Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

[Railperf]

Is the FLIRT out today?

 

[170TurboFan]

Is the FLIRT out today?

Potentially, have seen that the 0930 Service from Cambridge terminates on 6 to then do Norwich to Great Yarmouth services and then a new unit is coming to run the 0938 Norwich to Cambridge on Platform 3. Could be a 755 on either diagrams potentially. Hopefully is on the Cambridge route to allow the 755s to stretch their legs a bit.

 

[Railperf]

Potentially, have seen that the 0930 Service from Cambridge terminates on 6 to then do Norwich to Great Yarmouth services and then a new unit is coming to run the 0938 Norwich to Cambridge on Platform 3. Could be a 755 on either diagrams potentially. Hopefully is on the Cambridge route to allow the 755s to stretch their legs a bit.

If the 9:38 to Cambridge is a flirt unit does anybody know what the remainder of that diagram is?

 

[170TurboFan]

If the 9:38 to Cambridge is a flirt unit does anybody know what the remainder of that diagram is?

Returns from Cambridge on the 1109, then spends around 20 minutes on Crown Point, possible refuelling, then is back out on Cambridge at 1340.

 

[Railperf]

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Returns from Cambridge on the 1109, then spends around 20 minutes on Crown Point, possible refuelling, then is back out on Cambridge at 1340.

Timing load = class 317 emu!!!!!. And what looks like extended 2 minute dwell times en route.

 

[dk1]

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Timing load = class 317 emu!!!!!. And what looks like extended 2 minute dwell times en route.

The 1109 has had extended dwell daily times since May. It's due to the 1100 Ni90 service from Liv St having its path over Trowse Bridge. The 1230 up then has priority before finally the dawdling 1109 with its pathetic path. It arrives too late to reliably form the 1240.

 

[bspahh]

Potentially, have seen that the 0930 Service from Cambridge terminates on 6 to then do Norwich to Great Yarmouth services and then a new unit is coming to run the 0938 Norwich to Cambridge on Platform 3. Could be a 755 on either diagrams potentially. Hopefully is on the Cambridge route to allow the 755s to stretch their legs a bit.

I am on this at the moment and its a 156. It is the Cambridge to Norwich train that arrives at 9.30

 

[dk1]

I am on this at the moment and its a 156. It is the Cambridge to Norwich train that arrives at 9.30

Didn't happen then.

 

[delticdave]

The 1109 has had extended dwell daily times since May. It's due to the 1100 Ni90 service from Liv St having its path over Trowse Bridge. The 1230 up then has priority before finally the dawdling 1109 with its pathetic path. It arrives too late to reliably form the 1240.

Do the NI90's run at weekends too?

 

[bspahh]

Didn't happen then.

I'm now on the 9.59 to Great Yarmouth and its 755418

 

[bspahh]

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• bspahh
• 3 Aug 2019

You wouldn't happen to have a picture(s) of these signs?

This is from platform 5 at Norwich. Its a sign with "Class 755" at the top, then "Power Changeover" and "Diesel Whittingham Hn Thetford"

 

[dk1]

I'm now on the 9.59 to Great Yarmouth and its 755418

Cool. I here the 37s (one in IC livery) are out too. Not a Summer Saturday of yesteryear but a nice bit of variety all the same.

 

[jayah]

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• bspahh
• 3 Aug 2019

This is from platform 5 at Norwich. Its a sign with "Class 755" at the top, then "Power Changeover" and "Diesel Whittingham Hn Thetford"

What exactly are these signs for? I didn't think there were OHLE at either of those places.

 

[dk1]

What exactly are these signs for? I didn't think there were OHLE at either of those places.

Bimodal units.

 

[jopsuk]

What exactly are these signs for? I didn't think there were OHLE at either of those places.

It's a reminder to a driver of a 755 that may have come in on electric from the depot (or from the Ipswich direction) that if they are departing towards either of those directions they must engage the diesel mode

 

[Class 170101]

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• bspahh
• 3 Aug 2019

This is from platform 5 at Norwich. Its a sign with "Class 755" at the top, then "Power Changeover" and "Diesel Whittingham Hn Thetford"

Only as far as Thetford.....

