TPE new trains

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Probably not an altogether surprising decision considering the history of their introduction and service history to date.

 

Disappointing yes; surprising no.

 

It’s worth bearing in mind that the first public service working was almost exactly 4 years ago - 24th August 2019 - with 68027 Splendid and TP09 at Scarborough here.  
 

Since that time, although Covid obviously got in the way, for a variety of other reasons, the sets never achieved the required level of reliability and diagrammed availability.

What the long term future holds for the TPE 68s and separately the Mark 5A sets is the subject of much frothing on a couple of other forums.  Some of it quite amusing really and definitely not grounded in the financial reality that the railway currently faces. 

 

 

 

 

[rodent279]

23 minutes ago, APOLLO said:

Our railways are being "managed" into oblivion. So very, very, sad.

Just the railway?

[GWRPhil]

Taken at Newcastle yesterday whilst waiting on some friends arriving on a delayed Azuma. 
 

 

[AMJ]

I wonder if the Spanish are laughing

 

If you do a translation of "Nova" it means "not going"

 

How ironic is this in relation to MkV stock?

[GWRPhil]

 

 

And a daytime view on the bay platforms on the other end of the station. Taken this morning.