RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 If it was "summer" it would get uncomfortable without ETS, it seemed ok on a cool. drizzly morning today. 421 seemed to be switched off both yesterday and today. Will try to upload a video later. From memory, didn't the earlier AC Mk2s have underframe batteries for ETS backup, and the later ones and Mk3s relied on an external supply? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) Edited August 16, 2019 by Tim Hall Incompetance 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 37418 enters Llanishen with the 07:42 ex Rhymney, 8th. August 2019. . My photo. . Brian R 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted September 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Not going well today. The second Rhymney bound train waited about half an hour in Central for a member of crew, holding several other trains up behind it. Then when it turned up at Queen Street there were only three coaches. A lot of people were left behind. As it pulled in passengers were warned that the engine at the front was not for passenger use(!) Mind you, the rear cab would have provided a bit of extra space... It did manage to accelerate out of Queen Street pretty smartly. Edited September 3, 2019 by Coryton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Lucky people in Wales a 37 and mk2 coaches pity we couldn't have them Aylesbury Marylebone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 03/09/2019 at 19:15, lmsforever said: Lucky people in Wales a 37 and mk2 coaches pity we couldn't have them Aylesbury Marylebone Or not so lucky if you're a regular commuter. It's being reported elsewhere that TfW have become frustrated with the errant 37/4's (just 2 for a 2 train service - 37/0 not much comfort right now). 37-hauled services to end 31Jan and TfW juggling units around Wales to provide enough units wef 03Feb to see off loco-hauled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2020 Clearly that didn't happen but 37.418 is now out of action with a blown turbo-charger and no-heat 37.025 can't be used in winter so it's 37.421 or nowt, with the other 'loco hauled' diagram being whatever units are available. Dates of late Feb/early Mar now being bandied about for changeover. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted February 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2020 They fixed 37418 (hooray) and it ran in the evening peak, where it promptly failed at Energlyn and Churchill Park (boo, hiss). After attention with a large hammer it managed to spring into life and struggled to Rhymney about 30' late. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TravisM Posted February 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2020 Maybe I’ve read this wrong but I thought that the loco hauled Rhymney services were top and tailed or is the loco able to run round it’s train at Rhymney and at Canton? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold young37215 Posted February 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2020 10 hours ago, jools1959 said: Maybe I’ve read this wrong but I thought that the loco hauled Rhymney services were top and tailed or is the loco able to run round it’s train at Rhymney and at Canton? No T&T, run rounds at both ends 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 37418 seemed to struggle on Friday night, was 35 late at Llanbradach despite Energlyn & Churchill Park Right time. This morning it was on the rear of 2F10 07:43 Rhymney to Cardiff with 37025 powering the train - 37418 was running to provide ETH. Given there is 2 weeks left could this be the last turn 418 does? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold young37215 Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Ed-farms said: 37418 seemed to struggle on Friday night, was 35 late at Llanbradach despite Energlyn & Churchill Park Right time. This morning it was on the rear of 2F10 07:43 Rhymney to Cardiff with 37025 powering the train - 37418 was running to provide ETH. Given there is 2 weeks left could this be the last turn 418 does? My understanding is that 418 has a turbo problem which probably explains why it was providing ETH only this morning. If the 37's only have another 2 weeks of operation then it seems likely that the 025 powering and 418 ETH combination will continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted February 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 09/02/2020 at 08:01, young37215 said: No T&T, run rounds at both ends When did that last happen regularly (other than for the sleepers)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 22 hours ago, young37215 said: My understanding is that 418 has a turbo problem which probably explains why it was providing ETH only this morning. If the 37's only have another 2 weeks of operation then it seems likely that the 025 powering and 418 ETH combination will continue. Surprisingly 418 lead the train back up last night, 025 was leading to Cardiff this morning. So no idea what the plan is going forward - especially if 421 struggles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted March 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2020 On 11/02/2020 at 13:11, Ed-farms said: Surprisingly 418 lead the train back up last night, 025 was leading to Cardiff this morning. So no idea what the plan is going forward - especially if 421 struggles One diagram is still running - rumours are that this Monday will be the last. (Admittedly that's what I heard two weeks ago, but I think it can't be long now) This week so far it's been 37 418 (and it seems to be behaving well); before that it was the Colas livery one. The other diagram is 3x153, and when I've seen it they've managed to put three together in the new TFW livery. From what I've heard, once they have enough 153s available, the remaining 37 diagram will go the same way and it will be the end of an era (for the second time). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-farms Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 23 hours ago, Coryton said: One diagram is still running - rumours are that this Monday will be the last. (Admittedly that's what I heard two weeks ago, but I think it can't be long now) This week so far it's been 37 418 (and it seems to be behaving well); before that it was the Colas livery one. The other diagram is 3x153, and when I've seen it they've managed to put three together in the new TFW livery. From what I've heard, once they have enough 153s available, the remaining 37 diagram will go the same way and it will be the end of an era (for the second time). Yes I have heard the same, I heard last week Monday gone was the end yet I saw 418 this morning. Last I heard 418 comes down on Monday and he stock is going to Landore for warm storage but who knows what will happen? Even TFW don't seem to know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted March 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2020 37 418 is still looking rather fine. Shame about the Anglia liveried coaches in the rake though. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted March 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Well that's a shame. This evening's run cancelled due to the train having broken down - doesn't even seem to have made it out of the depot. Maybe it will run later ECS for a final (or not) run south on Monday? Apparently there are 6 blue grey coaches lined up at Canton - presumably all the ones not in the rake they're using - so maybe they're ready to all be taken off shortly. Edited to add: I've seen elsewhere what seems to be a screen grab from TFW Journeycheck saying that this is it - the 37 will be sent back and the coaches stored until their lease runs out. It did use the phrase "no more advertised services", but given that the coaches will be stored elsewhere and the train needs a set of security guards on board, I can't see it running on an ad hoc basis. Edited March 6, 2020 by Coryton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 7, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2020 On 05/03/2020 at 13:31, Coryton said: From what I've heard, once they have enough 153s available, the remaining 37 diagram will go the same way and it will be the end of an era (for the second time). its been the end of an era for 37/4’s quite a few times, from a quick scan I recall it was the end of an era.... Scotland 1989 North West c1994 Scotrail (again) c1996 North West c2000 Fort William 2006 Cardiff c2005 Barrow 2015 End of Preservation 2015/6 Barrow 2018 Anglia 2019 Cardiff 2020 When 37/4’s were withdrawn first time around I remember 37418 arriving at Bury and running its first train in preservation 2009...Until it returned to Colas in 2016... several 37/4’s are “unpreserved”. if they figure a solution for toilets in a dbso who knows they might yet comeback again... I cant imagine the DRS37/4 fleet going unnoticed by another TOC thats buying aggressively, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted March 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, adb968008 said: its been the end of an era for 37/4’s quite a few times, from a quick scan I recall it was the end of an era.... Indeed. But it's only the second time round for 37-hauled passenger trains in the Valleys, which is what I was thinking of. Somewhat parochial of me, perhaps, but it is the subject of the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted March 9, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2020 Well, 2F10 this morning was a 4 car Pacer. While they are also an endangered species (and I do have a soft spot for them) it's not quite the same. It was followed a little later by an ECS 153+153+150, running as 5F10. So I'm not sure what was going on there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted March 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2020 The last train from Cardiff to Rhymney in previous incarnation was Friday 8th Dec 2006, with a return to Cardiff on the morning of Mon 9th Dec 2006: But they'd had a farewell day on Sunday 4th Dec 2005, prematurely: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Believe the 37 is taking a rake of coaches to Landore tomorrow (Tuesday) for storage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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