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    Thameslink/ Class 700 Progress

    I was on the 1821 Letchworth to Brighton last night. As we pulled into Hitchin, the train did an emergency stop, leaving the rear two coaches short of the platform. The lights then dimmed and the air-con went off. Driver said there was a fault with the train. We sat there for 25 minutes before...
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    Thameslink/ Class 700 Progress

    Why do 387's need a window for emergency ventilation but 700's don't? In the summer I always try and sit by the emergency window with my T-key in my bag just incase the power goes off and I am stuck in a greenhouse for hours. Looks like I'll have to replace my T-key with a hammer going forward...
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    Thameslink/ Class 700 Progress

    Yesterday the 1735 Brighton to Bedford made it as far as Haywards Heath before a passanger pulled the chord due to intense heat. Engineers had to be called to get the A/C going and the train left 50 minutes late. What are these trains going to be like in 10 year time when all the A/C units are...
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