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23 hours ago, russ p said:

 

The seats don't get anymore comfortable and the ride seems to get worse!

If you sit over the bogie there is a lot of noise,  not a patch on what they replaced I hate them

 

Had my first experience of travelling on them last night, only between Ipswich & Stowmarket (about 12 mins each way for those that don't know), so not really long enough to get the effects of the hard seats.

My overall impression was of rapid acceleration, and really bright interior lights !!

 

Cheers,

Phil.

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11 hours ago, Phil Mc said:

 

Had my first experience of travelling on them last night, only between Ipswich & Stowmarket (about 12 mins each way for those that don't know), so not really long enough to get the effects of the hard seats.

My overall impression was of rapid acceleration, and really bright interior lights !!

 

Cheers,

Phil.

 

Try London to Norwich!  They do accelerate briskly especially the small ones on electric 

You mention another issue with modern trains , far too bright interior lighting making it virtually impossible to see anything outside the train 

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Happy and homeward bound ! @russ p

Eccles Road

12/05/2021 (Wednesday)

37423, Spirit of the Lakes, on 0T20, 11:05, Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D - Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D (16:55) via King Lynn - road learner / refresher

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4 minutes ago, beast66606 said:

Happy and homeward bound ! @russ p

Eccles Road

12/05/2021 (Wednesday)

37423, Spirit of the Lakes, on 0T20, 11:05, Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D - Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D (16:55) via King Lynn - road learner / refresher

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Cheers Dave, was quite an expensive trip as in the hour layover in Lynn went to BJ model railways 

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2 hours ago, russ p said:

 

Cheers Dave, was quite an expensive trip as in the hour layover in Lynn went to BJ model railways 

Services on the LNE and GWML are decimated, but over in bucolic Anglia @russ p gets to drive his own class 37 to the model train shop and back again in time for tea.

 

All those teething troubles with the new 745 / 755 looks like nothing compared to the rest of the network.

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14 May 2021at 11:12

 

37 688 Great Rocks through Tutbury & Hatton with a couple of coaches from Crewe to Toton for wheel turning.

 

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Summer must almost be here - the sun is (finally!) out in West Yorkshire and 27th May sees the first Scarborough Spa Express of 2021.

 

WCRC 37685 'Loch Arkaig' double-headed with 37706 accelerate 1Z24, 07.40 Carnforth to Scarborough, passed Freightliner's Midland Road depot at Hunslet, Leeds.

 

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Colas 37612 leads 1Q67, York Thrall Europa to Wigan North Western, through Mirfield on 3rd June 2021...

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... with 37057 on the rear.

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37425 "Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob" & 37402 "Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954-8.6.2013" with the 0F75 Gresty Bridge DRS to Derby RTC through Hatton at Tutbury & Hatton Station 11:35 today.

 

 

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On 10th June 2021 the first Scarborough Spa Express of 2021 to be routed via the Calder Valley line slows for its booked stop at Brighouse.  West Coast Railway Company's 37706 double-headed with 37685 'Loch Arkaig'.

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Interesting little addition to our day yesterday in Cheltenham, a passenger train visit to out southbound passing loop. 

 

Think the lucky punters visited the Pontrailus wood yard too on the way to Hereford?

Mind it nearly did not happen as Gloucester box seemed to route train straight on to start with. The train ground to a halt at the signal before. I guess the drive saw he did not have the feather to enter the sidings. He spent five minutes in discussions before the point changed. Guess the signalled did not understand that passengers wanted to spend 25 minutes in a sidings, LOL?

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Interesting. Are locos on the national network no longer required to show their TOPS numbers as all I can see is the pre TOPS D series ones?

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Even more surprising, than the TOPS number issue, is the 37s are still brandishing NRN 'whip' antennas 7 years after the NRN was switched off. I know virtually all units still have the roof mounted low profile antennas fitted, but their removal would be more complex and expensive. 

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2 hours ago, John M Upton said:

Interesting. Are locos on the national network no longer required to show their TOPS numbers as all I can see is the pre TOPS D series ones?

They'll have their TOPS numbers inside. Steam is the same, they're all on TOPS in the 98xxx series, not as their painted on number.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_98

 

Jo

 

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