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Not quite a smooth introduction to service. Most days this week one of the two services formed of 720's has been either cancelled to formed of 357s. A second pair has been running through(601/605) for the past week or so. This usually forms the 07:39 from Shoeburyness in the AM & then the 17:43...

There was a rubber stamping cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning to formally approve. But realistically any resistance wouldn't have been worth while, Sunak's distaste of public transport is fairly well known.

That's interesting, is there parliamentary time do do that before the election(assuming Autumn 2024)?

Wouldn't surprise me at this stage! The government will want to make Labour look as bad as possible in advance of the election. Something along the lines of 'labour will spend billions reinstating HS2 when it could fund X nurses in Y brand new hospitals'. Even though we all know capital funding...

As we're 12 month or so from an election I'm taking this with a pinch of salt. A future government could reinstate parts of the project, especially given how anti rail Sunak is.

Looks like it's running the 17:16 from Fenchurch Street - Shoeburyness https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G81130/2023-09-27#allox_id=0 then going into Shoeburyness CSD afterwards.

I'd be surprised if this leads anywhere. I don't think the government has any interest in sorting these industrial disputes(either rail or NHS) before the election. Gives the perfect opportunity to be seen as squaring up to the unions.

During the press launch the other month, I think they mentioned some entering service in September, with them all coming in with the December timetable.

We were told at Passenger Pannel last week that c2c now have taken delivery of 6 units with plans for the remaining units to be delivered one every two weeks. A list of faults/corrections has been sent to Alstom and the plan is for driver training to continue over the coming months. We weren't...

Definitely, starting to doubt whether any will see passenger service this year. 1682435626 c2c now have a twitter post saying they now have 604 & 608, and the implication of driver training soon.

Spotted one at East Ham this morning in the shed, is this the unit that had been sitting in Shoebury carriage sidings or another one that's been delivered?

Is there any news on these, have more been delivered or has driver training started?

In the case of c2c the most that normally happens is 12 carriage trains not stopping at Limehouse depending on staffing. Otherwise it's pretty much a normal service.

Thats interesting, any indication of when training will start?

I think it’s still next year. Haven’t spotted any units at East Ham, unless they’re hiding in Shoebury carriage sidings.

Replying to this with my school IT Manager hat on. We're a sixth form with 480 students, so budgets aren't enormous. At my last rundown test the UPS lasted 50 minutes before it then triggered the low battery warning which shuts things down. In our case that keeps servers, network infrastructure...

None whatsoever. I'd heard that the Alstom strike at c2c has caused serious delays and the first unit isn't expected in service until at least next year.

Same here, why sit at home in 35-40 degree heat when I can go into the office and have air conditioning.

c2c aren’t balloting as far as I’m aware.

Details have now gone up Two trains per hour between Fenchurch Street & Shoeburyness via Laindon Two trains per hour between Fenchurch Street & Pitsea via Rainham No service via Ockendon or Chafford Hundred