On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 08:19:18 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 18:31:20 on Sat, 8 Jan
2005, David Splett remarked:
Cleaning would help, but they are older than you think. Introduced in
1995.

I'm sure they were introduced later than that. They were built in c.1995,
but my memory tells me they didn't start to enter service until 1997-8.

http://www.semg.org.uk/gallery/class365_01.html

"two batches of the now designated class 365 were built between
1994 and 1995. Sixteen DC units (but with provision for AC) were
provided for Kent Coast services (numbered 365501-365516) and
twenty five AC units (but with provision for DC) for Great
Northern services out of Kings Cross (numbered 365517-365541)."

Why would they sit un-used for 2 years?

I'm not sure why, but I think they did. Something to do with traction
motor problems? I'm sure I first saw one in use in Cambridge during
the summer of 1997. There had been some sat around near the station
earlier in the year (along with the cement wagons!), but I hadn't
/seen/ one in use until then.

Google groups shows that Barry Salter wrote:
Does anyone here know when WAGN are going to start using their Class
365's as they're currently sitting outside Hornsey depot doing
nothing :-)
in May 1997. There is also a reference to someone riding one to
Cambridge in April 1997.


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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK