I'm thinking of a train class..

[MK Tom]

Class 313!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Temple Meads]

Class 318?

 

[MK Tom]

313s replaced 501s... used on Watford DC and South Coastway...

 

[Ivo]

Sigh... Still not right.

 

[MK Tom]

Oh we're so close now must be able to do it by elimination... 315s are only used by NXEA so can't be them, 323s not in the south east, 325s didn't replace any unit class, same with 332s... Class 360?

 

[Ivo]

Well done (eventually). The 360 is correct.

Seemingly often forgotten about by enthusiasts

Just look here, and see how few people even remembered it existed - and also at how long it took you guys!

presumably due to it lacking one feature that most of its contemporaries have

No corridor connections, unlike most other Siemens units

this unit is or was a fairly common sight in certain parts of the south of England

GEML and GWML

One of its main introductions saw it replace a 4-car unit that holds special recognition as the last in a long series

The 312 was the last of the BR MUs to be built with slam-doors

In addition, among its main operations, there is a large difference in the kind of operation this class runs or ran

GEML is outer-suburban and sometimes express; GWML is local and airport-transfer

 

[Temple Meads]

Whoah it's finally ended!

 

[MK Tom]

That was really good actually... the forgotten about thing showed itself very clearly in this.

Ok here's mine:

A class number often confused with something unrelated. A cab design that's hard to tell from other classes. Replaced by an infrastructure development and never carried unit numbers.

 

[Tomonthetrain]

Class 504?

 

[MK Tom]

Nope... although that is a close match to the clues. Cab is even more hard to distinguish from relatives than the 504 one was from its sister classes though...

 

[Schnellzug]

i would have said 456, but they do carry units nos..

 

[Class172]

Class 307?

 

[MK Tom]

Nope... Here's a small clue, they lasted in service 19 years.

 

[Class172]

Class 309?

 

[MK Tom]

Nope, 309s were in service right up to the milennium...

 

[Class172]

Errm… class 432?

 

[Hydro]

Class 438 (4TC)?

 

[MK Tom]

Nope... I'll give you another small clue, you're all thinking in the wrong part of the numbering system!

 

[Hydro]

Class 125? Confused with IC125, built for Lea Valley Lines but replaced when electrified, looks like a 117/similar, in service '58 to '77.

 

[MK Tom]

YES!!!! Well done!

 

[Hydro]

I'm a member of the one of the most successful BR families.

I was the last of my batch built.

I've worked under 3 different operators.

I have four engines.

I've never carried a revenue paying passenger to date.

 

[MK Tom]

That departmental 150?

 

[Nym]

BR Class 325

 

[Hydro]

That departmental 150?

I'm sure it was going to be too easy, but I'm not going until I've got a real number!

 

[Nym]

Class 950

950 001

 

[Hydro]

I'm a member of the one of the most successful BR families. Sprinter, naturally.

I was the last of my batch built. Last initial 150/1 built.

I've worked under 3 different operators. BR Research, Railtrack and Network Rail.

I have four engines. 2 x Cummins, plus 2 x Mercedes V6 diesel generators.

I've never carried a revenue paying passenger to date. True, this unit never carried a 150/1 designation, nor ever started life as a 150/1 - it was purposely fitted out for departmental purposes. It apparently ran as a class 180 for a while.

It's only fair MK Tom gets the next turn!

 

[MK Tom]

I've only just done one so even though I have one in mind I'll let Nym do it.
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I'm happy to if you don't want to though???

 

[Nym]

Last one I did took two days for pepole to get it... You go MK_Tom...

 

[MK Tom]

OK cool!

I am but one but I am the father of many, and was nearly the father of many more. I look like something I'm not.

See what you can make of that!

 

[Nym]

OK, thats worse than my clues... Not got one ere...