Pretendolino to Greater Anglia ?

[SprinterMan]

MMMM Train spotters delight
We will need timings posted, please, please

5xxx 1413 Wembley Inter City Depot to Norwich Crown Point

I imagine that this was the transfer

Adam

 

[306024]

Good job it ran early between Ipswich and Norwich. Looking at that schedule it would have met the 17.30 NRW - LST head on at Trowse Swing Bridge and we would be two sets short

Just need to see how long it takes to be made fit for traffic now, sooner the better.

 

[87019Chris]

I wonder how long the set will stay together, without a AGA coach in the middle and a random NC64 coach in another set?

 

[tom1681]

It's NC66. It will always stay together for various reasons, another GA set will be broken up to provide spares for the others.

Will take about 6 weeks for mods to be done then it should be out in traffic.

 

[SC318250]

Is 90034 going to be going over to work with it, or will it just be the Anglia 90s operating it?

 

[dk1]

Is 90034 going to be going over to work with it, or will it just be the Anglia 90s operating it?

No extra loco needed as no additional sets.

 

[chubs]

really 6 weeks? seems its needed now

 

[colchesterken]

I am sure someone here will give us details of when it comes out to play
Looking foward to going to london on a Virgin train, rather than the old has beens we have now

 

[Sleepy]

The old has beens all came from Virgin (and were in a terrible state) ??

 

[cjmillsnun]

I am sure someone here will give us details of when it comes out to play
Looking foward to going to london on a Virgin train, rather than the old has beens we have now

There really isn't a lot of difference. Just moquette and carpets. The coaches are still Mk3s with IC70 seats and original lighting.

 

[306024]

The old has beens all came from Virgin (and were in a terrible state) ??

Yep awful. Crown Point have had their work cut out to get reliability to where it is now. The Remote Condition Monitoring, designed in house, has proved invaluable.

 

[chubs]

The old has beens all came from Virgin (and were in a terrible state) ??

Awful. But IIRC they went pretty much straight into service (some with DBSOs) where they were falling to bits and failing all over the place.

 

[jamesontheroad]

Rail have a (small) pic of it after arrival at Crown Point; more in issue #763:

http://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/pretendolino-moves-to-anglia

 

[alexl92]

Forgive my ignorance but what does NC64/NC66 mean, please?

 

[causton]

Forgive my ignorance but what does NC64/NC66 mean, please?

They are just the set number for the coaches.

Whereas an EMU will have a six digit number, i.e. 313034, for loco hauled sets such as the ones used on Liverpool Street - Norwich have all the individual coach numbers on but no collective number. There is the loco number (90001 etc) and the Driving Van Trailer at the back (82001 etc) but these get swapped around all the time for maintainence so you cannot rely on the same coaches being with the same loco each week!

So to avoid typing "coaches 12345, 12346, 12347, 12348, 12349, 12350, 12351" they simply put "set NC66" - with NC being the depot code for Norwich (Crown Point), where it is based. Same with other operators as well, e.g. First Great Western HSTs will be OC99 for Old Oak Common (west London) depot or LA99 for Laira (near Plymouth) etc etc

 

[Sleepy]

Have it on good authority AGA will have the set in service next week, with their own DVT and catering vehicle - so no WiFi :roll: (controlled from DVT). Load 9 (5+3) diagram.

 

[tjlrailblue]

Is it being repainted?

The GA mk3s have remote condition monitoring? How does that work?

Cheers

 

[Sleepy]

No repainting taken place. I have also heard a refurbished. MK 3 due back in traffic very soon.

 

[306024]

Is it being repainted?

The GA mk3s have remote condition monitoring? How does that work?

Cheers

Nope, we have been waiting for this set to enter service to reduce the short forms on the other sets, don't need further unnecessary delay. Don't care what colour it is

Remote Condition Monitoring was developed in house by some clever people at Crown Point for a song. Was shown it once working on a laptop, But I'm not technical enough to understand all the ins and outs.

 

[dk1]

Have it on good authority AGA will have the set in service next week, with their own DVT and catering vehicle - so no WiFi :roll: (controlled from DVT). Load 9 (5+3) diagram.

There will be no WiFi even when with the Pretendolino DVT as not compatible with AGA. Punters cant have that & plug sockets just yet
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Debuting today on 1P15 07:40 East Anglian. Should remain on the diagram all day.

 

[47421]

And yet still 1p05 0600 Norwich - liv st was shortformed and SRO from Ipswich. Will use of pretendolino allow the other sets to run at booked length? When?

 

[spasmj]

There will be no WiFi even when with the Pretendolino DVT as not compatible with AGA. Punters cant have that & plug sockets just yet
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Debuting today on 1P15 07:40 East Anglian. Should remain on the diagram all day.

I was on this service this morning - a nice surprise. They apologised for the lack of WiFi.

 

[TheEdge]

And yet still 1p05 0600 Norwich - liv st was shortformed and SRO from Ipswich. Will use of pretendolino allow the other sets to run at booked length? When?

In theory yes but it is also in use so the refurbs can start on the normal GA stock.

 

[dk1]

I was on this service this morning - a nice surprise. They apologised for the lack of WiFi.

Hope the Snr Conductor also appologised for the provision of power sockets in some of the vehicles. Noticed one comment on ****ter from a passenger not impressed with the newly refurbished carriage :roll:

 

[Desiro360]

Saw it at Manningtree earlier today thanks to a good slice of luck