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Good for EMR but bad for WMR due to the yew damper fault with the 196s meaning nothing is able to replace them - won’t surprise me one bit if all future repaints end up working out of Tyseley until they start entering service.
The RMT union are going on strike on the 16th. However in a recent press release EMR have stated they still expect to launch the service on the 16th. Here is a link to the recent press release from EMR "https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co....ct-more-seats-and-a-simpler-timetable-on-our#". It mainly talks about the benefits the service will bring to the line and also some more information about the trains themselves.
The RMT union are going on strike on the 16th. However in a recent press release EMR have stated they still expect to launch the service on the 16th. Here is a link to the recent press release from EMR "https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co....ct-more-seats-and-a-simpler-timetable-on-our#". It mainly talks about the benefits the service will bring to the line and also some more information about the trains themselves.
As I've said repeatedly the RMT strike is nothing to do with the Corby Connect or other InterCity services. It will affect Regional branded services only.
Probably the last with HST's in service. Some more another 170 now in purple and the start of the branding of the 360's. I imagine most if not all will be branded ready for the new timetable next week.
MK3 Coach sets:
'red' sets (Ex LNER). All 6 coaches.
NL57
NL58
Class 153:
153308 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
153319 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
153355 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
153357 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
153379 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
153384 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
Class 156:
156401 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156403 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156404 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo 156405 - EMR outgoing livery
156406 - EMR outgoing livery
156408 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156410 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156411 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156413 - EMT regional blue (no red/orange EMT cab ends) with EMR Regional logo
156414 - EMT regional blue (no red/orange EMT cab ends) no branding
156415 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156470 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156473 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156497 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo
156498 - EMT regional blue with EMR Regional logo 156902 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156402)
156907 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156407)
156909 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156409)
156912 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156412)
156916 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156416)
156917 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156417)
156918 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156418)
156919 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156419)
156922 - EMR outgoing livery (ex 156422)
Class 158:
158770 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo 158773 - EMR outgoing livery
158774 - EMR outgoing livery
158777 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158780 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158783 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158785 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158788 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158799 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158806 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158810 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158812 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158813 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158846 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158847 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo - 'Lincoln Castle Explorer'
158852 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158854 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo - 'The Station Volunteer'
158856 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158857 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158858 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158862 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158863 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158864 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158865 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158866 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
158889 - EMT intercity white with EMR Regional logo
Class 170: 170416 - Full EMR Regional
170417 - Full EMR Regional - 'the key worker'
170418 - Full EMR Regional
170419 - Full EMR Regional
170420 - Full EMR Regional
170503 - Full EMR Regional (returned to WMR)
170515 - Full EMR Regional 170530 - WMR outgoing livery - No branding (at Crewe for repaint) 170531 - Full EMR Regional
170534 - Plain purple (returned to WMR)
Class 222:
222001 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo - 'The Entrepreneur Express' 222002 - EMR outgoing livery - 'The Cutlers' Company'
222003 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo - 'Tornado' 222004 - EMR outgoing livery - 'Children's Hospital Sheffield'
222005 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo 222006 - EMR outgoing livery - 'The Carbon Cutter'
222007 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo 222008 - EMR outgoing livery - 'Derby Etches Park'
222009 - EMR outgoing livery
222010 - EMR outgoing livery
222011 - EMR outgoing livery
222012 - EMR outgoing livery
222013 - EMR outgoing livery
222014 - EMR outgoing livery
222015 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo - '175 Years of Derby's Railways 1839-2014'
222016 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo
222017 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo 222018 - EMR outgoing livery
222019 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo
222020 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo
222021 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo 222022 - EMR outgoing livery - 'Invest in Nottingham'
222023 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo
222101 - EMR outgoing livery
222102 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo
222103 - EMT intercity white with EMR Intercity logo 222104 - Full EMR intercity
Class 360 (Some might be at Northampton):
360101 - Blue with White stripe 360102 - Full EMR Connect
360103 - Blue with White stripe
360104 - Blue with White stripe
360105 - Blue with White stripe
360106 - Blue with White stripe
360107 - Blue with White stripe
360108 - Blue with White stripe
360109 - Blue with White stripe
360110 - Blue with White stripe
360111 - Blue with White stripe
360112 - Blue with White stripe
360113 - Blue with EMR Connect branding
360114 - Blue with White stripe
360115 - Blue with White stripe
360116 - Blue with EMR Connect branding
360117 - Blue with White stripe
360118 - Blue with White stripe
360119 - Blue with EMR Connect branding
360120 - Blue with White stripe
360121 - Blue with White stripe
43238, 300, 310 are withdrawn but still at Neville Hill.
43045, 060 are at Derby RTC with Colas Rail on test trains.
43299 is being used on the NMT with Network Rail branding.
43050, 052, 054, 066, 076 are at Leicester (D.A.T.S).
43044, 048, 089 are now part of the 125 Group.
43046, 055, 058, 059, 083 are now with LSL
43043, 047, 049, 064, 073, 081, 082, 277, 290 are now at Burton West Yard.
43305, 306, 314, 316, 318, 319 are at Ely
43465, 468, 480, 484 are with Rail Adventure at Eastleigh
43296, 308, 423, 467 are with Rail Adventure at Willesden
43307, 317 are at Barrow Hill
Mk3's:
NL01, NL03 Scrapped/8 coaches to 125 group (3 from NL01, 5 from NL03)
NL04 Scrapped/1 coach sold to LSL
NL06, NL07, NL08, NL10, NL12, NL52, NL53, NL54, various spare 'red' vehicles from different sets have been scrapped.
NL11 Scrapped/3 coaches sold to LSL, 1 coach at Leicester for DATS
NL55, DY21, DY22, DY23 are at Ely
NL56 is withdrawn but still at Neville Hill
NL51 is stored at Barrow Hill
ex EMT spares: 3 scrapped, 1 sold to LSL
shared spare buffet 40751 (between VTEC/LNER and EMT/R) remains at Gascoigne Wood and believed to be sold on.
Class 153's
153311, 376, 381. 383, 385 are stored at Burton West Yard
153302, 310, 313, 318, 321, 326, 368, 372, 374, 382 are now with TFW (302 and 374 as spares)
I've seen banners advertising the new timetable at several EMR stations. Interestingly, although they look similar, there's 2 sorts;
At stations north of Kettering they say 'faster journey times' but no such claim is made at the newly-electrified stations. Instead, the claim is 'more environmentally friendly trains'.
I'm surprised that there's no sign yet of a proper 'launch' to the new electric service, seems very low key. Big contrast with the Euston line back in 1966.
153302 was at Worksop last week in Harry Needle's yard, unless it's moved on again. It was low loadered out of Ely and went by road (attached photo shows 153302 from a passing train at Worksop down yard).