800026

[qantas330]

Any news on when this set may escape from Eastleigh?

 

[Clarence Yard]

No.

 

[43096]

No.

At this rate the 27 year maintenance contract will have ended before all the fleet get fixed. Or perhaps that is what Detachi are wanting?!

 

[Clarence Yard]

800026 arrived back at North Pole on Friday. It requires exams and should be back in traffic by the end of next month.

 

[qantas330]

Excellent - thanks for the update

 

[ValleyLines142]

800026 in service. Not sure when it returned but it is currently on the 1359 Cheltenham to Paddington. It looks immaculate!

 

[150249]

800026 in service. Not sure when it returned but it is currently on the 1359 Cheltenham to Paddington. It looks immaculate!

Very shiny



From around 10:00 this morning

 

[northernbelle]

800026 in service. Not sure when it returned but it is currently on the 1359 Cheltenham to Paddington. It looks immaculate!

It's the first of the 5-car 800/0s to have their vinyl wraps removed in favour of a coat of green paint.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

It's the first of the 5-car 800/0s to have their vinyl wraps removed in favour of a coat of green paint.

Oh wow, you can really tell. It looks like a 802 now - you could usually identify one from the other by the shiny paint or dull matt vinyl of the exterior. Great decision to do that, and I assume the thirty-five others will soon follow.

 

[Carlisle]

. Great decision to do that, and I assume the thirty-five others will soon follow.

Itd depend mostly on long the GWR contract has left. Not worth it for 2 or 3 years

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

It depends how long the GWR contracts has left. Not worth if only 2 or 3 years

They won’t be rebranding the operation any time soon, whether First keep hold of it or not.

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Just got off 802003 to see it very badly tagged - across all five carriages. Perhaps that’ll be requiring some attention next!

 

[800001]

They won’t be rebranding the operation any time soon, whether First keep hold of it or not.

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Just got off 802003 to see it very badly tagged - across all five carriages. Perhaps that’ll be requiring some attention next!

That will just get cleaned off next time on depot

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

That will just get cleaned off next time on depot

Obviously yes. It was more tongue in cheek. One IET comes out spotless as the other gets vandalised.

 

[800001]

Obviously yes. It was more tongue in cheek. One IET comes out spotless as the other gets vandalised.

Ooops went right over my head

 

[Class73man]

Any news on when this set may escape from Eastleigh?

Not that I am aware of, I am aware there is a LNER IET sitting as seen yesterday at the Arlington Works. Will likely give updates of whatever I see.

 

[northernbelle]

Not that I am aware of, I am aware there is a LNER IET sitting as seen yesterday at the Arlington Works. Will likely give updates of whatever I see.

800026 has long since left Eastleigh and is now back in traffic.

 

[800001]

Not that I am aware of, I am aware there is a LNER IET sitting as seen yesterday at the Arlington Works. Will likely give updates of whatever I see.

Due to leave this week, then 800105 should arrive.

 

[Class73man]

800026 has long since left Eastleigh and is now back in traffic.

I might have seen it in the works in March. Was sat collecting dusts.

 

[800001]

I might have seen it in the works in March. Was sat collecting dusts.

You will of! It was there for a loooooonnnnnggggggg time

 

[Jamesrob637]

They won’t be rebranding the operation any time soon, whether First keep hold of it or not.

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Just got off 802003 to see it very badly tagged - across all five carriages. Perhaps that’ll be requiring some attention next!

Looks more like a European train from the 1990s!

Edit: just seen it through Newbury