Wrexham and Shropshire refurbished stock

[fgwrich]

Some more pics on their fan page over on Facebook. Looks like some quite major changes to buffet - counter is now end on rather than at the side.

Mind if i have a link?

 

[CallySleeperKid]

I am travelling first class with Wrexham and Shropshire on December 3rd, I bet im not lucky enough to gt a refurbished set!

On a side note, does anyone know the time scale on the refurbishments with the Wrexham and Shropshire stock?

 

[merlodlliw]

according to this mornings local daily The Leader, the new stock should be in use today, pictures of the first class with bottles of Schweppes Welsh Mineral Waters at every table, must say the nearest we will get to a Pulman,

 

[matt]

The 16:33 from Marylebone was reported as being the refurb stock today.

 

[Dampflok]

The newly refurbished set of coaches arrived at Marylebone this afternoon at 13:17, running ECS from Wembley LMD into platform 3 to go on display for a few hours before forming the 16:33 to Wrexham. There seemed to be a lot of interest in the train and hopefully, its first public run will have been a success.

A couple of photos on my site so far - more to add when I've had a chance to sort them out!

http://geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p61306916.html

http://geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p61308522.html

Cheers, Geoff

 

[barrykas]

The newly refurbished set of coaches arrived at Marylebone this afternoon at 13:17, running ECS from Wembley LMD into platform 3 to go on display for a few hours before forming the 16:33 to Wrexham. There seemed to be a lot of interest in the train and hopefully, its first public run will have been a success.

Live Departures shows it 20 minutes late into Wrexham General after losing 8 minutes between Marylebone and Coventry and getting stuck behind a number of stoppers in the West Midlands as a result.

Cheers,

Barry

 

[TDK]

Live Departures shows it 20 minutes late into Wrexham General after losing 8 minutes between Marylebone and Coventry and getting stuck behind a number of stoppers in the West Midlands as a result.

Cheers,

Barry

That normally happens it the 16.30 leaves London late as the timings are very tight

 

[merlodlliw]

That normally happens it the 16.30 leaves London late as the timings are very tight

Well worth the wait, what an advert for the Counties of Wrexham & Shropshire

 

[Proud Salopian]

County of Shropshire

County Borough of Wrexham

Get it right! :P

 

[merlodlliw]

County of Shropshire

County Borough of Wrexham

Get it right! :P

Ok Unitory County Of Shropshire since April,
.
County borough of Wrexham.

Both now organise and empty the bins

but what a train service,except you have more of for now.

 

[Railway]

Some pictures from the launch at London Marylebone.

http://www.upmain.fotopic.net/p61417706.html

http://www.upmain.fotopic.net/p61417705.html

http://www.upmain.fotopic.net/p61419926.html

 

[Geezertronic]

http://www.upmain.fotopic.net/p61417706.html

All guards or train managers should be like Niki

 

[CallySleeperKid]

All guards or train managers should be like Niki

I agree!

 

[furryfeet]

will there be a marketing drive i.e. discounted fares for a period
now to publicise this ?

Having spent the money on the coaches, surely the next logical step is to get people to travel in them !

 

[merlodlliw]

All guards or train managers should be like Niki

Blonde/good looking/clever.what a Wrexham Girl/guard (excuse the pun).

Fully agree with you Geezertronic.

 

[TDK]

Blonde/good looking/clever.what a Wrexham Girl/guard (excuse the pun).

Fully agree with you Geezertronic.

She's not a Wrexham Girl, but is a very nice person

 

[Dampflok]

W&S's new shunter arrived at Aylesbury depot today, on the back of an Allelys low-loader from their yard at Studley, I think. This is a Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0DM, Works No. 468043, and carries the name "Lesley". Its TOPS number is 01509, though it doesn't seem to carry this, and is in all over Chiltern blue livery. It is allocated to AL and is in pool MBDL. It will be used to shunt Wrexham stock around the depot at Aylesbury (one of their coaches was at Aylesbury today, for tyre-turning), instead of having to use a Class 67 or one of the "Bubble-Cars" as has been done in the past.

