- Index
- 377/6 Debut on East Coastway
- Southern Make First Class Clearer
- 377/3 Livery Anomalies
- Dorking Down Siding In Use
- Multiple 377s in Jubilee Sidings
- Class 377/7 In Service
- Cab Front Anomalies
- Class 377/6 to the Seaside
- 377/6s in use south of Purley
- 73202 Now in Southern Livery
- New Class 377/6
- Southern Farewell to Class 456
- First 377/6 Delivery
- Class 442 Fire at Victoria
- Southern 455 at Waterloo
- South London Line Finale
- Additional 377/6 Order
- Retained Class 460 Units
- 377/3 10 Years & Counting!
- 377/2 East Coastway
- 460 Coupler Changes
- Come-On-Down Coulsdon Town!
- So-Long Smitham!
- 313s Reach Southampton
- Arundel Terminations
- 377/2 Loans to FCC
- Variety at London Bridge
- LM Desiros in Service
- LM Desiros Start Work
- LM Desiro Driver Training
- LM Desiro for Loan to Southern
- Electrostar on the Midland
- WCML Route Learning
- Franchise news
- 455 Reliability Modifications
- Electrostar Livery Variation
- 456 Overhauls & Refreshing
- Southern Launch Brighton - Ashford Service
London Midland Desiros for Loan to Southern
With ongoing delays to construction of Class 377/5 units due to non delivery of sub-assemblies and parts by 's sub-contractors affected by the "credit crunch", it will not be possible to have all 23 units of the sub-class available for the Thameslink Project "Key Output Zero" deadline of being service on 23rd March. It is believed that all 15 Class 377/2 units will be loaned by to , with 's East Croydon - Milton Keynes service being run by Class 350/1 units (4 units required). Class 350/1 four car dual-voltage/pickup Desiros are the diverted five car part of an order originally intended for and were tested and gained their safety case on the South West Division, though they have not until now operated dc services.
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Accordingly 350114 was delivered from Siemens' Northampton depot to 's Selhurst depot on 24th February for staff training and testing. Given the lack of prior dc running this journey was flawless, save running early! 350112 arrived at Selhurst two days later. (left) and (below left) 350114 approaching and running through platform 17 at Clapham Junction on 24th February 2009. photographs by Oliver Ashmole |
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On 26th February 350114 operated the following test trips: 5Z10 22+35 Selhurst depot - North Pole - Clapham Junction 5Z11 00+38 Clapham Junction - Selhurst 5Z12 01+01 Selhurst - Clapham Junction 5Z13 01+30 Clapham Junction - East Croydon 5Z14 02+30 East Croydon - Clapham Junction 5Z15 03+10 Clapham Junction - Selhurst depot |
