According to the January issue of Railway Magazine, the reason for the class 321's being transferred is because 2 x class 357's are away for repair following a collision between the two units at East Ham Depot. The Class 321's are to be used as little as possible to prevent an exam having to be carried out on them too soon due to milage. _________________ Once the misery line, but now passed on to another.
See www.bramleyline.org.uk where one day we just might see an Ex-LT&SR Standard 4 steaming along as a Guest loco.
Pictured below is a Class 321 at Cambridge with NSE livery. I had just worked it back as a Guard from Liverpool Street, soon after they came into service.
_________________ Once the misery line, but now passed on to another.
See www.bramleyline.org.uk where one day we just might see an Ex-LT&SR Standard 4 steaming along as a Guest loco.
The exact timings I've been given, commencing Monday 11th Dec are as follows:
0608 East Ham to Fen St (empty)
0633 Fen St to Stanford le Hope
0727 Stanford le Hope to Fen St
0824 Fen St to East Ham (empty)
1748 East Ham to Fen St (empty)
1812 Fen St to Pitsea
1915 Pitsea to East Ham (empty)
My source has never let me down before so I'd say this is 90% likely to be true... just don't hold me responsible if it's wrong!
In all the times I've been to Essex and the LT&S area, it is ages since I went to Stanford-Le-Hope, so I MUST get down there again soon and ride to Southend and return via Grays & Upminster route for a change. In fact it is so long since I went Grays - Upminster line, I think the last time I did, they had steam on there. _________________ Once the misery line, but now passed on to another.
See www.bramleyline.org.uk where one day we just might see an Ex-LT&SR Standard 4 steaming along as a Guest loco.
These now work a slightly different diagram due to c2c changing its timetable.
The morning is pretty much the same although it runs to and from Pitsea instead of Stanford le Hope. Normally in Fenchurch St about 0845.
In the evening it does an extra run to Laindon, the 1648 from Fenchurch St then back to London for the 1811 departure to Pitsea.
Anyone have the times for the morning trains?
Units are reportedly changed. The new units are 429 + 432
IF all goes well, I will get to travel on one or both of them, but either way on the line late next week as I plan to come down that way for a few days. _________________ Once the misery line, but now passed on to another.
See www.bramleyline.org.uk where one day we just might see an Ex-LT&SR Standard 4 steaming along as a Guest loco.
For some months now, some 'Silverlink' Class 321's have been substituting class 357's on the C2C for units that have been withdrawn for varying reasons. One of them and being 321 416 was actually seen working the Upminster to Romford line on 23 May 2007. _________________ Once the misery line, but now passed on to another.
See www.bramleyline.org.uk where one day we just might see an Ex-LT&SR Standard 4 steaming along as a Guest loco.
321416 is one of the two currently on hire to "one" working between Gidea Park & Liverpool Street (not sure of the other number). The 2 currently on the LTS section are 321429 & 321432. Since the timetable change, these two do not appear to be working (at least) the evening part of the diagram.
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