The shunter arrived around 14:00 and was unloaded onto road "E" at the depot, and was successfully started up around 16:00.

A few shots on my site so far:

http://geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/c1766148.html

more to add!

Cheers, Geoff

 

[RobShipway]

Nice photos on your site Geoff, thanks for sharing.

 

[merlodlliw]

She's not a Wrexham Girl, but is a very nice person

OK, works out of Wrexham. Hope she's not a jacko

 

[bengley]

W&S's new shunter arrived at Aylesbury depot today, on the back of an Allelys low-loader from their yard at Studley, I think. This is a Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0DM, Works No. 468043, and carries the name "Lesley". Its TOPS number is 01509, though it doesn't seem to carry this, and is in all over Chiltern blue livery. It is allocated to AL and is in pool MBDL. It will be used to shunt Wrexham stock around the depot at Aylesbury (one of their coaches was at Aylesbury today, for tyre-turning), instead of having to use a Class 67 or one of the "Bubble-Cars" as has been done in the past.

The shunter arrived around 14:00 and was unloaded onto road "E" at the depot, and was successfully started up around 16:00.

A few shots on my site so far:

http://geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/c1766148.html

more to add!

Cheers, Geoff

I saw that. I'd just had a nasty crash on my bike, so I wasn't in any fit state to be standing looking at it, but I did spot it as I went to the station.

 

[Dampflok]

Thanks for the comments on the shots - sadly, the weather had turned dull after a bright start...

I've now added more shots to the collection.

67015 + 82304 were back at Aylesbury depot at 12:00 today when I went past, not sure whether with a full set, so had perhaps arrived to collect the W&S coach that was there yesterday. In which case the new shunter may well have been in action already. It was stabled with the bubble-car 120 121 at the depot today, so not where it was yesterday afternoon after delivery.

Cheers, Geoff

PS hope you are OK after your accident bengley

 

[bengley]

Thanks for the comments on the shots - sadly, the weather had turned dull after a bright start...

I've now added more shots to the collection.

67015 + 82304 were back at Aylesbury depot at 12:00 today when I went past, not sure whether with a full set, so had perhaps arrived to collect the W&S coach that was there yesterday. In which case the new shunter may well have been in action already. It was stabled with the bubble-car 120 121 at the depot today, so not where it was yesterday afternoon after delivery.

Cheers, Geoff

PS hope you are OK after your accident bengley

Yeah I'm fine now. Smashed my new phone up and ripped some skin off my finger, but apart from that I was fine.

 

[AlterEgo]

Does anyone know for definite which services the new stock will be running on? Wouldn't mind a run up to Wrexham as I have a few friends up that way. My 16-25 Railcard makes it even more affordable too!

 

[merlodlliw]

Does anyone know for definite which services the new stock will be running on? Wouldn't mind a run up to Wrexham as I have a few friends up that way. My 16-25 Railcard makes it even more affordable too!

TDK you have your ears to the ground, any idea, however with only one set running, difficult to give an exact service, but someone will know.

There is a meeting of Wrexham Railway Society tomorrow, at St Marys Club
might be a stray W/S employee there is so Ill ask,

 

[CallySleeperKid]

How many 'sets' do Wrexham and Shropshire have? and does anyone know what the time scale for the refurbishments are? I am travelling with them in December and really hope we get one of the refurbished sets.
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How many 'sets' do Wrexham and Shropshire have? and does anyone know what the time scale for the refurbishments are? I am travelling with them in December and really hope we get one of the refurbished sets.

Wikipedia has answered the question of sets, 4 complete sets, with total stock of 5 Class 67 Locomotives, 12 Mark 3 Coaches, 4 Driving Van Trailers.

But what about the time scale of refurbishments?

 

[TDK]

TDK you have your ears to the ground, any idea, however with only one set running, difficult to give an exact service, but someone will know.

