Return of the Green Thumper!

[Julian G]

1001 on static training today (Thursday).
Provisional training run tomorrow dparts St. Leonards 09+50, runs
Ashford, Dover, Minster, Ashford, St. Leonards, back at 13+50, no
further details yet.

Ta AA

 

[Coxster]

It's not a bad unit! Remember travelling on it over the Marshlink when it operated on some diagrams back in 2004/5. One of my first few meets I believe to

 

[Julian G]

And here's the Times!

Timings now in for tomorrows (Friday) GBRf test run. Two HDL motor
coaches back to back I believe.

Ta Colin

5Z22 :
STLEONDWM 09:50
BOPEEP JN PASS 09:57
HASTINGS PASS 10:05
ORE PASS 10:10
RYE PASS 10:28
APPLEDORE PASS 10:37
ASHFORDI 10:47 10:51
SALTWD JN PASS 11:02
FOLKSTN C PASS 11:07
DOVER PRY PASS 11:19
BUCKLNDJN PASS 11:21
DEAL PASS 11:32
SANDWICH PASS 11:38
MINSTREJN 11:47 11:51
MINSTER 11:52 12:02
STURRY PASS 12:13
CANTBURYW PASS 12:17
WYE PASS 12:29
ASHFORDI 12:39 12:45
APPLEDORE 12:58 13:05
RYE PASS 13:14
ORE PASS 13:32
HASTINGS PASS 13:36
BOPEEP JN PASS 13:42
STLEONDWM 13:50

 

[matt]

Any ideas what it will be used for? Charters?

 

[yorkie]

It's not a bad unit! Remember travelling on it over the Marshlink when it operated on some diagrams back in 2004/5. One of my first few meets I believe to

Happy days! A circular route involving entirely Mk1 'slammers', I wish it was still possible now. Marshlink is a nice line, but 170s have completely spoilt the experience for me. I try to avoid SET/SWT/SN now as it's too depressing.

If 1001 does charters in future, I'll be wanting to go on this 'hellfire' machine! (I'd want to be in the coach with the engine though!)

 

[5872]

Happy days! A circular route involving entirely Mk1 'slammers', I wish it was still possible now. Marshlink is a nice line, but 170s have completely spoilt the experience for me. I try to avoid SET/SWT/SN now as it's too depressing.

If 1001 does charters in future, I'll be wanting to go on this 'hellfire' machine! (I'd want to be in the coach with the engine though!)

What have swt done yorkie? They still have 1498/97 with them running services and 960012 buzzing about


Fred

 

[Julian G]

What have swt done yorkie? They still have 1498/97 with them running services and 960012 buzzing about


Fred

They got replaced by the rubbish we have now......

 

[CraigS]

Saw the Thumper today stabled outside St Leonards Depot. Got a good toot from someone in the cab. Visit here for pics.

1001 will once again be used on charters when all coaches are ready and certified and hired out to Southern (I hope) when a 171 cops it.

Been on 1001 severn times on various railtours which were good fun. Can't wait to ride on it again.

 

[class 313]

What have swt done yorkie? They still have 1498/97 with them running services and 960012 buzzing about


Fred

They swapped great units with Desiros. Latter being not so great

 

[Jim]

What have swt done yorkie? They still have 1498/97 with them running services and 960012 buzzing about


Fred

Ok, when you get 960012 on the 2110 Weymouth - Waterloo I will give you the profits from the service!
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Saw the Thumper today stabled outside St Leonards Depot. Got a good toot from someone in the cab. Visit here for pics.

1001 will once again be used on charters when all coaches are ready and certified and hired out to Southern (I hope) when a 171 cops it.

Been on 1001 severn times on various railtours which were good fun. Can't wait to ride on it again.

1001 is a BEAST, I remember when W&W hired it when there was rugby at Cardiff!

 

[CraigS]

1001 is a BEAST, I remember when W&W hired it when there was rugby at Cardiff!

Yep, 1001 is a BEAST.

I really enjoyed the railtours I done with 1001 especially leaning out of a window on 'Tunbridge Wells' powercar and hearing the Thumping sound from it.

 

[ChrisCooper]

I'm determined to get on it when it's back on service since I've never managed to get a run on it, and never did a Hastings unit in service (although I've done 205s and a 207). I particularly regret never going on it when Anglia hired it some years ago for summer services on the Yarmouth and Lowestoft lines. A run on Hastings to Ashford when standing in for a 171 would have been nice aswell, especially since they used it with 2 power cars and one trailer, which must have given some great performance.
It would make a good spot hire set for TOCs, since it would be more flexable and cheaper to run (both in terms of fuel and track access) than a loco hauled train, and be able to work on lines that loco hauled trains couldn't.

 

[CraigS]

A run on Hastings to Ashford when standing in for a 171 would have been nice aswell, especially since they used it with 2 power cars and one trailer, which must have given some great performance.

A couple of years back when 1001 was used to stand in for a 171, sometimes one powercar would be shut off only being used as a trailer.

 

[theblackwatch]

1001 is a BEAST, I remember when W&W hired it when there was rugby at Cardiff!

Even more outrageous was when Northern Spirit hired it for Middlesbrough-Whitby workings in connection with the visit by HMS Endeavour!

 

[devon_metro]

Never knew 960012 buzzed! Has somebody fitted it with a BUZZFIRE traction package?

 

[class 313]

Never knew 960012 buzzed! Has somebody fitted it with a BUZZFIRE traction package?

My looooooooooooorrrrrrrdz

Get this unit into the 'ellfire Connex livery. I want to bash this as I never got ANY thumpers on pax *blushes*