(30 Mar 2023, 8:16 pm)Michael wrote I don't really know where all the sidings etc are on the metro/Network Rail but I hope they don't park some in South Hylton, they'll be gone in the morning although they can't get far haha.
Sunderland station could be a place to store them?
(30 Mar 2023, 7:50 pm)Unber43 wrote The Metro is currently closed between Brockley Wins and Jarrow, and they said there will be trains between Brockley Wins and South Hylton, but are they just the trains which are currently stuck on that line and can't go to the depot. Also what about driver change overs how do they do that?
God hope that none break down in the coming 5 days
(31 Mar 2023, 9:15 am)Unber43 wrote Newcastle's playing Sunday......
Really, 26/9 should be deckers
But There is no hope that there is enough deckers for the entirety of the 9/5/26/24 circuit, plus on a Sunday they interwork with everything and on an evenign with the 60, unless there was active bus replacement from park Lane.
(31 Mar 2023, 5:56 pm)Storx wrote The 27 is the bigger problem especially if they don't do a bus replacement.
(31 Mar 2023, 9:15 am)Unber43 wrote Newcastle's playing Sunday......
Really, 26/9 should be deckers
But There is no hope that there is enough deckers for the entirety of the 9/5/26/24 circuit, plus on a Sunday they interwork with everything and on an evenign with the 60, unless there was active bus replacement from park Lane.
(28 Jun 2023, 4:13 pm)Busu284 wrote Post on the Tyne & Wear Metro Photo group has shown 4055 has left Howdon on the back of a truck. I wonder if this is the start of the old stock leaving
(28 Jun 2023, 5:06 pm)Dan wrote There was a suggestion on this post that it was the second to be scrapped - what was the first?
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(28 Jun 2023, 4:13 pm)Busu284 wrote Post on the Tyne & Wear Metro Photo group has shown 4055 has left Howdon on the back of a truck. I wonder if this is the start of the old stock leaving
(28 Jun 2023, 8:59 pm)Storx wrote There's a few down for scrap as they're being used for christmas trees.
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/met...590/page-5 - Good thread if you want to track Metro availability / scrap etc.
It's ridiculous the number of trains off now hence the cancellations everywhere. The Metro needs dropped to every 15 minutes asap but they're burying their heads in the sand and pretending everything is alright which is just typical Nexus and blaming Stadler ofc since it's never Nexus' fault.
(29 Jun 2023, 4:20 am)Dan wrote I don’t profess to know how many have been withdrawn already, but it is quite easy to work out how many trains they actually require to run the service, and already they have an absolutely crazy number of spare trains.
They must be having some real bad issues (or have withdrawn a lot of trains already) if they struggle to meet service every day, especially since the peak time trains were cancelled.
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(29 Jun 2023, 11:07 am)streetdeckfan wrote Might be down another one...
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...s-27221802
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(28 Jun 2023, 8:59 pm)Storx wrote There's a few down for scrap as they're being used for christmas trees.
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/met...590/page-5 - Good thread if you want to track Metro availability / scrap etc.
It's ridiculous the number of trains off now hence the cancellations everywhere. The Metro needs dropped to every 15 minutes asap but they're burying their heads in the sand and pretending everything is alright which is just typical Nexus and blaming Stadler ofc since it's never Nexus' fault.
(30 Jun 2023, 4:46 pm)markydh wrote It’s not that simple. They can’t just change the frequency due to the fact that the slots on the shared line between Pelaw and Sunderland would have a knock-on effect on Northern and freight trains. That’s why any emergency timetable would see Sunderland line switch to an every 24 minute service under any emergency timetable.
(01 Jul 2023, 2:10 am)XQ Zero wrote One of the new class 555 units (believed to be 555003) has ventured to South Hylton this morning. I understand this is the first time one of these units has operated on Network Rail lines under its own power.
The following timetable was to apply.
00:59 South Gosforth to South Hylton arr 01:48,
01:53 South Hylton to Brockley Whins arr 02:15,
02:20 Brockley Whins to South Hylton arr 02:48,
02:48 South Hylton to Brockley Whins arr 03:10,
03:15 Brockley Whins to South Hylton arr 03:38 and
03:42 South Hylton to South Gosforth arr 04:32.
It has run as 2I81 on Network Rail infrastructure. There should be test trains, all running as 2I81, on 8th, 15th and 22nd July running to the above times. The first journey was late and did not arrive at South Hylton until about 02:25. Anyone looking at the www.realtimetrains.co.uk will find the schedules but not the actual times. The schedules have not been activated so actual times can not be picked up.
EDIT: 03:54. The second arrival at South Hylton was at about 03:30. The unit then ran straight back to South Gosforth thus one of the short return trips between South Hylton and Brockley Whins did not run.
(01 Jul 2023, 9:19 am)Michael wrote Glad to see them finally come this way!
When are more due to arrive?, it seems to of gone very quiet.