Flexing North
The ever-present 37884 tows a former GWR Flex set 769922 through Daresbury on a cloudy 3rd October 2023. The working was 5Q08 0945 Long Marston to Kilmarnock conveying the set for, well who knows what at the Barclay works!
The Flex thing never worked out for GWR, with 19 of the units being planned for introdution in Spring 2019. The tri-mode sets were to have worked around the Thames Valley area but less than favourable reliability was a big issue and seemingly the DfT insisted that GWR cancel the lease. as part of overall savings expected to have to be made by all TOCs.
Another chapter in our race to the bottom....
Flexing North
The ever-present 37884 tows a former GWR Flex set 769922 through Daresbury on a cloudy 3rd October 2023. The working was 5Q08 0945 Long Marston to Kilmarnock conveying the set for, well who knows what at the Barclay works!
The Flex thing never worked out for GWR, with 19 of the units being planned for introdution in Spring 2019. The tri-mode sets were to have worked around the Thames Valley area but less than favourable reliability was a big issue and seemingly the DfT insisted that GWR cancel the lease. as part of overall savings expected to have to be made by all TOCs.
Another chapter in our race to the bottom....