Dave61
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With all the issues they have been having and no doubt getting lots of grief from the passengers I can hardly blame them.
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Class 810 for East Midlands Railway Construction/Introduction Updates
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Where has this suddenly appeared from as they have been in (limited) use for ages?
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In happier? news I've just seen a 222 failed at Derby and passengers transfered to the following working 810
nigelsporne
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A few hours at Leicester today found 006, 010, 014, 016 and 018 in service and behaving themselves. 008 was on test.
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I'm not sure a failed Class 222 is 'happy' news for anyone because it causes delays and cancellation. EMR barely have enough 222's to run the diagrams not assigned to 810's while having enough spare to undergo the maintenance needed to prevent them failing.
810013
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Delivery for 019 scheduled in for tomorrow
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K65178/2026-05-01/detailed
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810018 has Been replaced by 222022
Might be back in on 1f56 later
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K65178/2026-05-01/detailed
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810018 has Been replaced by 222022
Might be back in on 1f56 later
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MDB1images
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Looks like the 810019 move was cancelled.
Those 5Q57 paths appear frequently, some times each day of a week, I don't think just because a path is there that a delivery run actually will occur.
Amos390
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It's usually when GBRf start making runs that I think there is an 810 up for delievery, whether they run under GBRf or not though is a different case.
ajp999
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810015 has come to a stand just north of Loughborough on 1D66 (1805 St Pancras to Nottingham)
Tracked
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Was in Derby this morning to watching 810010 head off to London Village, a few minutes late (and should've started from Sheffield), and all the displays saying "This train is not in service" rather than the destination.
Still not managed a ride on one
Still not managed a ride on one
MCR247
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Its return working back to St Pancras at 2011cancelled. Unfortunately the previous London train at 1950 was also cancelled (lack of 222s I think - the arrival from London that splits was only 5 car!) so I imagine the 2050 is already pretty cosy
Amos390
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Returned to Loughborough now and has detrained and became 5Z66, with a timetable to return to Derby - https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train/?c=72036&d=2026-05-02 - however it has been stood at the platform with what appears to be a greed signal in front of it according to diagrams, so I wonder if it’s still having issues.
tfw756rider
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Realtime Trains | 5Z66 2025 Loughborough to Etches Park Sdgs | 02/05/2026
Real-time train running information for 5Z66 2025 departure from Loughborough to Etches Park Sdgs on 02/05/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Amos390
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Yes that’s it, running a bit behind schedule already.Realtime Trains | 5Z66 2025 Loughborough to Etches Park Sdgs | 02/05/2026
Real-time train running information for 5Z66 2025 departure from Loughborough to Etches Park Sdgs on 02/05/2026. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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There we go, 5Z66 departed Loughborough now
Merle Haggard
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0612 Nottingham - St Pancras and 0835 return were cancelled 'problem with the traction equiptment'. The diagrammed 1050 return from Nottingham did however run with 810015. Whether this particular 810 was the one that had the problems earlier or if it was a substitution I can't tell as allocations are removed from RTT when a train is cancelled unless - it's still in the left hand side details, which happens sometimes for 810s.
AndrewJM70
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I was on 010 on its return journey which didn’t make it to Sheffield either! We were turfed out at Chesterfield so it could get back on schedule. At St Pancras it arrived 45 minutes late (still sporting its ‘Train not in Service’ display) and half the doors weren’t working. The staff were brilliant and got it turned around in a very short time. One cannot fault EMR but how can Hitachi get away with producing something with so many faults having taken so long to deliver it? Beautiful train when it is working though.Was in Derby this morning to watching 810010 head off to London Village, a few minutes late (and should've started from Sheffield), and all the displays saying "This train is not in service" rather than the destination.
Still not managed a ride on one
Will get half the fare back so there is always an upside
Amos390
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Very big news, EMR are testing their first MU workings today. Flow being 3Z12/3/4/5 operated with 810013 and 810018. Here’s the first service of the flow: https://live.rail-record.co.uk/train.php/?c=J02367&d=2026-05-03
50002Superb
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MU?
Amos390
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Multiple Unit
50002Superb
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They’ve worked MU a few times on test already, I even quote a sighting above.
Amos390
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Only under GBRf out of Old Dalby I believe, I’ve not heard of EMR doing it, I may be mistaken though.
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I’m not sure this is a helpful abbreviation or descriptor to use. A singular class 810 can also be described as a multiple unit.
Amos390
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Ah, multiple units then maybe, I suppose I’m used to calling 2 coupled trains MUs as I’m just lazy and like to abbreviate thing, and forget that it may have other meanings…
Merle Haggard
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I may be mistaken, but there are notices in dmu cab windscreens (of 222s amongst others) with a cross over the letters 'MU". I took this to mean that the end concerned couldn't be coupled to another unit. So MU is a railway official term - perhaps MU is an abbreviation for 'multiple'; it's normal to describe locos as 'working in multiple' when two or more locos. are controlled from the same cab, and to distinguish from 'tandem'.
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I've never seen an "MU" cross. The two normal ones I'm familiar with are "NM" (non-multi, which normally means "don't couple this unit to another unit at this end") and "multi only" (I don't recall an "MO" acronym for it, but "don't uncouple this unit from the one that's coupled to it at this end").
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Merle Haggard
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Thanks sorry. I now recollect that it was indeed 'NM' that I have been seeing.
10 car formation would be best description to use.
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I'd go for 5+5
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A MMU (Multiple Multiple Unit)?
