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More a case of £30m spent and rather than question who/why made that decision and look inept/corrupt, best to sweep under the carpet and pray they get them working. Personally, I'd be looking through Vivarails bank accounts for bungs / holidays / cars / sweetners / off shore payments etc etc...

197016 and 197020 both new to service, working MIA - Llandudno route today 06-July.

Welcome to nationalisation / micro-management, where civil servants make commercial decisions with zero knowledge of the subject, and keep getting moved to other departments before the crap hits the fan.

Sims Newport by road, reported elsewhere.

008 and 010 started today. 010 lasted to mid morning, 009 lasted to midday. A few hours of nothing, and 008 gets ripped off the training runs to provide a service. But if they actually spent £30m on these units, then I have some magic beans for sale for just £3m.....

Clearly a decision was made higher up then as it was stated on the platform information screens at Shotton, plus the ticket office lady was very apologetic. Didn't affect me as I was going north.

I went for them today.... 008 was on the training runs. 010 failed on 2F58 in the morning, limped to Bidston and went to depot. Its next outing 2J60/2F70 were cancelled and no bus was available. It was taken to depot and returned for 2J68/2J76 trips. 007 struggled on 2F62 and 25 mins late when...

Yes, I have had 7 of them today, and like the Anglia ones, they really are lovely trains with a super turn of speed uphill. If only they would become the default UK DMU.....

I'm seeing/hearing 88004 is going instead, which as I only need 004/008 is mightily annoying and will involve the extremely brave "duck out of wife's family BBQ" move on Saturday.... I have tickets for all 3 days but was going to settle for Thurs/Friday just enjoying whatever arrives.

Apart from the loco Exhaust coming out of the side grills....

Great colour footage of Charlie arriving in Caernarvon for his investiture behind a pair of 40's in 1969. I saw it pass my back garden, though I was only 4 months old.....

43023 also leaving Ely by road today, seen a pic loaded on lorry on FB but no destination mentioned.

Purpose Fit Not For

Any news on 231009 or 011 entering service, or have I missed them ?

317344 317347 317501 317502 317504 317506 317511 317881 317882 317884 317886 11 remaining by my count.

Surely talking about Russian GPS systems is slightly off-topic ??

I had it from LST-Stratford on 15th Feb (sorry, didn't note which service).

720583 (03/3) and 720122 (02/2) both reported to have worked.

Saw 701509+512 out testing at Eastleigh today, the first of the 5-cars ?

Moving 007 by 4 separate lorry loads rather than towing it must cost a fortune too. Must have money to burn.