GA 321 short forming

[EssexGonzo]

As I'm about to take my 4th reduced-to-8-coaches 321 in 24 hours, it got me wondering...

If it is down to flats due to adhesion issue, on average roughly how long would a set need to spend on the workshop?

 

[TheEdge]

Depends on how big the queue is to get something onto the wheel lathe. At this time of year that can be a long wait.

Also if a wheel has flats that are too big or the wheels have been reprofiled too many times it will need either new tyres or new wheelsets which will be a longer stay.
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To add to that a single vehicle will only take maybe a few hours or a morning to do. So a 321 is probably a few days to do.

 

[306024]

Trouble is that when there is a shortage of units, certain diagrams are favourite for not being covered as perhaps they only do one trip. Not much comfort if that is your usual train though.

With GA about to be awash with units, hopefully short formed trains will become increasingly rare.

 

[MP33]

My train was reduced to four coaches this evening. It appears to me that due to the weather, the problems are less than previous years and later. Will the rail treatment extend into January? What will happen when the network is out of use for Christmas engineering work?