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[Ascot]

60 broke so awaiting for anything that Wembly kick out.
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Rolling 60m down.

 

[Jord]

Ok, is this still planned to run on Sundays up till 8th december? i may go on a sleeper bash for a 60 , but as i've said before i'm doing the sleeper on the 15th December from Crewe and just wish it ran that Sunday night too

 

[richa2002]

68 late at Harrow & Wealdstone.

 

[Ascot]

Too right i was planning to have a chippy dash at Preston but that's out the window ent it now. Overtime best be good :x

 

[richa2002]

Don't understand you Ascot hehe. On a separate note, where does the 60 haul the train?

 

[Ascot]

Don't understand you Ascot hehe. On a separate note, where does the 60 haul the train?

Trainee guard, interview went well :-P

60 is with us now all the way to EDB with a 67 on the back to keep me warm and ying me to sleep. My luck this has to happen to me, say does anyone fancy staying up all night to talk?

 

[richa2002]

Ah okay, I understand now! Never knew about this 60, relatively outrageous! You should still have time to go on your dash, will update you nearer the time, seems to losing time at the moment though.

 

[Ascot]

Ah okay, I understand now! Never knew about this 60, relatively outrageous! You should still have time to go on your dash, will update you nearer the time, seems to losing time at the moment though.

We got into Watford at 21:29 but took a while to get goin left about 2 mins ago.

Next stop Crewe, add me on msn if ya wanna.

 

[Jord]

I will if that's ok too, but why is it a 60 on the front till December

 

[RJ]

Just sent a few tops lists out - 60096 is at Basford Hall not alloc anything (as of 2145).

 

[37402]

The 60 does NOT work all the way from Euston! I think someone's telling porkies Mr Ascot aren't they?

The 60 does Crewe-Preston via Manchester.

Reason being a 67 isn't powerful enough to heat the whole train AND pull a full load. So the formation was planned to be 60+67+90+stock with the 67 and 60 being added at Crewe.

If you ask me this was a fix with some crank at Network who needed to clear his 60s. :roll:

 

[richa2002]

The 60 is already on AFAIK.

 

[Ascot]

The 60 does NOT work all the way from Euston!

IIRC it's Crewe-Preston via Manchester.

Reason being a 67 isn't powerful enough to heat the whole train AND pull a full load. So the formation was planned to be 60+67+90+stock with the 67 and 60 being added at Crewe.

If you ask me this was a fix with some crank at Network who needed to clear his 60s. :roll:

New to me.... Sure they not doing that for the next sunday or my eyes and ears playing tricks?

Someone get down to a line now and you'll see

 

[matt]

Well Mark is on the sleeper tonight So I would think he would know whats on the front

 

[Ascot]

If someone can get down to a station to take a pic that'll be better. Before Crewe as anything can happen after.

Got a piccie will be able to upload from my phone tomorrow morningish when i get me data cable at home. And yes we all know 60s are not based at Willesden or Wembly. Somethings on the back and there's something on the front, i'm at the back so you lot tell me what the numbers, i havn't had chance but i'v got a piccie of whatever is at the front for you all to look at. I ent a spotter.

EDIT: Just passed my house
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Spot on kid, loco's waiting at Crewe to hook up to us, couldn't see the numbers as i was too far down. What about the thing at the back? How that get there then?

Oh and cheers for the piccie who ever took one of me at Crewe sure you'll have hrs of night time entertainment with it. :roll:

Right time for a quick rest from internet after we leave Crewe and before Preston.

 

[rail-britain]

As far as I am aware the usual consist is made up, with Class 90 on the front
A 67 then hauls the ECS into Euston and remains attached
A 60 is then topped on to the lot at Euston, and that is how the train runs to Preston
Diverted via Bescot, Crewe, Manchester, to Preston

 

[richa2002]

Blimey, this thing was 201 late at Linlithgow as of 08:06.

 

[Ascot]

Couldn't care less now what happens the rest of the line supposed to be home by now... anyway here's the timings i written down durin the night, managed to get a M2 to SD card converter... Must of been the worst nite ever, somebody couldn't get suck at Crewe making us late, chippy was shut so no chance to make a dash, god knows what happened to the lowland, not long past Berwick so got a while to go. Anyone else got any more info and all have a nice sleep in your soft warm beds with phone chargers?

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4161/dsc00078lu7.jpg

 

[First ScotRail]

1Y11 FTW sleeper running 227 late due in at 13:39

 

[Jord]

You was at Crewe for 2 and a half hours??

 

[Ascot]

You was at Crewe for 2 and a half hours??

Check on yer thales info system havn't had chance to go on it yet, what happened to the Lowland someone please?

 

[westcoaster]

one rolled into euston 150 late iirc it was the one from inverness.
fort bill portion due in at 1330, one heck of a long trip from 2000 last night, 17hrs 30 mins.

 

[Ascot]

I'm home, at long last over 24hrs constant travel... now to get all the information what's happening.

Engineering work was messing about as well north of Crewe.

Highland southbound was delayed due to Overrun engineering works apparently
Lowland Northbound was delayed due to a fault on the train apparently and engineering works beyond Crewe overran.
Lowland Southbound was delayed a bit at Carlisle and then went TV to make up time.

 

[First ScotRail]

Plenty of money given out by FSR in the coming week i think.

 

[me123]

Excatly. But at least the WHL passengers got a lot of nice views on the way.

 

[First ScotRail]

and free tea and coffee!

 

[Ascot]

Mad day tonight,

Fort William
South - Westerton-Partick-Glasgow Central-Rutherglen-Newton-Uddingston-Holytown-Shotts-Edinburgh (basically the Dark Green on the FSR Map)

Aberdeen
South - Starts at Dundee

Inverness
South - Via SC181 (aka Ladybank Jn-Hilton Jn)

Highland
South - Via Lichfield Trent Valley
North - Via Weedon-Coventry-Aston-Bescot-Penkridge-Stafford-Crewe-Wilmslow-Stockport-Manchester Pic-Bolton-Chorley-Preston

Lowland
South - Via Coventry-Aston-Bescot-Penkridge-Stafford-Crewe
North - Via Coventry-Aston-Bescot-Penkridge-Stafford-Crewe

 

[AlexS]

Stop complaining - you didn't spend your evening standing on the track hitting a brake cyl and piston with a crowbar! Damn near fell in a lake too.

Dead cushy job there I think!

 

[86242]

A 60 is then topped on to the lot at Euston, and that is how the train runs to Preston
Diverted via Bescot, Crewe, Manchester, to Preston

As I understand last Sunday (yesterday) it was a 90 to Crewe and two 67s on the front and one on the rear from Crewe to Preston so no 60 haulage for anyone...

 

[Ascot]

As I understand last Sunday (yesterday) it was a 90 to Crewe and two 67s on the front and one on the rear from Crewe to Preston so no 60 haulage for anyone...

Sounds like they have changed it then yesterday. Seems more practical without the 60 to be honest. I'll find out Friday unless anyone can beat me to it what's happened.