Alpine Rider
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Realtime Trains shows 230001 has been running the service and pretty much bang on time all day so far. It looks like whatever the charging system "issue" was last week has been fixed.
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GWR Class 230 Information, Movements & Discussion.
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317 forever
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Oh good I'm glad about that.
Mind you, I had got used to ride a 165 with green interiors so am prepared either way.
Where the plot may thicken is that I may decide to go to east London next week - and use my National Express sale ticket - but rebook west London in the summer so that I can get a flight home from Heathrow, but this is digressing.
Yes it was out all day yesterday (Saturday 21st March) and is due to be back out again on Saturday 28th March and every Saturday thereafter for the foreseeable.
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Could you pass that on to the DfT and GWR senior management please
Dstock7080
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Does anyone have any information as to what the recent additions to the roof are for?
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Ideas for future battery-electric (BEMU) units based on GWR Class 230 technology
Longer term, what's the plan, is it to just prove the system works, and that its robust enough to become the basis for further development, with it trialed on other lines operated by GWR, Or just a one off, As GWR already own other 230 stock, might we see a couple of other demonstrators, that...
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317 forever
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Thank you, I was able to ride it yesterday
While it was quite slow, it is a welcome initiative.
If anything, I can catch a flight home from Heathrow when I ride electric buses from Surrey to Heathrow later in the year, or in connection with my next Hounslow/Kingston bus trip.
Leoliontrains
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Does anyone know if 230001 will be out on 18th April (today)
rivervale
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It is running today
Yes it was. Although this response isn't much help, sorry
D.K.TAYLOR
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Yes it was. Although this response isn't much help, sorry
That is the aspiration, just not sure when yet.
TransportHub
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does anyone know if the 230 is running today, RTT doesn't have the allocation showing (yet?)
rivervale
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You can see the allocation in RTT: "operated with 230001"
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TT-ONR-NRN
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Did you not read where he said it wasn’t showing thenYou can see the allocation in RTT: "operated with 230001"
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It was only six then, it’s half seven now.
TransportHub
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Thanks both, yes when I posted the allocation wasn't there, it is now. I wonder why there was such a delay in the data, the first train was running when I posted
TransportHub
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2G18/19 cancelled today, not for any issue with the 230. The late running 6C03 was routed over Drayton Green Junction in front of 2G18 and held on 229 signal for 12 mins waiting for a path on the mainline. Unfortunately the back of it was still in Drayton Green station! If the freight had been held on 226 signal for three mins the 230 could have got through and no need to cancel a trip. A bit of a whoopies from the signaller there!
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TheLastMinute
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Given the discussion a few pages back about the D stock units still in storage, I thought I'd post this year-old YouTube video that I've just come across.
It's from an urban explorer channel documentaing a visit to the storage yard where the the stock is being kept. The group clearly don't have much information about these trains, but I though some may like to see their condition as of 12 months ago.
Edit: I'll just get this in before something is perhaps posted. While they have entered private property without permission, as far as I'm aware, they've not broken the law taking this footage. In England and Wales at least, transpass by itself isn't a criminal offence.
It's from an urban explorer channel documentaing a visit to the storage yard where the the stock is being kept. The group clearly don't have much information about these trains, but I though some may like to see their condition as of 12 months ago.
Edit: I'll just get this in before something is perhaps posted. While they have entered private property without permission, as far as I'm aware, they've not broken the law taking this footage. In England and Wales at least, transpass by itself isn't a criminal offence.
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CR165022
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The 165 does the Paddington runs and stables in the sidings at West Ealing all day
The 165 runs ECS Pad to West Ealing LMD and then ECS back to Reading TCD when the 230 gets back to West Ealing LMD
When the 230 is operating there are no runs in service to Paddington as of yet and the last trip is retimed from 2204 to 2215 from Greenford
Bringback309s
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It seemed to fail halfway through Saturday 20th... any updates on it?
DOO Cameras again and air con leaking in saloon, as far as I know it’s still not been failed for anything major or broken down yet, the DOO camera fault is quite annoying but when they are working correctly they are pretty good