paddyb6
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Had this on 777004 on Chester.New one for me today on the internal LCD screens:
Yes, the voice announcements are working, as are the orange LED matrix displays.
Had this on 777004 on Chester.New one for me today on the internal LCD screens:
Yes, the voice announcements are working, as are the orange LED matrix displays.
5Q79 definitely ran with 2 units (039/041) from the info I received. I didn't hear if the Kirkdale run happened thoughCan anyone confirm if yesterday’s 5Q79 Honeybourne Sdgs-Walton and 6Q80 Walton-Kirkdale actually ran please? Seeing conflicting reports.
Cheers
Can anyone confirm if yesterday’s 5Q79 Honeybourne Sdgs-Walton and 6Q80 Walton-Kirkdale actually ran please? Seeing conflicting reports.
Cheers
It did, yes.5Q79 definitely ran with 2 units (039/041) from the info I received. I didn't hear if the Kirkdale run happened though
According to RTT 6Q80 did run with the power cars working 0501 5Z81 back to Walton, they are then due to work todays 1643 0Z43 to Wembley Receptions 1-7 and then tomorrows 1149 6Q44 to Walton
Thanks for confirming, bothIt did, yes.
You talk about reliability being a shambles. Being local I use Merseyrail a lot and this year I have found Merseyrail to be a lot more reliable as the 777s get bedded in. I have spent a bit of time at Sandhills and have not seen any cancellations. Yes I know that there are cancellationd/failures because they are reported IN GREAT DETAIL on here. Besides Merseyrail Liverpool has many TOCs operating in our area including Avanti, TPE, EMR, TfW, LNWR and Northern. We hear little of the performance of these TOCs on Merseyside but I can tell you there are a lot of cancellations. When the 777s will be performing satisfactorily which in my opinion will not be too long perhaps the serial moaners will turn their attention to TfWs rattlebox 197s which have daily multiple failures or the soon to be introduced LNWR 730s into Lime Street.The 777s entered service over a year ago, and yet they’re still only managing 565 Miles per 701D. To put that into perspective, they are the least reliable passenger trains in the country, even less so than 230s and 769s. The 231s which entered service a few days prior to the 777s have managed 2037Mp701D in the latest period, which is still diabolical. Even the 730s which entered service 10 months later have managed 3712Mp701D in the first period.
777 reliability is a shambles. It’s all well and good having new trains, but I’d imagine most passengers would rather have a reliable service than anything else on the railway. I don’t think anybody on this forum is anti-Merseyrail, they’re likely just frustrated that reliability is diabolical for a unit of this age.
They aren’t fit for purpose unless they’re reliable.
The figures in the very post you have quoted clearly show the 777s are by far the least reliable trains in the country. If that doesn't make their ongoing disastrous roll-out a shambles, I don't know what does. Also, we do hear plenty about other TOCs' failures if you'd care to read some of the other threads on here. Merseyrail have been awful since the 777s were introduced, simple as that.You talk about reliability being a shambles. Being local I use Merseyrail a lot and this year I have found Merseyrail to be a lot more reliable as the 777s get bedded in. I have spent a bit of time at Sandhills and have not seen any cancellations. Yes I know that there are cancellationd/failures because they are reported IN GREAT DETAIL on here. Besides Merseyrail Liverpool has many TOCs operating in our area including Avanti, TPE, EMR, TfW, LNWR and Northern. We hear little of the performance of these TOCs on Merseyside but I can tell you there are a lot of cancellations. When the 777s will be performing satisfactorily which in my opinion will not be too long perhaps the serial moaners will turn their attention to TfWs rattlebox 197s which have daily multiple failures or the soon to be introduced LNWR 730s into Lime Street.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Merseyrail do not maintain or build these trains. This is all on Stadler yet Merseyrail get lambasted from every angle by the press and passengers alike. Reliability issues should sit firmly with Stadler and they should be held responsible but its not them issuing apologies or press releases is it. I will say though from a personal perspective over the last few weeks my trains have turned up more than they have been cancelled.
The customer's contract is with Merseyrail. Merseyrail's subcontractors are their problem, not the customer's.
Was there a time when the opposite was true? I've never known any route to be that bad ever. For the record, my zero class 507 failures still stands. Though I got close the other week. 507002 conked out about an hour after I got off it.I will say though from a personal perspective over the last few weeks my trains have turned up more than they have been cancelled.
Spoke too soon. Observed that Birmingham New Street suffered it's first points failure in a few days last night, just 7 minutes after seeing that train, with the adjacent two platforms being inaccessible.There was a very reliable pair of Merseyrail 777 sets last night, seemed to be working well with no problems.
*At Birmingham New Street, platform 6, 5pm last night, towed by two HSTs
Realtime Trains | 5Q79 1429 Honeybourne Sidings to Walton Old Jn.M.S.C.Sdgs | 07/03/2024
Real-time train running information for 5Q79 1429 departure from Honeybourne Sidings to Walton Old Jn.M.S.C.Sdgs on 07/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.www.realtimetrains.co.uk
According to RTT 6Q80 did run with the power cars working 0501 5Z81 back to Walton, they are then due to work todays 1643 0Z43 to Wembley Receptions 1-7 and then tomorrows 1149 6Q44 to Walton
Passing Warrington yesterday there wefe two power cars towing 2 units parked in the yard facing North.Do we know if both 039/041 were moved onwards to Kirkdale yesterday night please after moving from Long Marston?
Yes, as mentioned in post 6'756.Do we know if both 039/041 were moved onwards to Kirkdale yesterday night please after moving from Long Marston?
there’s quite a few stabled on north depot overnightDo we know when units will start being allocated/stored at Birkenhead? It looks a bit busy in the morning with a few units having to traipse from Kirkdale, reverse at Central, and head off down the exchange line.
Currently in testing.Sorry if this has been covered already but are the 777s now running in doubles i.e "8 car"?
If not, how are they managing peak loadings given that there are now very few legacy trains (507s) about?
Only the Southport/Hunts Cross and Ormskirk lines ran trains doubled-up that I know of, and these were mostly only peak times. Certainly the trains I usually use to commute on the Ormskirk line used to be 6 cars, and it'll be great to see a return to 8-cars, especially on my way home.Once double units are approved which services are likely to benefit?
There used to be two morning six-cars on the Chester line and the West Kirby line had one pair each peak, but I doubt any of the Wirral ones will return. They were never as well used as the Southport and Ormskirk sixes.Only the Southport/Hunts Cross and Ormskirk lines ran trains doubled-up that I know of, and these were mostly only peak times. Certainly the trains I usually use to commute on the Ormskirk line used to be 6 cars, and it'll be great to see a return to 8-cars, especially on my way home.