bramling
Veteran Member
Really interesting there to see what's happening with 4075, great photos! I wonder if there is a particular reason why that unit was chosen for parts removal? I imagine if there was a specific reason it would be related to reliability compared to other metrocars. It would be interesting to know if there are major differences in individual metrocar reliability and which metrocars are most / least reliable. I was wondering whether parts from 4022 may have been used to get 4075 back into service but that does look quite unlikely.
Would also be great to see 4001 being refurbished! Does anyone know what is going on with 4002 also? I had heard that work had begun on 4002 when I made this original post so any update since then would be good. I imagine once either 4001 or 4002 are ready they will be paired with 4040 so that 4083 can begin this process.
In general terms it’s often the case that “Christmas tree” units don’t get specifically selected as such, it’s simply something which happens. Normally initially the case of a depot needing to meet its required output of units for a given day and having two defective units. A part gets robbed off one unit to let the other be made up to running order. With the robber unit remaining unavailable it doesn’t take long before the same scenario occurs again and more bits get taken - until such time as the depot have either the time or the means (i.e. availability of parts, which might be dictated by financial considerations) to get the original one going again.