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Royal Mail 325
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:11 pm
by andylloyd
Hi all,
was commuting back from kings lynn yesterday afternoon whilst I saw a 325 parked up at Hornsey.
Is this there for tyre turning at all?
Cheers
Andy
Re: Royal Mail 325
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:27 pm
by mattvince
Hornsey Depot are investigating the possibility of doing general/heavy maintenance on the 325s - provided sufficient spare capacity exists on top of the job of maintaining the FCC fleets. You can see the logic - they are operated by GBRf (FirstGroup), and are structurally, electrically & mechanically Class 319s, with a few Networker bits.
Re: Royal Mail 325
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:02 am
by andylloyd
mattvince wrote:Hornsey Depot are investigating the possibility of doing general/heavy maintenance on the 325s - provided sufficient spare capacity exists on top of the job of maintaining the FCC fleets. You can see the logic - they are operated by GBRf (FirstGroup), and are structurally, electrically & mechanically Class 319s, with a few Networker bits.
I thought this was carried out at wembly though?
Cheers
Andy
Re: Royal Mail 325
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:59 pm
by mattvince
At present it is, but GBRf may consider it more cost-effective for the work to be transferred to Hornsey - hence the dispatch of a unit for trial purposes. Wembley is now a London Overground depot, and it may be that LOROL need the space for the Class 378 phase-in.
Re: Royal Mail 325
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:16 pm
by ajax103
mattvince wrote:Hornsey Depot are investigating the possibility of doing general/heavy maintenance on the 325s - provided sufficient spare capacity exists on top of the job of maintaining the FCC fleets. You can see the logic - they are operated by GBRf (FirstGroup), and are structurally, electrically & mechanically Class 319s, with a few Networker bits.
I found that out last week in the weekly Enews that FCC staff get, hopefully Hornsey will get the contract to maintain the 325's
