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craigybagel said:
Usually, and I don't mean this sarcastically, if it's dripping water inside a 175 it means it's raining outside very heavily.
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You know them so well :)

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Nope, no sarcasm here!

Looks like they locked a coach out of use because of it. Because of that, was better to swap if out and allow Laira that extra bit of time to look into the fault and fix it since we had a bit of wiggle room in our fleet that day
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As @craigybagel has mentioned water ingress has been problematic especially during heavy rain.

If the water leak was in a central area of the saloon the most common fault is that the saloon HVAC unit " duck bills " are probably blocked with debris not allowing the build up of condensation to drain out into the drainage channels and then to down the side of the train, when this happens it overflows the channel or channels and leaks into the saloon.
 
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Looks like 175009 which was supposed to work 2C32 has been cancelled between Exeter and Plymouth. 150246 taking over from there.

009 has gone down from Exeter to Laira as 5C32 (RTT quoting a problem with the doors).
 
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Apedlar12 said:
Looks like 175009 which was supposed to work 2C32 has been cancelled between Exeter and Plymouth. 150246 taking over from there.

009 has gone down from Exeter to Laira as 5C32 (RTT quoting a problem with the doors).
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Aaaaww I was hoping that the door problems were behind them now after the numerous reports at the beginning.
 
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Realtime Trains | 5Z21 0650 Exeter St Davids to Paignton | 15/06/2026

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Is this the abortive trip from last Wednesday.
I notice it's in the timetable Mon-Fri so hedging their bets or serious training.
 
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I've noticed reliability has dropped quite a lot again, lots of different failures stated such as traction failure, brake failures and door failures. It really isn't a good look!
 
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BillStampy said:
I've noticed reliability has dropped quite a lot again, lots of different failures stated such as traction failure, brake failures and door failures. It really isn't a good look!
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175111 currently failed in Exeter by the looks of it.
 
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Apedlar12 said:
175111 currently failed in Exeter by the looks of it.
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Clearly couldn't have been too major as it's due back out today as of right now, possibly an issue the driver wasn't aware of which is another thing that is probably causing problems; the crew aren't used to the issues that come up and how to easily fix them!

As an aside, 175101 and 007 head up to Exeter 3E05 tomorrow then 007 heads down to be the first unit of the Class to Paignton, assuming everything goes well.
 
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BillStampy said:
Clearly couldn't have been too major as it's due back out today as of right now, possibly an issue the driver wasn't aware of which is another thing that is probably causing problems; the crew aren't used to the issues that come up and how to easily fix them!

As an aside, 175101 and 007 head up to Exeter 3E05 tomorrow then 007 heads down to be the first unit of the Class to Paignton, assuming everything goes well.
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I shall watch it go through Dawlish on coastcams then head for Paignton when it leaves Exeter.

There are optimum service operating today except the Busy train from Barnstaple is 158951 and Newquay's 175 not allocated at this time.
It's listed as 175101-175007 yet 175007 leaves first at 0650 then 175101 for Penzance at 0655.

The 3 car is leading so that is logical.
 
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Odd test working 2Q34 between Chard and Exeter tomorrow, not sure if it 175 related, but I would assume it would make sense to clear them in case needed as substitutes on Axminster shuttles

Realtime Trains | 2Q34 1616 Chard Jn. S.B to Exeter Riverside N.Y. | 16/06/2026

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First 175 into Paignton

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175007 leaving at 0750
 
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Snow1964 said:
Odd test working 2Q34 between Chard and Exeter tomorrow, not sure if it 175 related, but I would assume it would make sense to clear them in case needed as substitutes on Axminster shuttles

Realtime Trains | 2Q34 1616 Chard Jn. S.B to Exeter Riverside N.Y. | 16/06/2026

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If it's going out to Riverside I doubt it's 175 related, is it the test train?
 
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Ashley Hill said:
101 believed Passcom issues and 114 hazard (BIL) light problems so I hear.
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Thanks and new faults that have not been mentioned on here before but having said that 114s hazard light on could be door related especially if only one car. There are 7 or 8 reasons that the hazard light can be illuminated on a 175.
 
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RPI said:
They can't have a second 175 on the Newquay, something to do with some crews not signing them (yet)
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Plymouth has two different sets of Drivers.
The more established (ex-Intercity HST Drivers) have not yet been released to learn 175’s, so one Newquay diagram has to remain as a 150 until further notice.
 
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