WMR Class 196 Build and Implementation

[Techniquest]

yep, was its first day.

Awesome Nice to have had it yesterday on its first day. A shame things went pear-shaped later with a PHBT incident though!

 

[HST274]

2100 from New Street to Hereford cancelled due to issue with doors.

 

[newtownmgr]

196008 & 009 on Herefords today along with i think 003. 012 failed yesterday.

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2100 from New Street to Hereford cancelled due to issue with doors.

012

 

[Spaceship323]

196008 & 009 on Herefords today along with i think 003. 012 failed yesterday.

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012

196012 is on Nuneaton's today

 

[Energy]

196012 is on Nuneaton's today

196010 is the other unit.

Finally tried out a 196, the overall ambiance is really nice (the lighting is great) though the seats are the wrong shape for me and their thick backs make the legroom average.

 

[Liam L]

196008 & 009

009 first day in service

 

[Techniquest]

Ooh I missed that somehow about 009. I'll have to keep an eye out for it and do a quick leap somewhere for it in the coming weeks. Or perhaps just wait a bit longer until another comes up I want, July's a busy month after all.

 

[TEW]

009 first day in service

009 was in service yesterday afternoon too.

 

[Jacob Porrett]

196110 at Telford Central on Wednesday with the 08:32 off Telford Central to Birmingham New Street. This was the first train of the morning as the other services were cancelled. What I morning I had

 

[uniquicity]

196101 is out but not on Shrewsbury’s… will do the 0840 from Hereford. Only noticed as I was getting that trip from Foregate St to BHM anyway and it was showing as cancelled at University.

 

[SuperLuke2334]

196101 is out but not on Shrewsbury’s… will do the 0840 from Hereford. Only noticed as I was getting that trip from Foregate St to BHM anyway and it was showing as cancelled at University.

I believe that may be because if its not fitted with guard panels in the saloon, it cannot call at University northbound.

 

[uniquicity]

Yep. I read it on here so assumed it was the case

 

[william.martin]

Yep. I read it on here so assumed it was the case

I believe that may be because if its not fitted with guard panels in the saloon, it cannot call at University northbound.

196101 is out but not on Shrewsbury’s… will do the 0840 from Hereford. Only noticed as I was getting that trip from Foregate St to BHM anyway and it was showing as cancelled at University.

Well I was fairly convinced that it's 2 and a 1/2 month break from traffic was so they could fit guard panels - the plan was to hunt her down last Saturday to see if she had them however the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line fell to pieces so I though I was safer not to.

So if 196101 wasn't getting guard panels fitted, what was she away for? Or maybe she did have the guard panels and they were not working?

 

[alan71]

008+009 on 0640 HFD BHM

 

[newtownmgr]

Well I was fairly convinced that it's 2 and a 1/2 month break from traffic was so they could fit guard panels - the plan was to hunt her down last Saturday to see if she had them however the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line fell to pieces so I though I was safer not to.

So if 196101 wasn't getting guard panels fitted, what was she away for? Or maybe she did have the guard panels and they were not working?

Guards panels not fitted yet.

 

[uniquicity]

1050 from New Street is showing as 3 car so this is probably being swapped

 

[newtownmgr]

1050 from New Street is showing as 3 car so this is probably being swapped

As booked. The 10:50 is the unit that works the 09:55 up from Wos. The 196 is booked to go to Tyseley

 

[uniquicity]

As booked. The 10:50 is the unit that works the 09:55 up from Wos. The 196 is booked to go to Tyseley

Of course, I’m a commuter never study the weekend diagrams

 

[HST274]

At university is the guard meant to dispatch from the centre of the train?

 

[Liam L]

At university is the guard meant to dispatch from the centre of the train?

Yes, as the platform is on a curve

 

[GWVillager]

Guards panels not fitted yet.

Any knowledge on why it was away if it wasn’t for panels?

 

[newtownmgr]

Any knowledge on why it was away if it wasn’t for panels?

No. It wasn’t away. It was just out of service. Door panels will be done at Tyseley

 

[Wyrleybart]

I believe that may be because if its not fitted with guard panels in the saloon, it cannot call at University northbound.

If only DfT had insisted on having door panels fitted in it's order to Bombardier eh !!!!

 

[HST274]

Yes, as the platform is on a curve

I thought so. It's just I have alighted there from a 2+2 196 and the guard dispatched from the rear, although they walked right to the furthest point from the track to do so. I assume it was just an honest mistake.

 

[newtownmgr]

If only DfT had insisted on having door panels fitted in it's order to Bombardier eh !!!!

Waste of time telling Bombardier to install door panels. The units were built by CAF!!

 

[Wyrleybart]

Waste of time telling Bombardier to install door panels. The units were built by CAF!!

Sorry. I was thinking of the 730s, which I assume had the same problem

 

[Liam L]

although they walked right to the furthest point from the track to do so.

Use to happen quite a bit when the platform was quite narrow, especially on 323 sets being guarded from the middle.

has improved since the platform is much wider now.

 

[AJDesiro]

Sorry. I was thinking of the 730s, which I assume had the same problem

Thankfully the 730s have already had guard panels fitted!

 

[Liam L]

Thankfully the 730s have already had guard panels fitted!

Not sure they did at first, I believe they got retrofitted after.

 

[AJDesiro]

Not sure they did at first, I believe they got retrofitted after.

Yes, I meant that at least they've managed to retrofit them before they entered service, unlike the 196s.