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Mark Gleeson · 13-03-2006, 12:22

The train manager issue was pointed out to us in November, its not major per say the train can go into service without a resolution. The current situation is farcical as the bulk of ticket checkers have guards certificates anyway and with the increase in service levels there won't be anyone out of a job. It is in theory possible to operate a CDE set driver only if its driven from the control car

The ride is a bit iffy we knew that, we just don't know how iffy. The MK3 ride is unusual its hard to pin down why it is good as it shouldn't be. Its not that much better than a good MK2 (yes I've been on a IE MK2 at 90mph). It is miles better than the enterprise coaches

Doors are always a problem and are the number one item on the list normally of issues, the issues can be to do with how they operate under fault conditions. A defective MK3 door will actually open itself when a train comes to a halt

13-03-2006, 12:22	#38
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	The train manager issue was pointed out to us in November, its not major per say the train can go into service without a resolution. The current situation is farcical as the bulk of ticket checkers have guards certificates anyway and with the increase in service levels there won't be anyone out of a job. It is in theory possible to operate a CDE set driver only if its driven from the control car The ride is a bit iffy we knew that, we just don't know how iffy. The MK3 ride is unusual its hard to pin down why it is good as it shouldn't be. Its not that much better than a good MK2 (yes I've been on a IE MK2 at 90mph). It is miles better than the enterprise coaches Doors are always a problem and are the number one item on the list normally of issues, the issues can be to do with how they operate under fault conditions. A defective MK3 door will actually open itself when a train comes to a halt Last edited by Mark Gleeson : 13-03-2006 at 12:24.