It’s not possible to do more than 110mph at the moment since the latest software update a couple of months ago. You can only input 110 and the speed limiter will keep you at 109/110: I’ve yet to see the speed exceed 110 in over a year of driving them.
To my knowledge, no drivers at Avanti have had any briefing/road learning regarding MU speed operations. The "overspeed" mitigation measures have not been discussed. Unless someone can confirm differently?
I can see arm rests needing a new design soon.
I find few armrests are ever high enough to fit me sat up "properly", but the seat back being too small doesn't help either.
Doubt Avanti will manage their target of mid-September for it all…
I see that there are MU speeds for units to travel up to 125 between sections of Rugby to Birmingham, but I assume that the 805/807s are sticking to 110 on this route for now?
I believe they are still hard-limited to 110mph by the Automatic Speed Limiter.
They can’t do the MU speeds on these sections either currently.
class 805/807 (& non tilt class 390s) cannot run to any MU speed profiles at this moment.
Introduction of the Driver Advisory System is a key element of current productivity talks, but the MU speed operations are not. It looks like the operators aim is to use the DAS to enable MU speed running. (Presumably with the blessing of the DfT / ORR) However, the two subjects are not mutual in productivity discussions. There is also the the fact that the DAS needs to be made fully functional & drivers need to be trained in some form on its operation as it was not part of the initial traction training. There seems little point in road learning the MU speed profiles whilst the system of working is yet to be established. Taking all this into consideration I predict the MU speed boards will be a bit dirty by the time the Evero fleet can run to them.
Did they specify a year though?
To clarify, GPS is one of four satellite positioning systems available. The latest receivers that can process all four simultaneously are called GNSS devices.
At the recent Railway Performance Society Timing Event class 807s did not exceed 100 mph between Rugby and Birmingham.
This would agree with the measurement I took earlier in the year.
Correct. Class 805 / 807 cannot run to any MU speed profiles.
6.5L by the looks
Can you recall which of the xx21/xx16 stoppers are not booked 80x?
These are to the best of my knowledge, for weekdays between May and September:
That's the one. Thanks very much for retrieving the schedule. yes it was a bit late arriving (but not enough for delay repay!)
I think Avanti's choice of seating makes a big difference! The reclined back and tilted seat base makes all the difference, IMO, to the almost right-angle ones LNER and GWR use!
The reservation and PIS systems both failed on my trip on 807006 between Nuneaton and Euston today
