C2C class 720 updates

[NSEWonderer]

There was two c2c 720s near the A shop of ilford depot yesterday when I passed

 

[The_Train]

all assembled just parked up in-between the building facing London Road mate

Cheers

 

[CR165022]

720601 currently on it's way back to Wembley from Derby

 

[Dstock7080]

720610 visible inside East Ham depot

 

[357]

Wondering if they will ever enter service

 

[chris11256]

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.

 

[800001]

720612 seen inside Alstom Derby Works this afternoon.

 

[Dstock7080]

720608 closely followed by 720610 empty running Fenchurch Street via West Ham

 

[childwallblues]

720601 was noted running south through Stafford Station yesterday afternoon.

 

[47584Suffolk]

720608 closely followed by 720610 empty running Fenchurch Street via West Ham

Realtime Trains now shows the following which are assumed to be driver training runs:

Train 1. 5P90 09:43 Shoeburyness - Fenchurch St/5P91 11:21 return to Southend Central, then 5P92 13:00 Southend Central to Fenchurch St/5P93 14:15 Fenchurch St to Shoeburyness.

Train 2. 5P96 09:49 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St/5P97 11:16 return/5P98 12:47 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch St/5P99 13:48 return.

Both ran today. 5P92 follows only four minutes behind 5P98 from Southend Central.

RTT now shows unit identities for c2c trains. This source indicates that 720605 was out on 5P90 last Thursday.

Does anyone know which eight (according to one national magazine) of the twelve have been accepted by c2c? Still seem to be several in the Wembley area. Thanks.

 

[Terry Williams]

Currently looking at Fenchurch Street today none of the 5Pxx show unit numbers or even number of cars!

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Currently looking at Fenchurch Street today none of the 5Pxx show unit numbers or even number of cars!

It looks like one of the sets do [720606] (the WTT and VAR) but one of them doesn't (the STP)

 

[Terry Williams]

Thanks for that. Just had another look at F St and ALL seems well. How strange!

 

[pokemonsuper9]

Thanks for that. Just had another look at F St and ALL seems well. How strange!

Yep, the other unit (720608)'s numbers have appeared.

 

[Dstock7080]

720604 and 720606 doing today’s runs

Fri 25/8
720605+720607 coupled doing runs

 

[Terry Williams]

Noted that the 5Pxx trips to/from FST haven't run today.
Anyone know if they might run tomorrow, please?

MTIA

 

[Dstock7080]

No c2c passenger services today but 720604, 720606 and a 10-car 720605+? out testing

 

[St. Paddy]

720612 moved from Derby to Wembley this afternoon. Is that it’s first appearance on the main line?

 

[Terry Williams]

720612 moved from Derby to Wembley this afternoon. Is that it’s first appearance on the main line?

If it was on 5Q88 RTT shows it terminating at WN (Willesden TMD)

 

[Dstock7080]

720610+720611 coupled outside East Ham depot

 

[wls1]

720 in East Ham with stickers around the Cab, possibly has been named. went past around 1040 this morning and was out the country end. just went past now and has been moved. unsure of number

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 27 Sep 2023 ==

Entering service today: 27/09/2023

720609 + 720610 0729 Thorpe Bay- Fenchurch Street https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C19548/2023-09-27/detailed#allox_id=0

0838 Fenchurch Street - East Ham https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C19580/2023-09-27/detailed#allox_id=0




Unsure of return working for now however will be in evening peak

 

[chris11256]

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.

 

[Defiance149]

720 in East Ham with stickers around the Cab, possibly has been named.

There's a naming this morning.

 

[wls1]

720601 Named Julian Drury, after the former Managing Director, naming ceremony at Fenchurch this morning.

 

[Dstock7080]

720601 Named Julian Drury, after the former Managing Director, naming ceremony at Fenchurch this morning.

720601 “Julian Drury, c2c Managing Director 2008-2020”
East Ham depot

 

[St. Paddy]

Have any others been used in passenger service apart from 609/610

 

[JonathanH]

Have any others been used in passenger service apart from 609/610

They haven't been in use this week because of the industrial action.

 

[chris11256]

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 from Fenchurch Street in the PM.

 

[The_Train]

I have the following having operated a pax service:

601, 604, 605, 609 & 610

Have any others carried passengers yet?

 

[meld3]

I have the following having operated a pax service:

601, 604, 605, 609 & 610

Have any others carried passengers yet?

602 and 606 have worked