ess1uk Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Just seen Azuma 800101? Go through Grantham. Am I looking in the correct place for the set number? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted February 14, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 14, 2017 800 001 and 002 are running as a 10 car set between Darlington and York and a third unit is running Peterborough/Grantham. All were stabled at Doncaster when I went through this morning. Inter-unit coupling appears to be a Scharfenburger type. 001/002 were very quiet pulling out of York and stepped away, on diesel power, very quickly indeed. Sounded as if they were only running three engines per five car set though. Destination displays were showing Swansea! 001 was ballasted using 25kg weightlifting type weights whilst 002 is almost fully fitted on the interior. Both units have cameras fitted near the doors looking towards the centre of the coach. A few pictures follow, apologies for the quality of a couple of these. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Can anyone enlighten me as to the wheel notation for the Class 801 (?) pure electric train, in its full-fat 9-car incarnation, please? The bible claims 2-2 + 2-2 + 2-2 + 2-2 + Bo-Bo + 2-2 + 2-2 + 2-2 + 2-2 but I don't buy this, surely there's distributed power, not this apparent APT-P motive power.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 001/002 were very quiet pulling out of York and stepped away, on diesel power, very quickly indeed. Sounded as if they were only running three engines per five car set though. Destination displays were showing Swansea! They only have 3 engines per 5 car - the driving cars have a lower floor to allow space for the pantograph well, and there's not enough space underneath for an engine. Emissions regulations mean they have to use relatively tall engines (a V12, rather than a horizontally mounted in-line engine as on most DMUs). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 What happens to the 'nose cones' when they couple together? Are they just left off and hooked back on by hand, or something more technical? andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 What happens to the 'nose cones' when they couple together? Are they just left off and hooked back on by hand, or something more technical? andy They open and slide back into the nose area. Remotely controlled from the cab. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 How long before we hang the nickname 'Badgers' on these things, or has it already been suggested? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Piewalker Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 How long before we hang the nickname 'Badgers' on these things, or has it already been suggested? is it not already taken? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Country Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Production of class 802s for services to Devon and Cornwall underway in Italy: http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/rolling-stock/hitachi-rail-italy-begins-production-of-bi-mode-trains-for-gwr.html?channel=529 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Badger was the class 89, especially in it's first livery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Would't be the first time a nickname was recycled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Maybe the Class 89 ought to be recycled. Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Badger was the class 89, especially in it's first livery. I'm aware that 89001, 'Avocet' was known as the badger, but as it's no longer in traffic I think the name badger is very appropriate for the Class 800's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissRailPassion Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Ant eater? http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giant-anteater Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I think grey sheds would be a better name for them, going by the DaFT inspired interior and exterior colour scheme. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I think grey sheds would be a better name for them, going by the DaFT inspired interior and exterior colour scheme. DaFT exterior colour scheme??? The GWR sets will be in GWR livery; the VTEC livery hasn't been revealed yet (the "Azuma" launch livery is a one-off) and the likely TransPennine livery has also been shown in graphical form. Hull Trains will no doubt have their own livery too ( I can't recall if images have been shown yet). So what's this DaFT livery? . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 They'll get vinyls appropriate to the operator when they actually enter service. Though there's some people who believe that GWR livery is DfT specified - and others who believe it isn't. I don't know who's right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted February 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2017 They'll get vinyls appropriate to the operator when they actually enter service. Though there's some people who believe that GWR livery is DfT specified - and others who believe it isn't. I don't know who's right. I believe the green of the GWR livery is actually a paint finish on the Class 802s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted February 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2017 I believe the green of the GWR livery is actually a paint finish on the Class 802s But aren't those the ones GWR ordered themselves and thus had more of an ability to influence things on compared to the 'procured' by the well known rolling stock experts in the DfT & Treasury? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Richard E Posted February 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2017 I hear that they are about 3 months late so far. GWR and VTEC are both going to be serviced at the Hitachi facilities at North Pole which could make getting sets to KGX interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I hear that they are about 3 months late so far. GWR and VTEC are both going to be serviced at the Hitachi facilities at North Pole which could make getting sets to KGX interesting. They look after 180s for Hull trains at OOC. I doubt many ECML sets will actually use North Pole though, aren't they building a home for them at Doncaster? Maybe NP for some kind of heavy attention, but if they just park them there overnight... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2017 They look after 180s for Hull trains at OOC. I doubt many ECML sets will actually use North Pole though, aren't they building a home for them at Doncaster? Maybe NP for some kind of heavy attention, but if they just park them there overnight... The Doncaster depot has been built and I believe that the various test sets that are out and about on the ECML are based there. IIRC it's on the site of the old Carr loco facility. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 The Doncaster depot has been built and I believe that the various test sets that are out and about on the ECML are based there. IIRC it's on the site of the old Carr loco facility. Jamie It's a lovely depot to work in, scenic vistas of concrete sleeers as far as the eye can see and 66's left idling outside the mess room! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'm aware that 89001, 'Avocet' was known as the badger, but as it's no longer in traffic I think the name badger is very appropriate for the Class 800's. Using the same logic as used elsewhere to refer to the 802s as the Formidable Class, the 800s could be known as Brians. Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 17, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2017 How long before we hang the nickname 'Badgers' on these things, or has it already been suggested? Why do we need to give them nicknames? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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