315802 was out on the last day to Chingford, so just shy of 40 years. I guess all the remaining units have cleared 40 years service now.
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Juniper Driver
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Ah, they are older than I thought…I started working on them in July 1982 in Ilford Carriage Sidings.
4 pairs used on peak weekday Liverpool Street to Shenfield services.
Yes one pair does 0751 Shenfield to Liverpool Street. Another pair does 1630 Liverpool Street to Shenfield and runs up and down until about midnight. Be warned that the 0751 up gets absolutely wedged full from Ilford to Stratford.
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Are the locals all trying to get it for "haulage" one last time? You know, just in case.
Snapper
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Here's a new picture blog looking back over the lives of the Class 315s. https://paulbigland.blog/2022/02/11/the-end-of-the-line-beckons-the-br-built-class-315s/
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STP 07/04 5Q86 37884 1104 Ilford - Newport Docks
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K04215/2022-04-07/detailed
STP 07/04 5Q86 37884 1104 Ilford - Newport Docks
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K04215/2022-04-07/detailed
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yes it’s two 315’s going for scrap. They were removed from service the weekend. Only six left now
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Do we know which one the 315 Preservation Society is due to get?
Class15
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No idea, and after what happened with 820 I still am not sure whether it is secure yet...
Only six remain so will be one of either 315837/838/847/853/856/857
There’s no doubt they’ve already picked their unit - I can imagine the ones heading for scrap are their rejects/the ones in not as good condition (that being said, the 315s are in pretty good condition these days)
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That rather assumes that they have the funds to move it. I’ll believe it when it happens after the last effort.
Not necessarily, as Eversholt merely said they had their pick from the remaining 8 with TfL Rail. There’s no doubt they already picked their unit, however as you’ve said, I highly doubt they’ve given much thought to moving the unit to its chosen location.
warwickshire
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37884 CEPHEUS still hard at work this week on Anglia lines stock moves on the 1104 Ilford E.M.U.D to Newport Docks Simms took 315839 and 315848 to Newport Docks. Today
See post #1328. There is literally one working in the morning peak so it's no surprise that you haven't seen any.
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Have the 315s regularly been doing the 1538 from Shenfield on weekdays?
315838 and 315856 did yesterday and looking at departure boards shows an 8 car (315s) on 2W31 working tonight
My understanding is they will be gone when or just after the Abbey wood to Paddington section of the core is open ( sometime between mid May and end of June 2022)
Presumably acceptance of 345018 and the temporary suspension of the 7 to 9 car conversion process yields the two required units to dispose of the 315s.
See posts 1335 and 1343 above - 853+847, 856+838, 857+837 - reported elsewhere that the higher numbered unit in each pair is at the London end.
Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...-updates-and-progress-towards-opening.211880/
So will that mean that the 315s will be retired by the 24th May?
So will that mean that the 315s will be retired by the 24th May?
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There is no reason that the retirement of the 315s is directly related to the opening of the Paddington to Abbey Wood service. As explained before, the key factor would appear to be all 70 345 units being available as 9-car units
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