London Midland 321s/319s discussion

[Silverlinky]

Wheelflats on the Abbey meant a replacement unit was required, leaving only 216 which sat spare at Bletchley all day.

Not to worry, three more 319's arrive next month!!

 

[craig87034]

350232 and 260 0714 Bletchley-Euston vice 319's as expected

 

[swt_passenger]

Wheelflats on the Abbey meant a replacement unit was required, leaving only 216 which sat spare at Bletchley all day.

Not to worry, three more 319's arrive next month!!

How surprising. I always thought they'd get 7 eventually, otherwise it was a bit of a poor deal...

 

[plastictaffy]

Not to worry, three more 319's arrive next month!!

Oh joy, won't that be lovely? I believe that we'll all be signing them now, too. That'll be something to look forward to.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Anyone know which ones? More /2s would be just lovely

 

[DarloRich]

Anyone know which ones? More /2s would be just lovely

Demics

 

[plastictaffy]

They'll be the absolute worst ones the donating depots can find. The 4 we have now are truly dire. This would have been avoided if the powers that be hadn't taken their eye off the ball with the leases on the Dusties.

 

[DarloRich]

They'll be the absolute worst ones the donating depots can find. The 4 we have now are truly dire. This would have been avoided if the powers that be hadn't taken their eye off the ball with the leases on the Dusties.

I bet TL fleet reliability statistics have gone through the roof dumping those 4 things on LM!
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the erstwhile 0714 has been 1 x 319 this week. I bet thatis popular by Berko...........

 

[Bletchleyite]

I bet TL fleet reliability statistics have gone through the roof dumping those 4 things on LM!
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the erstwhile 0714 has been 1 x 319 this week. I bet thatis popular by Berko...........

It is not a sensible train to short-form - one of the peak time southbound fasts from MKC makes more sense, as these nearly always arrive at Euston with spare seats.

 

[Tetchytyke]

the erstwhile 0714 has been 1 x 319 this week. I bet thatis popular by Berko...........

Oh it'll be absolutely fine after Berkhamsted, nobody would be able to get on the damn thing. They may as well run it express from Tring and save everybody the hassle.

I see tonight that both the 1705 and 1730 from Euston will be short-formed down to four from eight carriages. London Midland really couldn't run a bath.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Oh it'll be absolutely fine after Berkhamsted, nobody would be able to get on the damn thing. They may as well run it express from Tring and save everybody the hassle.

When that train used to be 12-car it was once short-formed down to 4, in that case it ran fast Bletchley-Euston.

 

[FQ]

How rammed to people reckon the 17:05 from Euston will by by Watford Junction? I'm debating wether to get it or not (on the 27th of Nov).

Cheers!

 

[Bletchleyite]

How rammed to people reckon the 17:05 from Euston will by by Watford Junction? I'm debating wether to get it or not (on the 27th of Nov).

http://www.londonmidland.com/download/110783.4/getting-a-seat-from-london-euston/ might help. If it's short-formed and anything other than green, assume it will be either one or two blobs of red.

You'll likely get on (as some will get off and few people get on at WFJ northbound in the evening peak) but it won't be comfortable.

 

[FQ]

Thanks. I'll probably head on the Southern an hour earlier then.

 

[MK Tom]

The last few days there's been either 013 or 460 sat in the yard at Bletchley. Don't two rotate on St. Albans? So only one left for the WCML service?

 

[DarloRich]

Thanks. I'll probably head on the Southern an hour earlier then.

that will be just as busy at that time

 

[Bletchleyite]

that will be just as busy at that time

It at least won't be short formed, and a lot will have alighted at Wembley and Harrow, so probably more room.

 

[PeterY]

I took a ride on the Abbey Flyer today, 319 216. I sat in the car just above the pantograph, OMG it's the noisiest unit I've had the mis-pleasure to ride in. Every time the unit pulled away from a station, the electrical buzzing sound (I don't know the technical word) was so loud. Saving grace, it drowned out the music from a teenagers phone and for me only 4 stops:cry:

 

[Ibex]

Further progress on the 319 cascade this weekend, 319 441 and 319 457 have both been to delivered to Kings Heath with a third (unspecified) 319 to be delivered in March, all three are expected to enter service on 4th April and will be in First Capital Connect livery.

319 216 which has been in Southern livery on LM since September was returned to Kings Heath today and is now in LM livery with a universal toilet, PIS etc.

 

[Bletchleyite]

319 216 which has been in Southern livery on LM since September was returned to Kings Heath today and is now in LM livery with a universal toilet, PIS etc.

What's the rest of the interior like? Still 2+2 standard/2+1 first?