Titan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Started to read up about the FLIRTS, they can be supplied with a maximum speed of 125mph. Wonder how they would compare to class 800's on such services... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2019 Just now, Titan said: Started to read up about the FLIRTS, they can be supplied with a maximum speed of 125mph. Wonder how they would compare to class 800's on such services... Me too. Do they do 125 on diesel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 If there's enough horses installed (that's the 800s problem, though in fairness to Hitachi they were only specified to do 100 on diesel) then they should be able to do 125 on diesel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Due to the modular design I suspect it will be quite easy to add extra power modules if required. Conversely I suppose easy to convert a Bi-mode to electric only if desired by removing power module. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 Latest delivery 15 August 2019 Great Moulton 66001 and 745006 on 5Q99, 03:43, Ripple Lane Exch Sdgs - Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D (08:23) 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmustu Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 15/08/2019 at 11:53, Titan said: Started to read up about the FLIRTS, they can be supplied with a maximum speed of 125mph. Wonder how they would compare to class 800's on such services... Would love to see a 125mph version for Cross Country! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Looking at that 745, am I correct in saying the non articulated bogies are the motor bogies? Some one said only the bogie under the driving cab and the inner ones are motored, or is that just for the little sets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Yes, the three and four car units have the motor bogies under the cab only. The twelve car units will have at least six. As the twelve car units are basically two six car units with one cab coupled back to back, I would expect the power bogies to be under the cab, either side of the middle and at least one other location which I would expect to be one or more of the other non-articulated bogies. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted August 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2019 Just travelled on my first bi-mode Flirt from Norwich to Wymondham (1K79 1340 Norwich to Cambridge). Good overall experience, seats are comfy and a good shape and height for taller people. Low floor is interesting, with raised seating above bogies. Ride was a bit firm, not bouncy like 321's nor floaty like 360's. Displays are large and clear. . Short Centre power car is novel. Seats not aligned to Windows and due to low floor and non-symmetrical coach design view out is limited or non-existent on quite a few seats, at least in Driving vehicle I was in. Not scotrail compliant! Overall pretty good. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted August 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) Seem to be being used Norwich to Cambridge all day today (Saturday). On an Anglian Rover ticket, so may go to Ely or Cambridge later if the service isn't full of Canary and Magpie fans (Norwich at home to Newcastle today). 37's still top and tailing to Lowestoft, so new and old at Norwich at the moment. Edited August 17, 2019 by ruggedpeak duplication 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted August 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) As an aside, in the photo above the 37 is leaving the station and the rear marker lights were red but for reasons I can't explain they appear white in the photo. I double checked at the time as I thought the driver had set the lights incorrectly. And lots of Rail enthusiasts from around the country riding the 37's. Edited August 17, 2019 by ruggedpeak update Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, ruggedpeak said: As an aside, in the photo above the 37 is leaving the station and the rear marker lights were red but for reasons I can't explain they appear white in the photo. I double checked at the time as I thought the driver had set the lights incorrectly. And lots of Rail enthusiasts from around the country riding the 37's. Simple answer : It's the LED lights in them, modern cameras don't always "read" the colour correctly and it appears washed out - or white. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy1692 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Are the 37s still about down this neck of the woods? Should be in Norwich one day this coming week so will try get a ride out on them Cheers James 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DRS Crewe On A Mission Posted August 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, jessy1692 said: Are the 37s still about down this neck of the woods? Should be in Norwich one day this coming week so will try get a ride out on them Cheers James They have only been operating services over the past few weeks on an as and when required basis. This has been due to a lack of units, due to only a handful of new units been in service. I know that they have been seen in service this month so hopefully you will see them. It has been 37407 and 37419 on the short set recently, although one or both could have been swopped as their are other 37s at Norwich. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 24, 2019 37s haven't done any daytime workings for a while and have not worked at all on a couple of days recently. Very hit and miss now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessy1692 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Thanks chaps, will still have a look around at Norwich wichever day we go visit, might get lucky but i thought itd be a longshot now the fkirts are around, at least i have the missus on board for either north norfolk or mid norfolk trip. Cheers James 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DRS Crewe On A Mission Posted August 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, jessy1692 said: Thanks chaps, will still have a look around at Norwich wichever day we go visit, might get lucky but i thought itd be a longshot now the fkirts are around, at least i have the missus on board for either north norfolk or mid norfolk trip. Cheers James You are more than welcome. 37402 and 37424 have been working off of Norwich and at Norwich respectively recently, so you may see them near the station even if you don't manage to see the short set. Hope you get to see them. Good luck. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin1985 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Someone just posted this video to the GER Society eGroup, showing the units on store at the Mid Norfolk railway. Watching the seemingly endless line of coaches go past, punctuated by coloured strips, is pretty mesmerising! Kind of reminds me of this! But what do all the colour strips mean? It's back to the tradition of the Liverpool Street Jazz Trains! Yellow is obviously first class. And I thought I saw a disabled accessible logo within one of the blue strips. So what is green? J 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Green is the cycle storage location Nick 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Always liked the video to star guitar... Is there no 1st class on the Stanstead Express or was the yellow line just less obvious? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenman Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Satan's Goldfish said: Always liked the video to star guitar... Is there no 1st class on the Stanstead Express or was the yellow line just less obvious? I understand no 1st Class on the Stansted (sic) Express. I vaguely remember the specification included more luggage space, too, but my memory might be making that bit up. Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2019 Diss 22 August 2019 66001, 755412, 755411 and 755402 on 5Q99, 03:43, Ripple Lane Exch Sdgs - Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D (08:23) 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 25, 2019 22 August 2019 Diss 755413 on 5Q51, 08:07, Norwich T.C. - Ipswich (08:52) 755413 on 5Q52, 08:58, Ipswich - Norwich (09:55) Eccles Road 755418 on 1K68, 11:09, Cambridge - Norwich (12:37) 755410 on 1K80, 17:10, Cambridge - Norwich (18:29) 755410 on 1K91, 18:40, Norwich - Cambridge (19:58) 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted August 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 25/08/2019 at 01:27, DRS Crewe On A Mission said: You are more than welcome. 37402 and 37424 have been working off of Norwich and at Norwich respectively recently, so you may see them near the station even if you don't manage to see the short set. Hope you get to see them. Good luck. They were definitely working Saturday 17th on the short set as I and lots of other enthusiasts were riding them, many of them having been in Wales riding them too if I overheard the conversations correctly! Don't know about during the week. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 26 minutes ago, ruggedpeak said: They were definitely working Saturday 17th on the short set as I and lots of other enthusiasts were riding them, many of them having been in Wales riding them too if I overheard the conversations correctly! Don't know about during the week. I'm hardly the first to say it, but doesn't large logo blue look FANTASTIC on a 37? What a great shot. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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