In message
-sept
ember.org, at 16:04:48 on Tue, 24 May 2016, Recliner
remarked:

There's been a massive flurry of Tweets from Thameslink about their new
trains today. Still not completely clear whether or not there are (m)any
in passenger service though. Did a trip from Blackfriars to SPILL to see
if any were in evidence, but none were.

They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from now
onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually running any
at all in service yet?

I notice that one
of the pictured doors has a cycle graphic on it, especially for you.
https://mobile.twitter.com/TLRailUK/...123457/photo/2

If they can persuade the cyclists to only block that one vestibule, I
suppose it's an improvement.
--
Roland Perry

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wrote:

In message

-septembe
r.org, at 16:04:48 on Tue, 24 May 2016, Recliner
remarked:

There's been a massive flurry of Tweets from Thameslink about their new
trains today. Still not completely clear whether or not there are
(m)any in passenger service though. Did a trip from Blackfriars to
SPILL to see if any were in evidence, but none were.

They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from
now onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually
running any at all in service yet?

Press preview, the Roger Ford "Fist of Quality", etc. I didn't see any
announcement about entry into passenger service.

I notice that one
of the pictured doors has a cycle graphic on it, especially for you.
https://mobile.twitter.com/TLRailUK/...123457/photo/2

If they can persuade the cyclists to only block that one vestibule, I
suppose it's an improvement.

There is a cycle storage area away from the doors. It has tip-up seats on
the carriage wall though. Judging by similar arrangements on SWT it will be
impossible to shift passengers sitting in them to put bikes there.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 19:48:33
on Tue, 24 May 2016, remarked:

They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from
now onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually
running any at all in service yet?

Press preview, the Roger Ford "Fist of Quality", etc. I didn't see any
announcement about entry into passenger service.

The verb used the most in the tweets was 'introducing'.
--
Roland Perry

On Tue, 24 May 2016 19:48:33 -0500
wrote:
In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message

-septembe
r.org, at 16:04:48 on Tue, 24 May 2016, Recliner
remarked:

There's been a massive flurry of Tweets from Thameslink about their new
trains today. Still not completely clear whether or not there are
(m)any in passenger service though. Did a trip from Blackfriars to
SPILL to see if any were in evidence, but none were.

They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from
now onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually
running any at all in service yet?

Press preview, the Roger Ford "Fist of Quality", etc. I didn't see any
announcement about entry into passenger service.

I wonder if the seats will continue the current tradition in new trains of
being as comfortable as sitting on a block of upholstered concrete.

--
Spud

On 25/05/2016 01:48, wrote:

There is a cycle storage area away from the doors. It has tip-up seats on
the carriage wall though. Judging by similar arrangements on SWT it will be
impossible to shift passengers sitting in them to put bikes there.

And why should they anyway? It's not like a wheelchair where you have
no choice on whether to bring your mechanical exuberance on board.

Surely seating should be first come, first served, and one seat per person?

On Wed, 25 May 2016 07:07:02 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 19:48:33
on Tue, 24 May 2016, remarked:

They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from
now onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually
running any at all in service yet?

Press preview, the Roger Ford "Fist of Quality", etc. I didn't see any
announcement about entry into passenger service.

The verb used the most in the tweets was 'introducing'.

"Starting service in the next few weeks" says
https://twitter.com/TLRailUK/status/735141673236332544 which is the most
specific not actually a date I've seen so far.

In message , at 16:32:15 on
Wed, 25 May 2016, David Walters remarked:
They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from
now onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually
running any at all in service yet?

Press preview, the Roger Ford "Fist of Quality", etc. I didn't see any
announcement about entry into passenger service.

The verb used the most in the tweets was 'introducing'.

"Starting service in the next few weeks" says
https://twitter.com/TLRailUK/status/735141673236332544 which is the most
specific not actually a date I've seen so far.

That's potentially later than any of the possible interpretations of
"late Spring" published recently, the latest being four weeks away
currently.
--
Roland Perry

In article , (Someone
Somewhere) wrote:

On 25/05/2016 01:48, wrote:

There is a cycle storage area away from the doors. It has tip-up seats
on the carriage wall though. Judging by similar arrangements on SWT it
will be impossible to shift passengers sitting in them to put bikes
there.

And why should they anyway? It's not like a wheelchair where you
have no choice on whether to bring your mechanical exuberance on board.

Surely seating should be first come, first served, and one seat per
person?

Then why advertise space for bikes at all, you idiot?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On 26/05/2016 02:39, wrote:
In article , (Someone
Somewhere) wrote:

On 25/05/2016 01:48, wrote:

There is a cycle storage area away from the doors. It has tip-up seats
on the carriage wall though. Judging by similar arrangements on SWT it
will be impossible to shift passengers sitting in them to put bikes
there.

And why should they anyway? It's not like a wheelchair where you
have no choice on whether to bring your mechanical exuberance on board.

Surely seating should be first come, first served, and one seat per
person?

Then why advertise space for bikes at all, you idiot?

Because it gives an indicator of where there may be space available, not
an unalienable right for them to be there in preference to people.

You fool.

In message , at 19:48:33
on Tue, 24 May 2016, remarked:
There's been a massive flurry of Tweets from Thameslink about their new
trains today. Still not completely clear whether or not there are
(m)any in passenger service though. Did a trip from Blackfriars to
SPILL to see if any were in evidence, but none were.

They had a scheduled launch event today at Blackfriars.

Launch of what, though? Running some of the trains in service from
now onwards; just running one today in service; or not actually
running any at all in service yet?

Press preview

Saw 700109 running ECS northbound at SPILL earlier today,

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/trai...06/07/advanced

18 minutes late, so starting how they mean to continue

and there's another 700 rake at Hornsey.
--
Roland Perry