Train Geeks

HolbornFox

The freight is probably coming in from Tilbury via Barking.

When i was growing up there was a big hoo-ha about transporting nuclear waste products on the Goblin line in freight trains as well.

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Edit, there's some old discussion on here about it from 2012, that row was going on 25 (ok 30) years ago, i can still remember my old mum talking about it.

HolbornFox

I got a train today, 36 minutes to East Croydon, absolutely awesome, that would have been and hour and a half in the car.

overandin

Came back from Brighton with my bike after being too lazy to cycle back, very convenient, would not recommend not booking in advanced though, £30 for a single..

Arkady

I just saw a Class 717 test train at Finsbury Park heading to Harringay. Time flies, I'd forgotten they they start introducing them this autumn.

Here's a video of one at Hi&I a few days ago:

Sutent

Omg how exciting!!

Arkady

If I'm reading this right they're out and about off-peak as of today.

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gn-class-717.146166/page-15#post-3644321

6 of the eventual 25 have already been delivered. Which given how full the depots are probably.means that the first of the ancient 313s, the oldest trains still operating in mainland Britain (antiques aside), are finally heading to the scrap yard. Farewell you rusty heroes. 42 years in service. We salute you.

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HolbornFox

How long for though, it does not say, surely not from here on in?

Arkady

The GOBLIN Users Group are the worst bunch of paranoid, mean spirited and shrill people. Back when I used to have a handle on these matters I know TfL wouldn't have anything to do with them because of their utterly rude behaviour, and I've seen some of it myself. It undermines their own lobbying efforts, behaving that way.

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miss annie

Are you new to twitter @gardener-joe? You seem very enamoured of it.

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Arkady

Soon.

https://twitter.com/robbieking185/status/1084738881579335680

Sutent

How exciting!!!

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Arkady

Or Bombardier have got TfL into one.

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HolbornFox

I found it interesting that TFL lease the trains, you would have thought they would tender the job out to buy them?

Ali

I think it is the temporary trains that are leased which is why they are handing them back. Bombardier have had to cough up £5m for being late on the new electric train s

miss annie

Free travel on the Goblin for one month once it's all up and running. Was on BBC news website. No info on whether that is for regular users or for all.

HolbornFox

I hope that is right RE the leasing I can just imagine the clauses to ensure balloon payments.

I read it as it was free for all for a month.