Cross Country HST 02/09/22

[DarloRich]

Does anyone know what northbound services XC HST will be delivering on 2nd Spetember?

I think, from my notes, it should be:

1S49 0925 Penzance > Edinburgh
1S51 1227 Plymouth > Edinburgh
1S53 1327 Plymouth > Edinburgh
1E63 1527 Plymouth > Leeds
1E73 1935 Bristol > Leeds

Is that anywhere near correct?

 

[SteelWeelApeal]

I believe it’s usually just the 1227 and 1527.

 

[DarloRich]

I believe it’s usually just the 1227 and 1527.

thanks - That few on a Friday? wow.

 

[Watershed]

thanks - That few on a Friday? wow.

The number of sets out in traffic on weekdays was reduced nearly a year ago now. It's scandalous seeing as there are plenty of single Voyagers about!

 

[DarloRich]

The number of sets out in traffic on weekdays was reduced nearly a year ago now. It's scandalous seeing as there are plenty of single Voyagers about!

Thanks - I wrongly assumed that Friday had been exempted from those cuts. Been a while since i have been near XC

 

[DanNCL]

1S49, 1S53 and 1E73 are all booked voyagers.

 

[DarloRich]

1S49, 1S53 and 1E73 are all booked voyagers.

thanks - all doubles?

 

[DanNCL]

thanks - all doubles?

Going off last Friday's allocations, 1S49 is 9 car, 1S53 is 5 car and 1E73 4 car.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

thanks - all doubles?

They seem to be making the double Voyagers random, unfortunately, which is irritating as we can’t aim for specific services therefore.

 

[irish_rail]

They seem to be making the double Voyagers random, unfortunately, which is irritating as we can’t aim for specific services therefore.

I think its a case of look after the Reading route, and if there's left over units allow the Plymouth route to get some doubles. Shame really when you look at the long journey times on the Plymouth route. Its a disgrace the HSTs aren't used more widely, down to the Daft I suppose...

 

[55002]

43301 and 378 are on 1V50 0606 EDB-PLY which I assume form 1E63 back

43366 and 239 are on 1V44 0611 LDS-PLY which again I assume form 1S51 back

 

[43055]

43301 and 378 are on 1V50 0606 EDB-PLY which I assume form 1E63 back

43366 and 239 are on 1V44 0611 LDS-PLY which again I assume form 1S51 back

43321 and 43184 are also on 1V60 between Derby and Plymouth today

Realtime Trains | 1V60 0820 Aberdeen to Plymouth | 02/09/2022

Real-time train running information for 1V60 0820 departure from Aberdeen to Plymouth on 02/09/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[GWRrrr]

43301 and 378 are on 1V50 0606 EDB-PLY which I assume form 1E63 back

This was a 2+6 today - coach C missing.

Realtime Trains | 1V50 0606 Edinburgh to Plymouth | 02/09/2022

Real-time train running information for 1V50 0606 departure from Edinburgh to Plymouth on 02/09/2022. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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[DanNCL]

They seem to be making the double Voyagers random, unfortunately, which is irritating as we can’t aim for specific services therefore.

There are booked diagrams for both 8 car and 9 car Voyager doubles.

 

[Snow1964]

And yesterday, (many weekdays for last few weeks) there have been the 2 power cars coupled back to back doing training runs to Bristol via Westbury and Bath.

There is a week closure of Bristol-Taunton line third week of September. As they will also be carrying passengers off GWR castles, remains to be seen if diversions are long trains

The Saturdays cross country 1C11 Bristol-Plymouth is routed that way to keep knowledge (today was unit 220 030)