Class 321 Withdrawal updates

[class321]

What units do you think were involved?

321 units?

 

[Islineclear3_1]

What units do you think were involved?

321.427 + 430

 

[Railperf]

The long line of disused 321s noted at Harwich yesterday. Most are pan down!

 

[221101 Voyager]

The long line of disused 321s noted at Harwich yesterday. Most are pan down!

What units are there at the mo?

As I may go there sometime.

 

[class321]

321.427 + 430

Are those going for scrap?

 

[221101 Voyager]

Also, whereabouts are the Harwich stored units, is it a place thats easy to get a photo of?

 

[Class360/1]

Are those going for scrap?

Probably, or at least we know they are off lease

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Also, whereabouts are the Harwich stored units, is it a place thats easy to get a photo of?

I doubt it. Most areas around ports are secure and from the pictures I've seen on flickr, you might be able to grab a distant shot from the station. I haven't been to Parkeston for about 30 years so really don't know the area enough

 

[Railperf]

Also, whereabouts are the Harwich stored units, is it a place thats easy to get a photo of?

Between Harwich Parkeston Quay and Dovercourt. You can get a good shot of them from the A120 overbridge. It is a very long line if trains though - nine units perhaps?

 

[Class360/1]

Between Harwich Parkeston Quay and Dovercourt. You can get a good shot of them from the A120 overbridge. It is a very long line if trains though - nine units perhaps?

You also get van ‘ok’ view from the train when arriving and departing from harwich international

 

[reddragon]

321.427 + 430

I thought they were going to be sunk in the North Sea to make reefs to protect the coastline and allow @class321 go diving so he can still ride on them?

 

[59CosG95]

What units do you think were involved?

Hard to tell as it hasn't run yet! I say 'first for scrap via the ECML' as 321334 left Anglian metals via the ECML to become a parcels unit at Wabtec Doncaster.

 

[Railperf]

You also get van ‘ok’ view from the train when arriving and departing from harwich international

I guess you will see one end of the train there and as much of the train sitting round the bend towards Dovercourt as the view allows.
From the overbridge you will see the country end of the line of units plus most of the train looking towards Parkeston.
You cannot park on the overbridge, but you can park in Morrisons / Mc Donalds and walk to the brow of the bridge. You'll also get a reasonable view from the roundabout at the Dovercourt end of the bridge.

I doubt it. Most areas around ports are secure and from the pictures I've seen on flickr, you might be able to grab a distant shot from the station. I haven't been to Parkeston for about 30 years so really don't know the area enough

The train is on a long siding east of Parkeston/Harwich International station in the Dovercourt direction . I'm not sure if any units are sitting in the sidings west of the station - even though I have seen 745's stabled there in the past.

 

[221101 Voyager]

Between Harwich Parkeston Quay and Dovercourt. You can get a good shot of them from the A120 overbridge. It is a very long line if trains though - nine units perhaps?

Thanks for that.

Is there any at Clacton anymore?

 

[class321]

I thought they were going to be sunk in the North Sea to make reefs to protect the coastline and allow @class321 go diving so he can still ride on them?