Err, don't think so!
Yes, to an extent. The root cause is the combination of ETS being needed to clean and service the carriages (which means the 68's engine rises to 1150 RPM, where it is very bassy and reverberating), as well as the lack of sufficient noise insulation in adjacent properties and at the sidings.
Good pun there, I like it!
Sounds to me TPE they need to install some shore-based power for use while cleaning / maintaining stock. Won't antagonise neighbours, will reduce fuel bills, and be environmentally better - commercial power generation from coal comes to an end at the end of this month (albeit there will still be a reserve capability for some time afterwards). Just do it!
Unintended actually!
This would of course be the ideal solution. But there are various practical issues with it which mean it's difficult to do. If insulation doesn't sufficiently protect against the noise, I think this will be the only option.
The December 20 diagrams are as follows:
Set 1:
05:54 MCV-LIV
06:54 LIV-SCA
12:34 SCA-YRK
14:00 YRK-SCA
18:34 SCA-YRK
20:00 YRK-SCA
Set 2:
05:34 SCA-YRK
07:02 YRK-SCA
09:34 SCA-YRK
11:00 YRK-SCA
13:34 SCA-YRK
15:00 YRK-SCA
16:34 SCA-YRK
18:00 YRK-SCA
20:34 SCA-MIA
Set 3:
06:34 SCA-YRK
08:03 YRK-SCA
10:34 SCA-YRK
12:00 YRK-SCA
15:34 SCA-YRK
17:00 YRK-SCA
19:34 SCA-YRK
22:00 YRK-SCA
I don't anticipate there being any major changes to those diagrams for the remainder of the timetable period, or indeed for the initial part of the May timetable. There is perhaps a chance of some changes in September.
Err, don't think so!
No current training of TPE drivers.
As others have said, this has been TPEs intended outcome since the start of the franchise. They always wanted a new direct award with more Hitachis and to bin the Mk5As, hence branding them as Nova 3 despite arriving first. Look at the contract changes made at the start of the franchise that allow them to bin a fleet if they deem them 'not up to standard', before construction had even started.
The diagrams are a little different on Sundays. 1E27 is booked a Nova 3:
I wouldn't get your expectations too high I'm afraid. Until the government stops recommending social distancing etc., the traction training required to utilise additional sets is going to continue to progress at a glacial pace.
Two failures and no spare available. A very unfortunate situation given there are 5 sets sitting in storage.
To be clear, it was a reversion to the December 2020 timetable, which is itself a fair reduction compared to the pre-Covid timetable. There are no planned increases in May, any increases will happen in September at the earliest.
It's simply down to where there are spare units available. There are no spare 68 sets kept at Scarborough, so if there is a failure then a booked double 185 will typically need to be split in half to provide a unit to cover.
Maybe time a spare nova3 was kept at Scarborough, plenty of platforms. And it's not as though every unit has to go to Longsight every day.
Unfortunately there are various reasons why this cannot happen, although I would agree it would be a pragmatic solution given current failure rates.
Sent a Nova3 to Scarborough
Do you think these are similar to the 802s in that sense?
No Change, 68s will work the same 3 diagrams as at Present
No, that's just a typo. All Redcars are booked a double 185, i.e. 6 coaches. Mk5s are not authorised for Redcars yet.
