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And it'd be nice if they could also let staff travel on a priv. during peak hours (Peak apparently being arriving into London any time before 0959am)

Only on the A2 and B1 doors :wink: Plus it's not ideal to pull the access handle and put the emergency brake in, then pull the egress handle so the doors don't close while you reset the access handle. Driver's tend to get a little upset.

That's correct

So under what circumstances would they all lock? Could it be a train wire fault?

Fair comment. Any idea where the set has gone to?

Cheers for the reply. I'm not sure how EMU's work but on an HST each vehicle has it's own WSP rack so i thought it'd be unlikely for all vehicles to slide. When the wheels lock the WSP should release it momentarily which would then register a speed and apply the brakes again. I heard from an...

Could somebody educate me as to what would cause every single vehicle to slide/ Isn't the WSP independent on each vehicle?

Pads that need changing once a fortnight instead of roughly 4 months doesn't come cheap. The pads are just shy of £200 each, 80 per 5 car unit.

The problem with the 180 H-brake was that the flexible hoses that take the oil to the heat exchanger couldn't handle thhe immense pressure under braking. Even for the short time the pipes would hold out, in the warmer months the heat from the transmission oil under braking would heat the coolant...

FGW cooler groups are all Voith. I also classed the turbo as part of the engine, they are MTU blowers.

That was how i understood it. Axle failure on passenger vehicles is a very rare occurence due to the overhaul procedures they undergo, axle design and regular UAT carried out.

Re-engine was just that, pretty much engine only. Oh and the new headlight panel. Same cooler group, same alternator, same compressor etc.

I was told that the drive failed first, this info came from a Voith technician. I'd be very surprised if the axle failed first.

Allegedly the output bearing in the final drive got so hot it melted into the axle and the axle snapped. The wheel was meant to have been sitting at a 30 degree angle.

Any news on what happened? I've heard that the London end cab of the failed unit and the following vehicle came into Ashford coupled up to another unit. So did it become detached in traffic?

Not really. You just put the profile you require into the lathe and start it. It's all automated.

Hull trains operate 104, 109, 110, 111 and i think 113 has just been agreed. 102 is at Old Oak Common as a training unit Crofton didn't do a good job of maintaining them, hence the maintenance contract being awarded to FGW at OOC as of 1st April.

Is it not to do with the underframe space available for a decent output engine, designed to be low in height?

Correct, Willesden Junction is actually nearer to Harlesden, lovely area :lol:

Unbelievable :roll: