Grand Central Discussion

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...l-action-over-East-Coast-train-timetable.html

Grand Central, Britain's only independent train operator, is ready to challenge the overhaul of the east coast main line timetable announced by Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary

 

[Max]

Threads merged - there doesn't need to be 3 separate discussions on this!

 

[Synergyman]

The latest 180 to join the GC fleet,180114,made a test run from heaton to york and return yesterday(saturday) and if no problems encountered then it could possibly make its passenger debut at some point this week !

I'm on 114 at present on the 06:41 off Sunderland. Would this be its first time out in passenger service with GC? If so, I suppose it sort of makes up for not getting a HST.

Internally, it appears to be pure FGW, the only difference being the lap top sockets and Marilyn smiling down on me.......!

 

[Sir_Clagalot]

180114 was out on Monday

 

[GNERman]

180114 was out on Monday

Excellent, that's another 180 ready, I can see driver training happening soon...

 

[Techniquest]

Boo, more opportunities to get bowled out then...

 

[DescendingSadly]

Hope to see some of you on the new Bradford services, i'll be pouring your tea

 

[devon_metro]

Perhaps other companies would be interesting in the free advertising clearly on offer at railuk

[to provide some context, this post was made referring to a number of removed posts about a Gen group]

 

[90019]

Perhaps other companies would be interesting in the free advertising clearly on offer at railuk

Well I have to say, Morton Fraser really are very good solicitors

(I wonder if I can get a bonus if I plug them enough )

 

[Pumbaa]

Don't know what you think, but the Really Useful Group (theatre) do really good front-row seats for spotting and photting - definite win!

 

[Techniquest]

Anyone got the gen on why 43123+43080 were at Neville Hill earlier? Heard they were off to Loughborough again, but the question still remains as to why they're going back there?

 

[Lampshade]

Hope to see some of you on the new Bradford services, i'll be pouring your tea

Woo, I'm hoping to do FC Halifax - Doncaster on the first service (if I can get from Manchester to Halifax in time)

 

[DescendingSadly]

Anyone got the gen on why 43123+43080 were at Neville Hill earlier? Heard they were off to Loughborough again, but the question still remains as to why they're going back there?

Tyre turning apparently.

 

[yorkie]

Any chance of HSTs on the Bradfords? Even if not planned, the 180s are not exactly reliable so a swap is bound to be made at some point?

 

[BOSCH]

Anyone got the gen on why 43123+43080 were at Neville Hill earlier? Heard they were off to Loughborough again, but the question still remains as to why they're going back there?

Tyre turning and also replacement Valentas for 080/123

 

[theblackwatch]

Tyre turning and also replacement Valentas for 080/123

Do GC/Sovereign have a load of spare power units then, or do they have to keep obtaining replacements from other companies like Porterbrook?

 

[BOSCH]

Do GC/Sovereign have a load of spare power units then, or do they have to keep obtaining replacements from other companies like Porterbrook?

Obtain replacements from elswhere

 

[theblackwatch]

Obtain replacements from elswhere

Any idea how many 'replacement' units have had to be acquired since GC started?

 

[GNERman]

Any idea how many 'replacement' units have had to be acquired since GC started?

well if you think about it, they have tonnes of spare engines available after everything else was mtu'd, there'll be over 100 spare engines somewhere...

 

[theblackwatch]

well if you think about it, they have tonnes of spare engines available after everything else was mtu'd, there'll be over 100 spare engines somewhere...

Who is the 'they' you are referring to? These power units will still have to be bought/acquired by Sovereign though - they wouldn't have belonged to Sovereign/GC, given that they came out of Angel & Porterbrook owned power cars.

 

[GNERman]

Who is the 'they' you are referring to? These power units will still have to be bought/acquired by Sovereign though - they wouldn't have belonged to Sovereign/GC, given that they came out of Angel & Porterbrook owned power cars.

i do know that, but still both angel trains and porterbrook will have numerous spare engine etc available for purchase by sovereign trains...

 

[theblackwatch]

This may be explained by the comments on a gen group that Angel have bought (or are in the process of buying) the Grand Central HSTs which I've just read. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

 

[GNERman]

This may be explained by the comments on a gen group that Angel have bought (or are in the process of buying) the Grand Central HSTs which I've just read. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

what gen group's this on?

 

[theblackwatch]

what gen group's this on?

HSTgen.

 

[matt]

well if you think about it, they have tonnes of spare engines available after everything else was mtu'd, there'll be over 100 spare engines somewhere...

Quite a lot of the Valentas would have been scrapped after they were removed

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

Any idea how many 'replacement' units have had to be acquired since GC started?

Far too many!

And in regards to GNERMan, and what 'matt' has said, is true. Most went to Booths, so really, not a lot of engines spare....

 

[GNERman]

Far too many!

And in regards to GNERMan, and what 'matt' has said, is true. Most went to Booths, so really, not a lot of engines spare....

oh right, i didn't know that, but are there spare parts which booth's are selling?...

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

oh right, i didn't know that, but are there spare parts which booth's are selling?...

I don't actually think they are left! When they went from Brush to Booths I believe they were just cut up.....

 

[GNERman]

I don't actually think they are left! When they went from Brush to Booths I believe they were just cut up.....

great, ok, so what are there actually very limited numbers left?

 

[43034 The Black Horse]

great, ok, so what are there actually very limited numbers left?

The 125Group have some and I believe there is the odd couple at some places (Don't think there is anymore at BRUSH, maybe the ones out of the NMT PCs which could've moved to Neville Hill to be fitted in GCs PCs.).