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Progress with 345 071 - 345 080

tfw756rider

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dragon814 said:
I have just noticed on Realtime Trains there is a STP showing for tomorrow 15th. 5Q73 12:44 Derby Litchurch Lane to Old Oak Depot.
Guessing that this could be the first of the new 345's being delivered?
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800001 said:
It was scheduled to be delivered wc 15th so most possibly yes.
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Here it is:

Realtime Trains | 5Q73 1239 Derby Litchurch Lane to Old Oak Depot | 15/06/2026

Real-time train running information for 5Q73 1239 departure from Derby Litchurch Lane to Old Oak Depot on 15/06/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk www.realtimetrains.co.uk

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YouTube "short" and long-form video from Network Nathan and Geoff Marshall respectively of them visiting Derby Litchurch Lane Works during the construction of the new 345s; they also both drive 345071 on the test track:

 
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I am told that 93 001 will be the traction for 345 071's delivery run today.

That'll be a very interesting combination for photographers. :)
 
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Peter Sarf said:
I notice it is a very slow schedule - 7 1/2 hours Derby to Old Oak Common ?.
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It seems to have several long dwells, multiple loco runarounds and lots of pathing time.
Including 55 minutes at Nuneaton, 20 minutes by Bletchley, 42 minutes by Acton Main Line, and 40 minutes by West Ealing
 
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Looks like there was a VST move to Hither Green this morning (0Z39), could the loco for this have had to go on that?
 
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Would it have taken the best part of 2 hours to cancel it after 0Z39 left? Then of course there is the speculation on here about what loco was booked in for the Old Oak movement. 99001 or an unidentified 93.
 
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345071 and 345072 both observed this morning inside the test shed at Litchurch Lane.
 
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And with the MML now open can we expect a path to be announced (again) for 071 in the near future?
 
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1D54 said:
And with the MML now open can we expect a path to be announced (again) for 071 in the near future?
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On Wednesday it was powered up in the test shed. So maybe it is not actually ready for delivery.
 
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Which is possibly why the the move on the 15th never happened?
 
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Passing Oak Old Common at 15:12 today (15/07/2026), the class 37 on the rear of 345071 was still there.
 
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Looks like 345071 is moving again tomorrow as 5Q72 2245 Old Oak Depot to Wembley Inter City Depot.
 
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Are there diagrams for the testing somewhere? I did check the relevant forum board but couldn't see anything on there?

Any news on 345 072?
 
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