Class 323 in Ilford emud?

[sad1e]

Was looking at the Ilford emud area and saw a unit which looks like a northern liveried class 323 but have found no mention of one in Ilford does anyone know anything about this

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51°33'46.2"N 0°04'57.7"E

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[CBlue]

Assuming that this is on Google maps from a few years ago, probably one of the Northern liveried Class 322's that GA had running before the 720s entered service.

I'd imagine if a 323 had made an appearance there would have been a lot about it on here at the time

 

[Bringback309s]

Northern 322 https://paulbigland.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dg349824.-322483.-wivenhoe.-8.6.2021.crop_.jpg

 

[Class15]

Out of interest has a 323 ever been in London?

 

[wickham]

Those 322s had probably the most nomadic life of any emus ! New for Stanstead Express use, two spells of use in Scotland (North Berwick services), a spell in use with North Western Trains (Manchester Airport- Euston service), a spell in the Leeds area and lastly back to Great Eastern. Can anyone put any dates to these various uses ?

 

[Pit_buzzer]

Isn't it most likely to be a 321/9 as they ended their days in service in and around Essex

 

[Class15]

Isn't it most likely to be a 321/9 as they ended their days in service in and around Essex

It could be either but statistically it is more likely to be a 322. There were 5 of them compared to three 321/9s, were in Anglia at the same times, and IIRC the 322s lasted a few weeks longer as well.

 

[Darandio]

Was looking at the Ilford emud area and saw a unit which looks like a northern liveried class 323 but have found no mention of one in Ilford does anyone know anything about this

For reference, the satellite image was taken in August 2022.

 

[Peter0124]

Likely a 321/9 or 322.

 

[Class15]

For reference, the satellite image was taken in August 2022.

They were almost certainly still in service, I have a record of seeing a 321/9 at Ipswich on the 31st July 2022.