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390124, the 9th refurbished unit, returned to service this morning from Edge Hill depot. 390104 is now stopped at Alstom Widnes undergoing refurbishment.

390131 went direct to Edge Hill from Widnes and returned to service on 16th July. The additional work planned to be done at Edge Hill (vestibules and toilet doors) has not started yet. Customer acceptance and snagging is being done at Edge Hill to speed throughput at Widnes. 11-car trains are...

The supply for the feeder at Ordsall Lane comes down the extension lead from Heyrod. As others have stated above the extension lead was always part of the original Stalybridge electrification scheme, provided as a means of maintaining the feed to Ordsall Lane when the OLE between Stalybridge and...

390123, 390125, 390148. 390154, 390155, 390156 and 390157 are the refurb sets currently in service. 390131 is currently at Alstom Widnes undergoing refurb. It should be one train every 2 weeks from now.

A 9-car Pendolino has 3 VCBs, one for connecting each pantograph (on coaches C and H) and the third (also on coach H)to energise the transformer at the other end of the train via the 25kV roof cable (busline). The train runs with a single pantograph raised, usually the rear one. In normal...

It is the same issue as occurred on a refurbished Class 455 at Guildford in 2017. There is a comprehensive RAIB report on the incident. https://www.gov.uk/raib-reports/report-05-2018-explosion-inside-an-underframe-equipment-case-at-guildford

Yes, that is correct. The power requirement increases significantly with maximum speed as a higher tractive effort is required to overcome the aerodynamic forces. The Traction drive architecture is also a limitation on the top speed of the Pendolino trains. The traction motors are body-mounted...

No problem, I have been involved with Pendolinos since 1998 when they were only scribbles on scraps of paper (no fag packets allowed in the office). ;)

Just repaint and carpet but it should bring the vestibules up to the standard of the rest of the refurbished saloon. The card payment is an unexpected issue with the new equipment and is under investigation.

I think 390154 is the first train where there has been a night shift operating as well as a day shift. The previous train entered service 5 days after leaving Widnes so will be interesting to see whether there is further improvement this time. The vestibules are being done as a separate...

390154 departed Widnes to Edge Hill in the early hours of 4th June. This is the first refurbished train with a 2-week turnaround. 390157 is the next train due in to Widnes. The full list of refurbished trains is now 390123, 390125, 390148, 390154, 390155 and 390156.

The original Train Infrastructure Interface Specification imposed a 6.7MW maximum power limit for the train. This is split approximately 6MW for Traction and 700kW for the train auxiliaries (heating, lighting and other control systems). The 425kW rating for the motor is the output power. The...

The 5th refurbished train (390156) has departed Alstom Widnes this afternoon en route to Longsight. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:40547/2022-05-20/detailed

390155 arrived at Widnes on 18th March and came out on 12th May. 390156 arrived at Widnes on 23rd April.

Correct. There should be another train due to go into Widnes in the next few days.

Yes, the 35 11-car trains will be refurbished first followed by the 21 9-car trains. One vehicle in the 11-car train is converted from First to Standard hence the priority for completing these before the 9-cars.

Three trains have been released from Widnes to date; 390125 (in service, worked 1R27 this morning), 390123 (entered service today, currently working 1H17) and 390148 (at Longsight, next to enter service). There are two trains currently at Alstom's Widnes Technology Centre, 390155 (nearing...

Class 323s have been authorised for operation between Manchester, Bolton, Chorley and Preston since July 2019. There were electromagnetic compatibility issues around Manchester Victoria station but these were addressed some time ago.

The third refurbished set, 390148, has now joined 390125 and 390123 at Longsight.

Still on schedule so expect to see it out in service next week.