Autumn 2016 - Great Northern Fleet



Welcome to the FleetList for the franchise GTR Great Northern, Operated by Keolis and Govia jointly. FleetList correct for Summer and Autumn 2016, Compiled by Admin Harry and Robert West.

Recent Changes:
+ In new ThamesLink livery: 365502 365541 317342 365530 365511 317348 365524 365532 365520
Still
+ Now in First Capital Connect livery: 321410 319449 321409 321408, all the 313s and 365537. 365510 still has the Ely advertising livery.


Govia Livery - White with blue doors
FCC livery - Dark blue/purple


313018
313024 to 313033
313035 to 313064
313122
313123
313133

317337
317338
317339
317340 - GN Livery
317341
317342 - GN livery
317343
317344
317345
317346
317347
317348




Class 317. Photo Copyrighted to Danny H

321401
321402
321403
321404
321405
321406
321407
321408
321409
321410
321418
321419
321420




365 501 -
365 502 -  Govia
365 503 -
365 504 -
365 505 -
365 506 -
365 507 -
365 508 -
365 509 - Cambridge/Ely advertising livery
365 510 -
365 511 - Govia
365 512 -
365 513 - Cathedral Cities Advert
365 514 - Ilford Depot (Govia Livery)
365 515 -
365 516 -
365 517 - Govia Livery
365 518 -
365 519 - Peterborough Vinyls
365 520 - Govia Livery
365 521 -
365 522 - - Govia Livery
365 523 - - Govia Livery
365 524 - - Govia Livery
365 525 -Govia Livery
365 526 - Stored. This unit suffered severe damage from the Potters Bar Incident.
365 527 - Govia Livery
365 528 - Govia Livery
365 529 -
365 530 - Govia livery
365 531 - Norfolk's County, A Vinyl Livery.
365 532 -Govia Livery
365 533 -Govia Livery
365 534 -
365 535 -
365 536 -
365 537 -Govia Livery
365 538 -Govia Livery
365 539 -
365 540 - Govia Livery
365 541 - Govia

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07/02/17: Recent Goings On

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Harry Here, Summarising Some Of The Interesting Fleet News Between Oct 2016 and Spring 2017...... 10/2016: 142073 heads to  Doncaster for overhaul , as all ArrivaTrainsWales are going into the new livery gradually. 27/01/2017: 37423 and an extra DRS MK2 arrive at Norwich from  Derby, for Short Set usage.  Meanwhile, 68021 and 68016 arrive to take over duty's on the 68 Hauled Anglia Short Set, because 68025 and 68005 both need exams.  01/17: Virgin East coast finish the overhaul of all 45 trains! 
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Abellio Greater Anglia to Abellio East Anglia

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As Many Of You Are Aware, The AGA Franchise Renews This October For Services In East Anglia, Including To Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Abellio Continue The Franchise, But Renamed East Anglia Ltd.  Greater Anglia, as it was at first, began in February 2012 - operating the short term tender which was due to expire in July 2014. However, the Government later extended this franchise, and it then became the rebranded Abellio Greater Anglia.
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Reminder: Stock + Service Changes, Abellio East Anglia.

IN SUMMARY: - Free Wi-Fi on Many Trains and also an  improved WiFi service at stations .  - Additional seats on trains across the network, by increasing train lengths and capacity.  - CET toilets, so waste isn't flushed onto tracks. This is already on MK3s.  - Increasing train punctuality and performance. - Entire fleet replacement (stated below), so other units are displaced or withdrawn. - Norwich to Cambridge trains extended to Stansted, and Sudbury branch lines running to Colchester. - Lowestoft connections to London Liverpool Street reinstated, using the electro-diesel units, four times per day. - Trains half hourly to Great Yarmouth, plus later connections to Sheringham and Lowestoft.
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Exclusive ~ VirginTrains ~ Penguilino & Claus 91

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To get into the Xmas spirit, Virgin Trains have unveiled East Coast  82209 & 91128  and Virgin West Coast revealed Pendolino 390013 in their Winter-style livery, as designed by Madeleine Deakin (aged 11) and Amber Maxfield (age 9) whom won a competition earlier this season.  The units were unveiled at London Kings Cross this morning and will remain in the livery until January. Claus 91, as it's been named, operates on the East Coast mainline between Kings Cross and Scotland via Penguinborough, whilst the Penguilino can be found on Virgin Trains West Coast services between London Euston and The North (North Pole) via Ho Ho Crewe.
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SOUTH - Last Day of Class 458/0 Operations

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©Liam Jenkins Good Evening, Liam here, offering you a post regarding the last day of South West Trains Class 458/0 service. Enjoy! On Sunday 8th November 2015, South West Trains operated the last day of Class 458/0s on the units' final day of operations. These units are to be sent to Doncaster Works, where they will be refurbished with the Gatwick Express Class 460s into a new Class 458/5 class.
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Special - Rebuilding the 1960's Class 73's.

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It's Friday, and today's post is a special! Not as I'm here (Andy)... Class 73's were built in the 1960's and generally used in the Southern region. In 2013, it was announced that GB Railfreight would initially be re-building 5 Class 73's to make them Class 73/9's. The complete re stripping and rebuilding has taken place at Brush Traction in Loughborough.  The Class 73/9's first started testing in late 2014 (73 961 - 965) as there had been some issues, however they were all resolved pretty soon. The 73/9's are intended to work infrastructure trains (test trains under Network Rail) and also to be used on Rail Head Treatment Trains. As a result of the rebuild, it has given the Class 73/9's up to 25 years more in service, and more 73/9's are to be released over the coming months which should see them introduced on to the Serco Sleeper eventually!
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Peter Skuce Reports (6A)

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Chiltern 168. (C) P Skuce. Peter. Part A is for the Chiltern Line Modernisation. Part B will lead from this. During the 1960s British Railways built forty one, 4 carriage Class 115 DMU trains for the London Marylebone – Aylesbury Chiltern Line. One trailer carriage had entirely Standard Class accommodation with 106 seats, whilst the other trailer carriage was a composite, featuring First Class cabins with seating to the 2+2 layout and Standard Class with two toilets. They were powered by Leyland Albion engines, with mechanical transmission and their maximum speed was 70 mph. A new maintenance depot was built at Aylesbury to accommodate the trains.
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