New trains not being commissioned?

dowlingm

22047 went into service yesterday and 22050 is expected to do so today. Those sets arrived in May 2011. 53/54 actually arrived in August. With four sets going into service in a week one wonders if some sort of showstopper bug has been finally fixed or a bunch of drivers finished conversion courses all at once?

Dublin Spotter

22050 started today with the 06.35 Kildare-Heuston, whats the deal with 22033 after the fire, still not back from what I can see.

bazza1

22633 in Inchicore for repairs.

Dublin Spotter

6 months since the fire and still getting repaired......questions have to be asked about how long it is taking.

Victor

munchkin_utd wrote: »

nah, its not the worst and is currently similar to the bus but the train is loosing loads of time due to farting about with connections.

Take the Galway to Waterford trip and break it down
Galway to Limerick is 2 hours by train direct
To get to Waterford you have to get off and change at limerick
Then change again at Limerick junction getting on the waterford train.
Travel time from Limerick to Waterford would be 2 hours if direct but is 2h 40 with all the changing.
So Galway to Waterford direct would be 4hours give or take whereas its now the guts of 5.
The bus currently is timetabled at 6, abeit with an hour in Limerick to change

Current times are:
4:38 via Kildare
5:01 via Heuston
6:01 via Heuston
6:20 via Heuston
6:03 via Limerick
6:25 via Heuston
5:55 via Heuston
5:58 via Limerick
5:50 via Heuston

There are other connections, but they would not be via the shortest timing.

bazza1

Dublin Spotter wrote: »

6 months since the fire and still getting repaired......questions have to be asked about how long it is taking.

All underframe wiring being replaced...full loom.

Big job I hear!

dowlingm

Someone on RUI made the observation that the "bug" which meant so many sets entering at once was the extraction of a cheque from Dept of Finance

bazza1

bazza1 wrote: »

All underframe wiring being replaced...full loom.

Big job I hear!

206 was badly damaged in 2003 after a fire when running on the Enterprise. Took about 3 years to repair because all of its looms (about 11km of cable) had to be replaced. There was talk of her being scrapped due to the serious workload involved.

dowlingm

Hopefully the fact that 22033 was put into Inchicore rather than deployed as a 5 car set on the Wicklow line means the repair won't be THAT long. Perhaps a 3 car set could give up its middle car to compensate once the new 3 cars are in service and a "block 1" train can be spared?

Dublin Spotter

22033 was in service as a 5 car for a shot while.

6 months since it happend so can we expect another 6 until its back?

I just don't see how somthing like this can take 6 months. Was/will there be a report released about reasons for the fire etc.

Victor

Karsini wrote: »

206 was badly damaged in 2003 after a fire when running on the Enterprise. Took about 3 years to repair because all of its looms (about 11km of cable)

That sounds like a burnt out transformer.

dowlingm

22051/52 in traffic from today. 47/50 having a rest in Laois.

LXFlyer

Dublin Spotter wrote: »

22033 was in service as a 5 car for a shot while.

6 months since it happend so can we expect another 6 until its back?

I just don't see how somthing like this can take 6 months. Was/will there be a report released about reasons for the fire etc.

I hardly think IE would want a 6 piece set out of service any longer than necessary?

Or do you have special expertise in this area that can tell us otherwise?

foggy_lad

They must have plenty of the new 22000 sets to be using them on Maynooth commuter services.

Rud

Is there not still a set or two of 22ks in the sidings at Heuston not even out testing yet?I could have swore i seen them on Sunday?

dowlingm

Rud wrote: »

Is there not still a set or two of 22ks in the sidings at Heuston not even out testing yet?I could have swore i seen them on Sunday?

there's two sets not yet even delivered! (10,11)
55-63 awaiting release to traffic.

Jamie2k9

There is 2 or 3 sets of (2 by 3 Cars) at Heuston last week. (one of the sets may of being the a set that started service on Mon)

Noted 22057 and I think 22049 at the side of Plt 8 with seats still covered in plastic. The others are still down the side of Plt 10.

dowlingm

Jamie2K9 could be, and 22048 also not yet sighted in traffic in addition to those listed in my previous post and 22047.

Victor

foggy_lad wrote: »

They must have plenty of the new 22000 sets to be using them on Maynooth commuter services.

This always happened as a way to use the Sligo line units before / after trips to Sligo.

Jamie2k9

dowligin - It was 22055 and 22056 at the side of plt 8. Both sets were be tested this afternoon and they looked to be getting ready to do a test run. There was another 2 sets being tested at plt 10 also with a further 2 sets beside plt 10

Was on sets 22053/4 today.

there's two sets not yet even delivered! (10,11)

The replacment for those sets is included in sets 22047-22063.

Have all of the sets been delivered or are there still some being built?

LXFlyer

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

The replacment for those sets is included in sets 22047-22063.

No they are not.

22010 and 22012 have been rebuilt and are being delivered separately.

These are the final sets, which have yet to be delivered.

All of the other 17 sets have now been delivered and 6 are now in service.

dowlingm

apparently 22049 and 22058 are in traffic

kc56

dowlingm wrote: »

apparently 22049 and 22058 are in traffic

Actually 22058 was used on the 22nd March on the 2110 to Kildare.

LeftBlank

Just passed 22062 being moved from Inchicore to Heuston. Still has the plastic wrap on the seats.

end of the road

maybe 1 might trickle down to the rosslare line? more than lightly not though. oh well

dowlingm

The 2800s have not yet been fully replaced. Apparently a 4x2800 consist left Drogheda for Waterford this week.

end of the road

dowlingm wrote: »

The 2800s have not yet been fully replaced. Apparently a 4x2800 consist left Drogheda for Waterford this week.

i suppose it will operate the waterford lj line either as 2 sets of 2 cars or 1 set of 4?

highlydebased

end of the road wrote: »

i suppose it will operate the waterford lj line either as 2 sets of 2 cars or 1 set of 4?

Probably just for training/familiarisation. I don't know what allocation of trains waterford has now for LJ trains

end of the road

highlydebased wrote: »

Probably just for training/familiarisation. I don't know what allocation of trains waterford has now for LJ trains

yeh thats probably why all right. can't see the lj line being 22k operated but who knows.