 

[Rick1984]

So they won't pan down on the move which is a shame. Will they pan up while idol in Norwich?

 

[Railperf]

I'm now on the 9.59 to Great Yarmouth and its 755418

Only one 755 out today then.

 

[dk1]

So they won't pan down on the move which is a shame. Will they pan up while idol in Norwich?

Yes that's the plan. Idiot boards have to be put up for everything these days.

 

[jopsuk]

do the units have the capability, should reinforced OHLE be fitted in appropriate locations, to have pan up/pan down done on the move, activated by beacon, as with the Class 80x? Appreciate that would be a significant infrastructure project.

 

[86246]

Do the NI90's run at weekends too?

I believe it is yet to run on a Saturday due to the various engineering works that have taken place at weekends since May. It appears to be running next Saturday.

 

[LAX54]

Only one 755 out today then.

Plus one tootling about on test / training, and a 745 doing some ML runs to Colchester and Ipswich, the 745 said on the side: Calling at Manningtree, Ipswich, Needham Market, Stowmarket.........

 

[Railperf]

Any likelihood a 755 will be used between Norwich and Cambridge on Monday?

 

[bspahh]

I'm now on the 9.59 to Great Yarmouth and its 755418

I'm on the same train on the way back. The double doors between at the Great Yarmouth end of the power car is a bit recalcitrant. The guard opened it with the manual key at the top, but the button didn't work.

 

[grumblingalong]

Plus one tootling about on test / training, and a 745 doing some ML runs to Colchester and Ipswich, the 745 said on the side: Calling at Manningtree, Ipswich, Needham Market, Stowmarket.........

With SDO working there'd be no real reason why a stop at Needham couldn't be put in on a new timetable, maybe just one an hour with the extra stopper to Norwich that was mooted? I'm sure the people of Needham would like to stop just watching the London trains pass by!

 

[Silver Cobra]

I'm now on the 9.59 to Great Yarmouth and its 755418

I was on the very same train As the 0809 Cambridge - Norwich service was 5 minutes late, I just missed the 0936 to Great Yarmouth, which opened the opportunity for my first journey on a 755. Very nice trains, I must say.

 

[dk1]

Any likelihood a 755 will be used between Norwich and Cambridge on Monday?

Zero at the moment. Still more route proving to do on that line before carrying passengers. Seems the perfect route to put them on after covering NC37.

 

[306024]

With SDO working there'd be no real reason why a stop at Needham couldn't be put in on a new timetable, maybe just one an hour with the extra stopper to Norwich that was mooted? I'm sure the people of Needham would like to stop just watching the London trains pass by!

With class 309s the morning peak Stowmarket starter used to stop at Needham Market if memory serves.

Lots of excitement about the Stadler units entering passenger service, just wonder how long it will take before everyone says Anglia is boring with no variety

 

[Tim Regester]

Lots of excitement about the Stadler units entering passenger service, just wonder how long it will take before everyone says Anglia is boring with no variety

99% of Passengers could not give a hoot about variety, they are only interested in getting from A to B without the train being cancelled and on a clean comfortable modern train. None of the previous GA stock (and I include the 170's , even they look tired) really meet that criteria, the sooner all the 15x stock has gone the better.

A fair proportion btw might be upset that the bi modes use diesel, Internal Combustion Engines have the future of the Dodo and we need a carbon free Transport Network asap. I am sure the 755s have much lower NOX, PM and CO2 emissions than the trains they replace, but the sooner they can replace the diesel power plant with batteries and some form of charging when at terminii the better. perhaps the imminent advent of high density solid state batteries will mean the diesel power plants are a stop gap.

 

[jopsuk]

Lots of excitement about the Stadler units entering passenger service, just wonder how long it will take before everyone says Anglia is boring with no variety

Oh many spotters will absolutely wail about it, but hopefully for passengers it'll bring more reliable services, as, for example, Crown Point will be able to specialise in two very similar classes rather than the mixed bag of microfleets.