Is 140 also now in service?
Perfect thanks.
No one else seems to want the spare 720s. There are still 12 that haven't been used by Greater Anglia, and no one else has taken them on. Clearly they can only be used on routes with overhead electrification.
GA hasnt built (ordered) more 720s than planned.
Wishful thinking but c2c could take a few units, seeing as they already operate 720s and the 357s will be undergoing a refurb.
Yes 720140 is now finally showing on rtt. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L68232/2024-11-25/detailed#allox_id=0
It’s often said that GA has (or will have) surplus 720s but they also don’t have enough 745s so that needs to be considered. I believe GA is making the DfT money so there probably isn’t the same pressure to cut costs as there is at some other TOCs.
C2C getting 720s in the first place, was debatable. Yes they had promised new trains, but reusing existing stock not needed elsewhere would have made more sense, and could have been justified with some sweeteners for C2C customers.It’s often said that GA has (or will have) surplus 720s but they also don’t have enough 745s so that needs to be considered. I believe GA is making the DfT money so there probably isn’t the same pressure to cut costs as there is at some other TOCs.
As for sending some GA 720s to c2c, why bother they’d probably spend most of the time parked at East Ham or Shoeburyness
according to real time trains 720139 is on thw wickford to southminster shuttles at the moment
Amazing. Now that’s 10 on the list left to go. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L69782/2024-11-27/detailed#allox_id=0
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Conveniently for bashers, 720139 + 720144 are now paired together on 1K27 0724 Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street...
502 now on it’s own to enter service next, as all the other 9x still need to be transferred from derby.
As 502 is the second one built, so has been languishing for many years, I hope this means that the first ones are not in too bad of a condition ?.
My guess is that the 720/1s have the best chance of heading South first (as in before the first build 720/5s). The 720/1s will just have finishing to do including any faults BUT will be healthy in terms of time spent festering in sidings (cold storage).
Nothing as far as am aware.
Essentially nothing. The /1s were intended to be built as 10 car units but the new depot wasn't built so the order was changed to 5 car units. The number sequence beyond 589 would have 'bumped into' the c2c units starting at 601 so they retained the numbers in the sequence starting at 101.
That was my assumption to albeit not based on any actual evidence to confirm other than what has moved South from Derby etc in the recent past.
720502 in service today on 07:26 Braintree - Liverpool St according to RTT
720502 is on its own on the inbound Braintree and the 8.53 to Southend. I agree 140 was shown on RTT as working with 502 but not shown on RTT now.
