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Bit late this month. TIN watch from MR. Last month in brackets. (MAA = Moving Annual Average Miles per Technical Incident) Top of the class was, again, ScotRail class 385 with a score of 31,313.

 

745/0 MAA 5395 (4750)

755/4 MAA 3156 (3156)

755/3 MAA 3254 (2947)

New entrant 745/1 has a MAA of 4080.

Obviously the TIN for 745/0 for period 1 has improved and was 6899 as opposed to 4188 last month.  I notice that the 755/4 had a worse MAA than the 755/3.

 

Also included was a table  for delay minutes which gives an indication on how long it takes to get going again. 745/0 for period 1 has 9.3 minutes, closely followed by 755/4 which has 9.7. 755/3 took 13.3 minutes. Whilxt 755/3 are 3rd from the bottom, the other two are in the middle of the table which goes from the best at 5.3 (TPE 397) to the worst 137.4 which is the surprising figure for the LNER 801. The next ot bottom was GWR HST short formed sets with 15.4.

 

Hope this is of interest.

 

 

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There trains a Junk end of. If Ga hadnt cut on the software they should have worked but lets be honest they fail all the time switch it off and back on again. But when GA walk away it will be someone else who has the problem

 

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FYI, TIN watch from MR for period 2. Period 1 in first brackets and period 13 last brackets.

 

745/0 MAA 5178 (5395) (4750)

745/1 MAA 3835 (4080) (No p. 13)

755/4 MAA 3419 (3373*) (3156)

755/3 MAA 3604 (3254) (2947)

* corrected figure.

 

Electrics not healthy. :mellow: Bi modes are improving.:) Table positions around the same except 755/4 and 755/3 are reversed.

 

As usual Scotrail 385 top the leader board with an MAA of 34,230. 

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2 hours ago, Siggie in the east said:

1P45 has been involved in a fatality on approach to colchester around CO1176 signal under Ipswich Road over Bridge. The first 745 to unfortunately be involved in one.

Situation has now been dealt with.

 

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Without sounding too gruesome,  I'd hate to have to clean one up from the tragic incident 

There are books and crannies all over the front end. A sentiment that is echoed by some fitters I know 

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44 minutes ago, Bucoops said:

I think I saw elsewhere that the carriage (unit?) cleaning equipment is being replaced at Crown Point at the moment as well?

 

I'm not sure they've had a usable cleaning plant at Crown Point in years, if the units and mk3s were anything to go by.

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35 minutes ago, great central said:

 

I'm not sure they've had a usable cleaning plant at Crown Point in years, if the units and mk3s were anything to go by.

 

I does work sometimes normally when you don't want it to, like with an RHTT set or something 

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On 22/07/2020 at 20:31, russ p said:

 

Without sounding too gruesome,  I'd hate to have to clean one up from the tragic incident 

There are books and crannies all over the front end. A sentiment that is echoed by some fitters I know 

Yes they aren't the easiest front end to clean. We have an ex BTP and a Special Constable working in the box here now and both have said that if and when these incidents happen, they may get classed as 'complicated situations' due to the shape of the nose of the train and most BTP officers don't have the necessary training yet. I foresee clean up times becoming longer than 90mins.

 

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12 hours ago, Bucoops said:

I think I saw elsewhere that the carriage (unit?) cleaning equipment is being replaced at Crown Point at the moment as well?

yep, massive job as well. The entire concrete slab is being taken out and a completely new foundation and facility will be fitted in its place.

 

Its not been the same since a coach derailed on approach to it and the carriage took out the washer and a few OHL stanchions.

 

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Plenty of Basil drags recently but here's a

Duff on a Duff

 

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27/08/2020 (Thursday)
47812 and 745006 on 5Y01, 08:30, Ipswich H.S. - Norwich T.C. - 745006 failed at Ipswich

 

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Some 755 shots on the line between Cambridge and Newmarket. Had a ride on them up and back between Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds, perfectly acceptable as trains, working 13 amp and USB points between the seats. Public address system was intermittent. Very noisy on diesel if you sit near it. Here's the two units at BSE doing the runs to Cambridge. The rest of the line is closed for engineering works. Lots of cleaning the CCTV cameras and windows both here at BSE and at Newmarket (note brush and bucket on right hand platform.

 

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Cab view

 

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And passing Brinkley Road LC near Six Mile Bottom - 2W20 1557 Bury St Edmunds to Cambridge

 

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More pics here:

 

 

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On 04/06/2020 at 22:03, Trainshed Terry said:

 these trains ... are not desinged for the riggers of morden 

 

 

I wouldn't have expected much demand for riggers in Morden, but as you say the trains have not had the smoke and soot removed for the oil extracting fraternity anyway.  ;)

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Another 47 drag yesterday - note, this is a stock move and not a failure

 

Great Moulton

11/09/2020 (Friday)

47812 and 745102 on 5A01, 12:05, Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D - Parkeston H.S. (13:35) - unit move

 

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1 hour ago, Suzie said:

Interesting that it was not moved under its own power if not a failure. Did the loco need positioning too?

 

Not a positioning move but I don't know why it was dragged, the Parkeston moves are (reasonably) frequently dragged for some reason. The loco ran back to Norwich after this move.

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16 minutes ago, beast66606 said:

 

Not a positioning move but I don't know why it was dragged, the Parkeston moves are (reasonably) frequently dragged for some reason. The loco ran back to Norwich after this move.

Could it be that the only driver available does not sign for the 745's but does for a 47?

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The Real question is what does the Class 47 do next?

 

Does it return light engine to Norwich?

 

If not it may simply be a case of avoiding track occupancy issues in the Ipswich Area, in order for the locomotive to get to its next duties.  Note as this is a friday this may be for weekend engineering works.

 

 

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51 minutes ago, crackedmember said:

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Does it return light engine to Norwich?

Beast66606 did say yesterday that the 47 ran back to Norwich.... maybe you missed his post. 

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2 hours ago, iands said:

Beast66606 did say yesterday that the 47 ran back to Norwich.... maybe you missed his post. 

 

Indeed and yesterday (the day after the move) it went Norwich - Wymondham light engine and then took a 745 from the MNR back to Norwich.

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On 13/09/2020 at 14:17, beast66606 said:

 

Indeed and yesterday (the day after the move) it went Norwich - Wymondham light engine and then took a 745 from the MNR back to Norwich.

As a matter of interest, does anyone know how much GA stock is still held at the MNR?

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