No 317s at Harwich/Parkeston now, just loads of 379s. It has been hard to keep up with which ones in particular as pairs have been swapping between there and Ilford, with some pairs splitting and coming back to Harwich/Parkeston with different partners.
I have a report from a friend that 0620 and 0818 CBG-LST are pairs and 0720, 0847 CBG-LST and 0729 ELY-LST are single class 317s. So there should be plenty out there to choose from.
So hopefully before any more go into store. At least a few should remain to may but Not guaranteed.
Ie two solo 317 turns one 317 solo vice 720 and another 317 vice a pair off 317s on the cambridge also. However to shortform a pair off 317s to let one cover for a 720. However glad to see not any more go into store. Hopefully 317s become 8 car again to ease shortforms and abeillo Anglia see sense to keep them running before they do go for withdrawal rather than store them at ilford or orient way as a in case off those still in service.
Move is cancelled it might go on Friday instead if at all possible??
Seems so wrong that a vehicle at that good condition is being scraped
That was the only Stansted unit that never came back to service post London Overground so it's been out of service for two years.
This. The British Rail PEP and Mk3 derivative multiple units seem to have remarkable staying power, but even they have a definite lifespan.
It’s certainly not quiet at the moment, as the conversation started up again on Friday following posters displaying “platform extension” engineering work on Hertford.
Looks like they will be doing platform extension works over the Easter holidays.
The first BedPan ones are over 40 years although they sat idle for sometime whilst DOO was being thrashed out that said there proving more enduring than there younger 379 sisters.
Only because of commercial reasons. The 317s are going straight to the scrapyard once they're done; probably made easier by the fact that it's Angel Trains who owns the Class 720s anyway.
I’m assuming some of them will be around for the best part of 2022 yet.
I am not so sure. You cannot always say the never, never. Also a 720 on Friday 01st April 2022. 720588 entered service and another one got dropped off at Wembley from Derby.
Wonder what units these will be, hopefully not 886STP 05/04 1410 Cambridge Sidings N - Ely
Realtime Trains | 529L 1410 Cambridge Sidings North to Ely Mlf Papworth Sidings | 05/04/2022
Real-time train running information for 529L 1410 departure from Cambridge Sidings North to Ely Mlf Papworth Sidings on 05/04/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.www.realtimetrains.co.uk
STP 06/04 1410 Cambridge Sidings N - Ely
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K04202/2022-04-06/detailed
317513+317348 on 5G44 and 317515+317342 already at Cambridge. I think the latter pair will go to Ely today and the former tomorrow. Which leaves 17 units in service.
