The 197 test runs were needed for sighting issues for some barrow crossings on the route, then more 197 only stop boards can be installed to add to the other 197 only boards already on the route.
Seems very plausible
www.railmagazine.com
There are only six days left in the month of May 2022."Transport for Wales announced on September 16 that delays to staff training as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic had forced a postponement to the D-Trains’ planned introduction and an associated timetable uplift to two trains per hour until May 2022.Coronavirus delay to Wrexham ‘230s’
The long-awaited introduction of Class 230 D-Trains on the Wrexham-Bidston line has been delayed until May 2022.
In a statement, TfW said it had been “working closely with Network Rail to deliver the necessary infrastructure improvements and enhancements” to the line and to ensure all drivers and conductors are fully trained to use the new rolling stock."
Is this still the case for the infrastructure and trains to have been updated, presumably Vivarail have identified the problem with the power unit that caused it to catch fire and had time to rectify it on the test track?
In terms of the 'infrastructure improvements', residents in the locality of the railway have been notified of upcoming overnight works."Transport for Wales announced on September 16 that delays to staff training as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic had forced a postponement to the D-Trains’ planned introduction and an associated timetable uplift to two trains per hour until May 2022.Coronavirus delay to Wrexham ‘230s’
The long-awaited introduction of Class 230 D-Trains on the Wrexham-Bidston line has been delayed until May 2022.
In a statement, TfW said it had been “working closely with Network Rail to deliver the necessary infrastructure improvements and enhancements” to the line and to ensure all drivers and conductors are fully trained to use the new rolling stock."
Is this still the case for the infrastructure and trains to have been updated, presumably Vivarail have identified the problem with the power unit that caused it to catch fire and had time to rectify it on the test track?
Do you think that the remainder of the old LU units that Vivarail still have that have not formed part of future expected sales will eventually end up being scrapped?
It's stadler that are earning lots of money from tfw
It's Birkenhead North depot for the forseable future and there's plans for a dedicated fuel road there paid for by tfw
It was a flop the minute Northern went for the CAF order to replace the Pacers. You're completely spot on.
The 230's are very good for nesting birds apparently, one unit has a wren nest as its been sitting in the sidings so long !
The priorities have changed towards the 197s and the DIs involved with the 230's are back driving service trains, tfw haven't given a timescale for the 230s introduction.
This must be something tfw are looking into after over 3 years of delays
They aren't ready to be used in service. The reliability of them has caused more delays with training than covid did.
I think the Welsh Government are too involved now. Didn't they bail out the program in some way? Would be a few red faces if it's continuing to fail.
30 drivers at Chester are trained on them and 60 guards, this has been the case for over 2 years now.
It's such a very different view the Welsh govt have!!!
I was replying to a previous poster that was saying that the 230 services couldn't run as there are too few traincrew trained, the services could run as 30 drivers are trained and 60 guards.
Has he been taking lessons from Nicola Sturgeon. Tfw can't run 2tph because the evil English won't give any Levelling Up money. Forgetting that Levelling Up wasn't even a thing when 2tph was promised 4? years ago. Maybe if you had leased\bought some trains that work you could have started the 2tph before the freight company nicked you paths. Having said that why weren't the paths bid for sooner?
It has been mentioned in the workplace that training is to restart in the next month or so, starting from scratch, no idea how likely this is to happen though..
