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MCR247

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Buh? When the project is finished, all that will be left of the 460s will be four driving vehicles, with no passenger doors, no passenger windows and no motors (the vehicles in question have never had motors, the windows and doors are being fitted to the other four identical luggage vans). They're good for little other than parts & scrap

Hang on, surely we can think up a problem that they can be the solution to?! :p
 

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Buh? When the project is finished, all that will be left of the 460s will be four driving vehicles, with no passenger doors, no passenger windows and no motors (the vehicles in question have never had motors, the windows and doors are being fitted to the other four identical luggage vans). They're good for little other than parts & scrap
Are you sure?
These vehicles are classed as DMLFO guess what the M stands for! ;)
 

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Any signs of any more movements north or south? All seems to have quiet in the past week or two.
 

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Any signs of any more movements north or south? All seems to have quiet in the past week or two.

As scottie said 4 posts ago, a difficult challenge to read back that far I know :roll:, 458530 is being delivered tonight/this morning. Currently in the down goods loop at Staines as I type. Very shiny!
 

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458501 In service
458502 In service
458503 Testing at Wimbledon
458504 Testing at Wimbledon
458505 Doncaster
458510 Doncaster
458020 Doncaster
458530 Testing at Wimbledon
458531 In service
458532 In service
458533 In service
458534 In service
458535 In service
458536 Testing at Wimbledon

Does anyone know if further 10 car services are being brought in with the new timetable next week?

Also, which unit is next up to Doncaster?
 

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As scottie said 4 posts ago, a difficult challenge to read back that far I know :roll:, 458530 is being delivered tonight/this morning. Currently in the down goods loop at Staines as I type. Very shiny!

Yes, I did miss that post, but I don't understand why you feel the need to have such an attitude.
 

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Pretty sure there was a unit hidden in Wimbledon yard with a barrier wagon (or two) and a 47.Couldn't see from the tracks as a 455 was in the way.I take it that was 458530?
 

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Found another unit hiding.Bumped into 458503 (literally) for the first time.I know where it is,ner ner ner.:p

Actually it was where I suspected it was.

27wt7kg.jpg
 
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Found another unit hiding.Bumped into 458503 (literally) for the first time.I know where it is,ner ner ner.:p

Actually it was where I suspected it was.

27wt7kg.jpg

That yellow looks a bit faint unless it's down to the ambient lighting. How many sets are left to be done?
 

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503 isn't in testing and I think it's been hidden in Clapham for a little while.Im sure it was there weeks ago but I couldn't get close enough to get the number.

I took 'yet to be done' in the question to refer to the conversion at Doncaster. What happens when get back to Wimbledon is another puzzle altogether...
 

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I took 'yet to be done' in the question to refer to the conversion at Doncaster. What happens when get back to Wimbledon is another puzzle altogether...

I would think Wimbledon would be "tweaking" them and making sure they fully work properly before letting them out into traffic.
 
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