How much?I'd bet money for a Class 321 scrap move for tomorrow
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DBS92042
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Reported to be 37 + one 321 (take your pick from 321316/327/329).
Presumably the other two will then make their way to South Wales next week
Razorblades
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How much?
£3.21
I’d take it
46039
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After these three how many more are left to be scrapped?
45076
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these are last of the Renatus ones
How much did the Renatus project cost? Seeing as how long they were actually in service until the new stock rolled out, wasn't this a whole load of wasted money now all the Renatus trains are being scrapped?
What was the point?
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I too am struck too by the expense and complexity of the Renatus project, only for the units to go to the shredder a few years later. Surely a lighter refurb (or even none at all) would have been sufficient given the short time left for them on the GEML? I don’t suppose any of the new traction equipment, aircon, WiFi equipment etc was salvaged for re use?
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The first few Renatus 321s to head for scrap went via Wolverton Works, possibly for some parts removal but nothing was obviously missing from the outside at least. All the rest have gone straight to Newport Docks from storage...
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You need to look at the relative timescales of the Renatus project and Class 720 order. The 720s were ordered around August 2016. The first Renatus set was released in December 2016, but obviously contracts for the refurbishment were placed well before then i.e. before the 720s were ordered. It was also pre-Covid when the railway was growing, so Eversholt would have been confident of leasing them elsewhere.
Does it matter? It is money that got Greater Anglia customers better trains for around five years, and saw them meet their accessibility requirements. One of the benefits of leasing is that it is Eversholt who have borne the loss, and not the railway.
This is more of an issue. The indifference to reusing components such as seats in other units and simply send the whole thing to scrap is somewhat disappointing, and wasteful.
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Thank you for confirming that
720_Aventra
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This just leaves 321327 and 321329 left in Wembley now
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Possible move next week for those two?
03_179
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Evening all,
I have a file with 321s in it. Can someone please advise if any of the ones listed are scrapped.
W=Withdrawn
S = Stored
Thanks in advance,
I have a file with 321s in it. Can someone please advise if any of the ones listed are scrapped.
W=Withdrawn
S = Stored
| 321301 | 321 | W |
| 321303 | 321 | W |
| 321304 | 321 | W |
| 321305 | 321 | W |
| 321310 | 321 | W |
| 321320 | 321 | W |
| 321321 | 321 | W |
| 321324 | 321 | W |
| 321325 | 321 | W |
| 321326 | 321 | W |
| 321327 | 321 | W |
| 321329 | 321 | W |
| 321331 | 321 | W |
| 321332 | 321 | W |
| 321333 | 321 | W |
| 321334 | 321 | W |
| 321335 | 321 | W |
| 321336 | 321 | W |
| 321337 | 321 | W |
| 321338 | 321 | W |
| 321339 | 321 | W |
| 321340 | 321 | W |
| 321341 | 321 | W |
| 321342 | 321 | W |
| 321343 | 321 | W |
| 321365 | 321 | S |
| 321402 | 321 | S |
| 321405 | 321 | S |
| 321406 | 321 | W |
| 321407 | 321 | W |
| 321409 | 321 | W |
| 321419 | 321 | W |
| 321421 | 321 | W |
| 321423 | 321 | S |
| 321424 | 321 | W |
| 321426 | 321 | W |
| 321427 | 321 | W |
| 321428 | 321 | W |
| 321429 | 321 | W |
| 321430 | 321 | W |
| 321431 | 321 | S |
| 321432 | 321 | W |
| 321433 | 321 | S |
| 321434 | 321 | S |
| 321436 | 321 | W |
| 321437 | 321 | W |
| 321439 | 321 | S |
| 321440 | 321 | W |
| 321441 | 321 | W |
| 321444 | 321 | S |
| 321445 | 321 | S |
| 321448 | 321 | S |
| 321902 | 321 | W |
Thanks in advance,
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Edited in the details into the table above
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Awesome thank you
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The final Renatus 321s to go for scrap on 29/04/25:
37xxx + 321327 321329
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
37xxx + 321327 321329
Realtime Trains | 5Q77 1145 Db Cargo Fan A And B Sdgs to Newport Docks (Simsgroup) | 29/04/2025
Real-time train running information for 5Q77 1145 departure from Db Cargo Fan A And B Sdgs to Newport Docks (Simsgroup) on 29/04/2025. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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