orpington via Elephant - Runs to/from Luton during peak hours TL10 Luton to Rainham via London Bridge TL11 St Albans to Sutton via Mitcham TL12 St Albans to Sutton via Wimbledon
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Post by TA1 on Jun 16, 2016 19:20:23 GMT
New 2018 Thameslink routes TL1 Bedford to Brighton via London Bridge TL2 Bedford to Gatwick via London Bridge TL3 Bedford to East Grinstead via London Bridge - Peak hours only TL4 Bedford to Littlehampton via London Bridge - Peak hours only TL5 Peterborough to Horsham via London Bridge TL6 Cambridge to Brighton via London Bridge (semi fast) TL7 Cambridge to Maidstone East - Mon-Sat (stopping north of route) TL8 Blackfriars to Sevenoaks via Elephant - Runs to from Welwyn during peak hours TL9 Kentish Town to Orpington via Elephant - Runs to/from Luton during peak hours TL10 Luton to Rainham via London Bridge TL11 St Albans to Sutton via Mitcham TL12 St Albans to Sutton via Wimbledon Subject to DFT permission, but they're all likely to go ahead. Great Northern received the first of it's new(ish) toys this week, with the first two 387 units have started coming over from TL to begin driver training before entering service on the GN, with the 317's and 321's being removed at the end of the year or before if the cascade of units comes into effect and the 700's enter service. 387106 & 114 are the first two and arrived earlier this week, with another expected by the end of this week. 2 700's are currently being outstabled at Ferme Park, with another couple stabled in the yard at XHE.
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