There is a meeting of Wrexham Railway Society tomorrow, at St Marys Club
might be a stray W/S employee there is so Ill ask,

It is pot luck with what set is on what service at the moment, you may well be better off waiting until the end of the month when the 2nd set is out and about. It was meant to be on the 07.23 off Wrexham the other day but they had a set swap and it ended up on the 05.12, I didn'tknow until I booked on that I didn't have the new set to work. I certainly do have my ears to the ground merlodlliw :roll:
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W&S's new shunter arrived at Aylesbury depot today, on the back of an Allelys low-loader from their yard at Studley, I think. This is a Ruston & Hornsby 0-6-0DM, Works No. 468043, and carries the name "Lesley". Its TOPS number is 01509, though it doesn't seem to carry this, and is in all over Chiltern blue livery. It is allocated to AL and is in pool MBDL. It will be used to shunt Wrexham stock around the depot at Aylesbury (one of their coaches was at Aylesbury today, for tyre-turning), instead of having to use a Class 67 or one of the "Bubble-Cars" as has been done in the past.

The shunter arrived around 14:00 and was unloaded onto road "E" at the depot, and was successfully started up around 16:00.

A few shots on my site so far:

http://geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/c1766148.html

more to add!

Cheers, Geoff

Nice pictures Geoff, saw you the other day phographing the new set, I can't remember where you were, keep up the good work.

 

[barrykas]

Wikipedia has answered the question of sets, 4 complete sets, with total stock of 5 Class 67 Locomotives, 12 Mark 3 Coaches, 4 Driving Van Trailers.

Wikipedia's wrong. Wrexham and Shropshire now have five sets, including the refurbished one, with three sets required to run the full service.

In addition, Chiltern's DVT (82302) is on loan to W&S at the moment.

The diagrams generally work as follows (barring failures and swaps):

• Set A : 07:23 ex-Marylebone, 11:27 ex-Wrexham, 16:33 ex-Marylebone
• Set B : 05:12 ex-Wrexham, 12:17 ex-Marylebone, 16:07 ex-Shrewsbury
• Set C : 07:23 ex-Wrexham, 18:33 ex-Marylebone

The nominal "Set B" is the lodge train, and works the 07:23 ex-Marylebone the next day.

Refurbished set spotters: The refurb should be on the 07:23 ex-Wrexham and 18:33 ex-Marylebone today (Tuesday) by my reckoning.

Cheers,

Barry

 

[WSMRMD]

Wikipedia's wrong. Wrexham and Shropshire now have five sets, including the refurbished one, with three sets required to run the full service.

In addition, Chiltern's DVT (82302) is on loan to W&S at the moment.

The diagrams generally work as follows (barring failures and swaps):

• Set A : 07:23 ex-Marylebone, 11:27 ex-Wrexham, 16:33 ex-Marylebone
• Set B : 05:12 ex-Wrexham, 12:17 ex-Marylebone, 16:07 ex-Shrewsbury
• Set C : 07:23 ex-Wrexham, 18:33 ex-Marylebone

The nominal "Set B" is the lodge train, and works the 07:23 ex-Marylebone the next day.

Refurbished set spotters: The refurb should be on the 07:23 ex-Wrexham and 18:33 ex-Marylebone today (Tuesday) by my reckoning.

Cheers,

Barry

Only a temporary situation. We are using the Chiltern DVT to allow us to release a Silver DVT to Axiom at Stoke to do the final testing of the new coaches. One of the current sets has now been stood down and will be broken up in the next few days. The DVT will be going to Stoke to test and collect the new coaches, 2 Cargo-D coaches will be going back to them and the remaining DB Regio UK coach will be spare.

Andy

 

[CallySleeperKid]

Only a temporary situation. We are using the Chiltern DVT to allow us to release a Silver DVT to Axiom at Stoke to do the final testing of the new coaches. One of the current sets has now been stood down and will be broken up in the next few days. The DVT will be going to Stoke to test and collect the new coaches, 2 Cargo-D coaches will be going back to them and the remaining DB Regio UK coach will be spare.

Andy

I really hope I get one of the refurbished sets when I travel in December!

 

[poshbakerloo]

I really and VERY impressed with the refurbishment!

The standard class looks amazing! So smart, almost as good at 1st class on other trains...