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Just out of interest, where did the 170s operate DOO?

more likely to be a GN error then as the information on rtt is only as good as what the operator provides, same with set swaps and the operator not changing the allocation so we end up with 22 carriage avanti services

unsure whether it’s related to the incident however 387101 is allocated today: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C92950/2026-08-16/detailed

They were refurbed from 2015-2017 to the pink/grey colours inside, new flooring, seat covers and grab handles. Including the refitting and remembering of the metro units in 2015/2016

8/465 on the Medway Blackfriars runs was booked over the blockade, the Ashford and Maidstone runs however were substitutions The blockade also saw less usage of 466s as the Victoria - Tunbridge wells services were reduced down to 8 car so they could call additionally at Penge East and West...

How did you get these figures? Are they now issued per TOC?

Just seen 357325 in east ham with its rather faded diamond jubilee union flag on, is this the only union flag left? has 327 been sent in yet? other than the gbr coloured ones which are plastered with the union flag all over!

1hr 39 minutes for this service: 0555 Gillingham - Cannon St which is 376 operated https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P86610/2026-07-01/detailed#allox_id=0 Currently this is an 8car networker throughout the CHX blockade however this will return to 376 come Monday 17th

357201 is out on the network, unit 3 in GBR livery

Have always wondered this too, with West Ham being the primary destination for many travellers across the LTS, especially with the timetable change in December 2015 including West Ham and Limehouse calls into services with only one train missing West Ham and two trains missing Limehouse in the...

465, 466, 375 and 377s outside the SE DOO area are driver open guard close

720144 + 720501 at Grays earlier. Driver said 720144 has a camera that records the overheads which none of the c2c ones have been fitted with yet so it was monitoring the overheads

The issue with this is turnaround time at Dartford, at the moment the Victoria services arrive at 26 and depart at 31/32 which is pushing minimum turnaround times, however with running across at Lewisham they normally end up picking up a few extra minutes on the way down. It also adds more...

What would the likelihood of restoring thameslink to Beckenham Junction/Kent House peak hours and Orpington all day? Could that serve as a replacement?

c2c ones have the quiet zone and slight interior differences, as they only have 3+2 seating in the middle of the carriages between the doors rather than throughout