RMweb Gold TomE Posted May 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2019 1st 755/3 can be seen in the middle of the formation. Tom 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2019 13 hours ago, lmsforever said: Good to see the new arrivals when are they in service? A day of the week with a Y in it is the best guess at the moment. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2019 16 May 2019 Great Moulton 66001, 755417, 755326 and 755418 on 5Q99, 03:43, Ripple Lane Exch Sdgs - Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D (08:23) - new unit delivery 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggie in the east Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 The power car in the middle of the 3car is making my OCD itch 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 In my head I liked the imagined idea of the off balanced 3 car unit, I think I've just got so used to the pics of the car units though that it just looks a bit odd at the moment. The colour scheme through it is effective though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 A pure electric unit isn't going to be any use at Sheringham... It's 153s and 2 car units that they'll be replacing. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Yup, pure leccy no good on the rural Norfolk and Suffolk branch lines. The biggest unit these are replacing is 3 car 170, the pictures in the previous pages already show that these will happily run in pairs if needed. The smallest 755 at 3 cars are a massive improvement on a single car 153. TBH it'll probably be rarer to see them pan up. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Satan's Goldfish said: Yup, pure leccy no good on the rural Norfolk and Suffolk branch lines. The biggest unit these are replacing is 3 car 170, the pictures in the previous pages already show that these will happily run in pairs if needed. The smallest 755 at 3 cars are a massive improvement on a single car 153. TBH it'll probably be rarer to see them pan up. On some branch services, there will be opportunities to run with the pan up. For example the Cambridge to Norwich run under the wires between Cambridge and Ely, and those from Ipswich to Cambridge / Peterborough can run on the juice up to Stowmarket. My understanding is that branch trains from Noriwch would still depart as electrics even if for less than a 1 mile as there would still be benefits for passengers in terms of less noise and fumes at the station. Nick 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Are they fitted for auto pan up/down? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 On 18/05/2019 at 08:01, ess1uk said: Are they fitted for auto pan up/down? I don't believe they are, but as they have ETCS equipment, they could be made to use Packet 44 information. Simon 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 5 hours ago, St. Simon said: I don't believe they are, but as they have ETCS equipment, they could be made to use Packet 44 information. Simon Are they fitted already or just passive provision? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 17 hours ago, david.hill64 said: Are they fitted already or just passive provision? I was under the impression that all the equipment was there, it was just waiting to be fully ‘turned on’ Simon 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siggie in the east Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 The first 745 unit for the GEML is in the country,but due to a shortage of DBC drivers, it's currently stuck in Dollands Moor until further notice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) Admittedly, I'm not as genned-up as I should be on these, but wasn't the Stansted branded unit a 745? D'you know what? Save yourself the rigmarole of a reply, maybe I should just garner familiarity by reading the start of the thread! C6T. Apologies, subsequently read Siggie's "for the GEML". Edited May 21, 2019 by Classsix T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 On 20/05/2019 at 22:24, St. Simon said: I was under the impression that all the equipment was there, it was just waiting to be fully ‘turned on’ Simon You would hope so with all new trains now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.hill64 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, ess1uk said: You would hope so with all new trains now Why? It is going to be years before the wayside ETCS infrastructure is in place everywhere. Onboard ETCS hardware will change (even if the interfaces don't). If you fit the kit now it will likely be obsolete by the time you need to turn it on. Unless you are sure that your new trains are going to be working over ETCS routes in the next 5 years I would save the money until it's needed. For go anywhere locos (freight) it makes sense to be doing the fitments now, which is why it is happening, but for passenger trains confined to rural backwaters no sense at all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 One of the four section Bi-mode Bionic Bunnies made it to Sheringham to test the new platform, video courtesy of the Bittern Line Facebook Page. They've also uploaded photos to the page as well. https://www.facebook.com/bitternline/videos/619013791938134/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, wombatofludham said: One of the four section Bi-mode Bionic Bunnies made it to Sheringham to test the new platform, video courtesy of the Bittern Line Facebook Page. They've also uploaded photos to the page as well. https://www.facebook.com/bitternline/videos/619013791938134/ That's a very confident 'test' running in to the platform at that speed! The 'flashing' headlight was interesting as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said: The 'flashing' headlight was interesting as well. That's the problem with LED Headlamps, they tend to look like they flash when videoed due to the frequency of the LED and the frame rate of the camera being a little different. In real life they don't flash. Simon 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 24, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2019 So why was it worth rebuilding Sheringham platform? Not exact'/y an upgrade! Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 The old one was a 'temporary' platform I believe, built for when the line was stopped at that side of the road and the NNR took over the original station... so it did a good few more years than planned! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 The old one wasn't long enough. I think they will have raised it too as the old one was built seemingly out of beer crates when they moved out of the MGNR station so they could close the level crossing in the late 60s. They were intending at the time to shut the line and even published closure notices, so they didn't spend much on the station. Trust me, that platform is a lot better and should mean level access is possible into a Bionic Bunny. Nice to see it's long enough for a four section Bunny, I half expected the Sheringham line would get the three section units but I suspect it's been built to accommodate a four section unit for flexibility. Some Summer Sunday services on the line would have a full and standing load up to Sheringham even on a two car 156 such has been the phenomenal growth in traffic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Some shots I took of the old platform at Sheringham. It may only have been intended as temporary, but looking at the construction and bearing in mind it lasted 50+ years, it's hardly beer crates. I reckon it would have lasted another 50. Yes, length was the main issue, but the width was a big restriction too. Loadings on certain trains could be quite heavy and entering and exiting the platform was an issue, especially if you add cycles, luggage etc into the equation. The ramp up to platform level on the new build seems to be in two parts to make it less steep and I'd guess the width is 50% greater. The whole thing is ugly as sin though... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2019 First pair of 755s moved onto the Mid Norfolk Railway for warm storage today Wymondham 29 May 2019 755413 and 755414 on 5Q61, 09:17, Norwich C.PT. T.&R.S.M.D - Mid-Norfolk Railway Siding (10:19) - for warm storage 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiles Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 They'll preserve anything these days...... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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