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Started by Stu, November 28, 2019, 07:23:32 PM

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mikestone

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I was wondering if it might be this Monday as the 17.05 Euston-Blackpool (or its ECS moves from and to Oxley) isn't showing cancelled next week, but if it is it seems to be going to be a very low key launch.
(Until now It has been cancelled, well in advance, every day since it appeared in the timetable)

Dom

QuoteI was wondering if it might be this Monday as the 17.05 Euston-Blackpool (or its ECS moves from and to Oxley) isn't showing cancelled next week, but if it is it seems to be going to be a very low key launch.
(Until now It has been cancelled, well in advance, every day since it appeared in the timetable)
There's no 1705 EUS-BPN service showing anywhere.

mikestone

It is in Real Time Trains but since I posted yesterday, has changed to CAN so either it was overlooked for next week, or perhaps it was intended/hoped to run it but in view of this past week's abysmal cancellation record they have thought better of it?

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Just seen a 390 going down the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line today I assume there is engineering works on the Trent Valley Line there was last time I saw an Avanti going this way
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Tony

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on March 10, 2024, 11:12:52 AMJust seen a 390 going down the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line today I assume there is engineering works on the Trent Valley Line there was last time I saw an Avanti going this way
Not Trent Valley line, It is just services from the North to Birmingham that are going that way

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Tony on March 10, 2024, 12:37:29 PMNot Trent Valley line, It is just services from the North to Birmingham that are going that way
Oh OK fair enough 
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

mikestone

No - Trent Valley line is blocked today.

Wba_lad

221 114, 221 115 and 221 116 have now left avanti west coast, and are showing as being with Beacon rail, I have heard they will be joining crosscountry soon, they have had their avanti vinals removed.

Trident 4194

19:40 out of euston showing on RTT as 20 coach pendolino? Surely not right. 

BlackCountryBusSpotter

Quote from: Trident 4194 on May 21, 2024, 09:25:31 PM19:40 out of euston showing on RTT as 20 coach pendolino? Surely not right.
Unless they have a 390/1 and a 390/0 coupled up together. That's longer than the Cali Sleeper the longest train I believe that serves Euston and only stops at Crewe and Preston in England. 20 cars wouldn't fit at any platform anywhere In the UK. I think even Eurostars that stop in England aren't as long. The ones that don't aren't 20 cars though might be wr9nh
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Tony

Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on May 22, 2024, 09:21:14 AMUnless they have a 390/1 and a 390/0 coupled up together. That's longer than the Cali Sleeper the longest train I believe that serves Euston and only stops at Crewe and Preston in England. 20 cars wouldn't fit at any platform anywhere In the UK. I think even Eurostars that stop in England aren't as long. The ones that don't aren't 20 cars though might be wr9nh
Same as bustimes see things in reality, not of a tracking system. All that will have happened is a unit swap due to a defect and the original unit not removed from the system so both show.

BlackCountryBusSpotter

No Service North of Preston due to a Frieght Train derailment blocking the line
Local Routes
NXWM 34, 37, 39, 79
DIA 310
WCT 65
Bit Further Away
NXWM 529, 25, 41, 11, 11A, 40, 47
DIA 326, 57, 23, 41A,
Frequently Travelled On Routes
79, 34/37, 39 and Very Occasionally the 529 and 74

Wba_lad

Does anyone know when the class 807s are due to enter service?

danny

I believe a few are in service already, also see them on test to and from Wolverhampton station regularly, they stop at platform 2 then go back to Oxley I believe.
Danny :) proud swift, mango and oyster user...

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Tony

Quote from: danny on August 05, 2024, 09:46:25 PMI believe a few are in service already, also see them on test to and from Wolverhampton station regularly, they stop at platform 2 then go back to Oxley I believe.
Only the 805s are in passenger use so far

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