AJ

18 | Railway Enthusiast | (only just) West Midlands Based 💪 | Lives at a major junction on the WCML, used to live on the Chase Line

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@TrainLifeGB @Dave_H_King @O_TTravels Yes I believe so, they’re also cleared for 9 car operation, so I’d assume it’s possible that 9 cars might happen in passenger service. You’re correct to say a 12 car would be out of the question for now!

https://t.co/azc48LPTq1

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@TrainLifeGB @Dave_H_King @O_TTravels I don’t think it’s that they’re “not allowed”, I’d imagine it’s more a case of signal spacing, platform lengths etc. Virgin ran 15 carriage voyagers on the Chiltern mainline at one point.

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Forgot to post 😳

It was great to travel on the first passenger Class 730 down the Trent Valley on Monday. The capacity increase is definitely welcome on what I reckon is one of @LNRailway’s busiest routes. Looking forward to more coming onto the route in due course!

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@O_TTravels @Electra88007 https://t.co/9asxg1FZbX

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@TrainLifeGB @Dave_H_King @O_TTravels The 730s have been tested in 15 car formations but it won’t happen in passenger service other than for rescue.

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@Dave_H_King @O_TTravels 12 car 350/1 has around 690 seats, a 10 car 730/2 has 812 seats. 350s have 20m carriages, 730s have 24m carriages.

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@bazzilic @DepartingDan @Bonifacius_VIII They do, they meet at the top at the start of a new minute, and they meet at the bottom half-way, forming the double arrow logo. At 00:00 and 12:00, the arrows rotate in the same direction as a double arrow for the entire minute.

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@Chrimms2 @callumLtfc @NetworkRailAng @mark395625 Until you can get every ticket available from a ticket office by other means immediately, we still need them.

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@Sol_Noodles @JRailVolunteer @alexhornbyrail @northernassist Further info can be seen in the latest issue of Modern Railways.

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@Sol_Noodles @JRailVolunteer @alexhornbyrail @northernassist Been quoted from northern that a 3 carriage unit will be 69m long.

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@SeasideKeith @dave43law @RichardBurgon You realise all the current forms of government id are already stored? If you lose your driving license, you’ll be sent a new one, with the same photo, number etc, without having to reupload them, so really criminals could already hack into it now.

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@ChimeraX2021 @Tanni_GT @Christiane @philatrail 165s currently run it, and they’re not going anywhere in the immediate future.

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@StevenHughes129 @kdkdkd1974 @railcamlive @RealtimeTrains Only the TOCs that use WebGemini.

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@EngFocus @Clinnick1 @Modern_Railways @AvantiWestCoast https://t.co/VN3HJl5niN

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@EngFocus @Clinnick1 @Modern_Railways @AvantiWestCoast I believe the services terminating at Chester will not be running, and the Holyhead/Wrexham services will be curtailed at Crewe.

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@JRailVolunteer @morrd444 @lokiavivson Network rail have created a new data feed, providing data from the WebGemini allocations service. Any TOC who uses WebGemini now has their allocations public. London Overground is a notable exception.

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@morrd444 @lokiavivson Most. LO still don’t.

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@O_TTravels It’s a temporary measure to fit stabling restrictions and cycle units to the depot. There may be the odd 730 on Euston-Birmingham after, since pretty much all LNR crews will sign them, for stuff like stock moves, but Euston-Birmingham will be predominantly 350.

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@PaveyOwen45415 @BigBearF1 Other than the legroom…

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730s calling at Rugby? Yes!

730230 takes me to Birmingham and back, on the 12:04 RUG-BHM, and 13:06 BHM-EUS.