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Longest Ever Rail Replacement Service?

Started by vinh1000, May 12, 2013, 01:53:50 PM

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vinh1000

Hello there :)

I wondered about what was the longest ever rail replacement service operated

http://www.londonmidland.com/download/80070.9/engineering-120513-bhm-nmp/

Today for example there is a near on 4 hour bus from London Euston to Northampton (fair enough if operated by coach but say operated by a dart or something LOL :)
Vinny - frequent bus traveller :-)

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mikestone

there have been occassions when Virgin have been coaches through from Preston to Glasgow/Edinburgh, but showing as separate services north and south of Carlisle

Kevin

Not strictly a replacement bus service, but me sister once had to get a taxi from Cheltenham to Birmingham because her train (the last one of the day) had to terminate early, and she shared a taxi with someone who still had to get to scotland
Now in exile in Oxfordshire....
 

Sh4318

Quote from: vinh1000 on May 12, 2013, 01:53:50 PM
Hello there :)

I wondered about what was the longest ever rail replacement service operated

http://www.londonmidland.com/download/80070.9/engineering-120513-bhm-nmp/

Today for example there is a near on 4 hour bus from London Euston to Northampton (fair enough if operated by coach but say operated by a dart or something LOL :)

I expect it will be operated by a coach, it would be different if it was a local service
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
Local Routes: 21, 89, 48/A, 12/A, 54/A
Semi-local routes: 80, 87

Kevin

Quote from: Shaun on May 12, 2013, 08:04:04 PM
I expect it will be operated by a coach, it would be different if it was a local service

You say that, couple of weeks ago I had the dubious pleasure of a full on coach for the replacement bus Birmingham - Walsall
Now in exile in Oxfordshire....
 

vinh1000

Quote from: Kevin on May 12, 2013, 08:26:30 PM
Quote from: Shaun on May 12, 2013, 08:04:04 PM
I expect it will be operated by a coach, it would be different if it was a local service

You say that, couple of weeks ago I had the dubious pleasure of a full on coach for the replacement bus Birmingham - Walsall
I also had a coach presumably from Stourbridge Junction - Birmingham SNow Hill :)
Vinny - frequent bus traveller :-)

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Manual:
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Sh4318

Quote from: vinh1000 on May 12, 2013, 09:09:23 PM
Quote from: Kevin on May 12, 2013, 08:26:30 PM
Quote from: Shaun on May 12, 2013, 08:04:04 PM
I expect it will be operated by a coach, it would be different if it was a local service

You say that, couple of weeks ago I had the dubious pleasure of a full on coach for the replacement bus Birmingham - Walsall
I also had a coach presumably from Stourbridge Junction - Birmingham SNow Hill :)

Last time I caught a rail replacement service on the Snow Hill Line, the stopper was an Omnilink an the Worcester was a coach
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
Local Routes: 21, 89, 48/A, 12/A, 54/A
Semi-local routes: 80, 87

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