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My mate spotted 800101 Virgin Azuma at 1140 at Maidenhead heading towards North Pole, he later spotted the same train in North Pole IEP Depot. I looked on realtime trains and found no such record of this train. However I did find out the return leg of last nights test runs from Paddington to Stoke Gifford only made it as far as Wantage Road. Is this related?
 
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leomartin125 said:
My mate spotted 800101 Virgin Azuma at 1140 at Maidenhead heading towards North Pole, he later spotted the same train in North Pole IEP Depot. I looked on realtime trains and found no such record of this train. However I did find out the return leg of last nights test runs from Paddington to Stoke Gifford only made it as far as Wantage Road. Is this related?
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No. RTT is not an authoritative source of train running information.
 
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leomartin125 said:
My mate spotted 800101 Virgin Azuma at 1140 at Maidenhead heading towards North Pole, he later spotted the same train in North Pole IEP Depot. I looked on realtime trains and found no such record of this train. However I did find out the return leg of last nights test runs from Paddington to Stoke Gifford only made it as far as Wantage Road. Is this related?
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Quite possibly, my guess is tonight's Stoke Gifford to Paddington run is 800003+800004.
 
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leomartin125 said:
My mate spotted 800101 Virgin Azuma at 1140 at Maidenhead heading towards North Pole, he later spotted the same train in North Pole IEP Depot. I looked on realtime trains and found no such record of this train. However I did find out the return leg of last nights test runs from Paddington to Stoke Gifford only made it as far as Wantage Road. Is this related?
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Checking what actually ran, not RTTs snapshot -

(unknown unit) operating 5X83 02+40 Paddington - Stoke Gifford IEP. 12 Early Reading, 39 early Didcot, 35 early Stoke Gifford.

800101 worked a 5X70 10+23 Stoke Gifford IEP to North Pole IEP
 
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JN114 said:
No. RTT is not an authoritative source of train running information.
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For the sake of pedantry and completeness - RTT can only show stuff what appears in the public data feed. If it ain't included it won't be shown.
 
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najaB said:
For the sake of pedantry and completeness - RTT can only show stuff what appears in the public data feed. If it ain't included it won't be shown.
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Yes, last time I checked that's what "not an authoritative source of train running information" meant...
 
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JN114 said:
Checking what actually ran, not RTTs snapshot -

(unknown unit) operating 5X83 02+40 Paddington - Stoke Gifford IEP. 12 Early Reading, 39 early Didcot, 35 early Stoke Gifford.

800101 worked a 5X70 10+23 Stoke Gifford IEP to North Pole IEP
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I am hoping 800101 shows up on tomorrows test service to Swindon, however today's was cancelled so may not look likely. I'll head down just in case.
 
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There are no plans to put 700kw GUs into VTEC units.
Only GWR trains are getting the 700s.
I can't say if TPE or Hull First Trains will ask for upgrades.
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The engine doesn't change, it's simply the software configuration of the Class 802s that means the engines will be running at full chat off the wires.
 
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ExTankieAaron said:
There are no plans to put 700kw GUs into VTEC units.
Only GWR trains are getting the 700s.
I can't say if TPE or Hull First Trains will ask for upgrades.
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As D365 observes, same engines are fitted to all IEP derivatives - TransPennine and Hull Trains orders are both for 802s, so will have full-bore power at all times when using the diesels.
 
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D365 said:
The engine doesn't change, it's simply the software configuration of the Class 802s that means the engines will be running at full chat off the wires.
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As post production work we are changing over engines. old come out new 700 goes in.
It's to do with MTU and adblue tank sizes. Bigger fuel tanks means bigger adblue which are in the GU rig.
New GUs are already done off site and the old GUs are done on site.
 
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Also we had 91110 on tonight. Nice plaque for holding the current speed record in '89.
Who thinks 800s can beat it?
 
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At Reading nice and early, however nothing is appearing on the diagrams for the IEP test run to Swindon today. North Pole is quiet, as usual.

Time to head to work me thinks.

Literally just as I posted that, an IEP appears on the diagram at North Pole....

UPDATE: It made it to the North Pole Exit line, then headed back into the depot. Obviously a problem with the unit(s). Won't be the first time either. Well it's cancelled throughout again.
 
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Just a couple of quickies for you. :)

What will be the journey time for the up Flying Scotsman assuming it will stop only at Newcastle once the new trains arrive?

Finally, will these be tested at Old Dalby/Asfordby?
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leomartin125 said:
At Reading nice and early, however nothing is appearing on the diagrams for the IEP test run to Swindon today. North Pole is quiet, as usual.

Time to head to work me thinks.

Literally just as I posted that, an IEP appears on the diagram at North Pole....

UPDATE: It made it to the North Pole Exit line, then headed back into the depot. Obviously a problem with the unit(s). Won't be the first time either. Well it's cancelled throughout again.
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Back on again - currently 30 late.
 
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leomartin125 said:
At Reading nice and early, however nothing is appearing on the diagrams for the IEP test run to Swindon today. North Pole is quiet, as usual.

Time to head to work me thinks.

Literally just as I posted that, an IEP appears on the diagram at North Pole....

UPDATE: It made it to the North Pole Exit line, then headed back into the depot. Obviously a problem with the unit(s). Won't be the first time either. Well it's cancelled throughout again.
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36 late Maidenhead at present
 
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Hitachi have started work on building Virgins Azumas

http://press.hitachirail-eu.com/pre...ins-work-on-virgin-trains-azuma-fleet-1949315

Hitachi Rail Europe said:
Virgin Trains’ customers are a step closer to new trains as work begins on the Azuma (Class 800) fleet, due to enter service on the east coast in 2018.

Work on the bodyshells is taking place in Kasado, Japan, before the trains arrive in the UK to be built by Hitachi’s manufacturing team at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, which is home over 900 employees including 50 apprentices. UK build work on the Virgin Azuma will begin this summer.

The Virgin Azuma will transform travel and customer experiences when it arrives on the east coast main line next year. The fleet of 65 trains will provide an extra 12,200 seats, and faster journeys will make direct routes to new destinations such as London-Middlesbrough possible, as well as a big increase in through services from London to places such as Bradford, Harrogate and Lincoln.
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Envoy said:
I thought that they would only do this once the entire GWR fleet has been built? Will it always be the case that the body shells will be built in Japan and not Britain?
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The shells for GWR sets are most likely already built. Im sure all shells for 5 car gwr sets are in uk already.
 
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