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I did!
Saturdays allocations are done very late. Depends on crewing, maintenance requirements etc. As it stands the way the sat diagrams are is essentially a long winded way of getting a set to Crewe for maintenance and a set off maintenance to Canton ready for Monday.
Thanks to the very helpful information here I was able to travel on my first set yesterday, in an otherwise empty front coach on 1W65 from Crewe to Wilmslow at 21:37.
Perfectly good, nice environment, and a nice step up from even the 175s we've had for a number of years. OK, the train was empty but it just seemed so much better than what we've had before. It's a good number of years since I went to Cardiff on one but the last hour before reaching Newport seemed to drag on.
Perfectly good, nice environment, and a nice step up from even the 175s we've had for a number of years. OK, the train was empty but it just seemed so much better than what we've had before. It's a good number of years since I went to Cardiff on one but the last hour before reaching Newport seemed to drag on.
The ambience in a MK4 is unbeatable. Even with their original BR grey interiors and fittings they oozed calm. The Mallard refurb took that ambience to another level that no other stock has matched. The warm diffused lighting and warm woods were a design master stroke. The VTEC First Class refresh was awful though with it's rag bag of grey, black, red, purple and old navy curtains but the GC sets thankfully addressed that with their mauve retrims.
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JakeMurphy
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Did HD06 make it onto 1W96? RTT not really showing set allocations so it’s not easy to keep track where sets currently are?
SuperLuke2334
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It's on 1649 Cardiff Manchester as far as I can tell.
craigybagel
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HD04 is on 1649 Cardiff Manchester. HD06 is on 1714 Cardiff Holyhead
SuperLuke2334
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Ah ok thanks Craigy. Was just an assumption as RTT is having fun with the allocations with LHCS.
Over the weekend should have the following for servicable sets:
Crewe ready for service: HD04 HD05
Crewe awaiting shakedown runs: HD02
Holyhead: HD06
Canton: HD01
TT-ONR-NRN
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And therefore on the first HHD CDF tomorrow?
Not tomorrow as its Saturday but On Monday it should do the first Holyhead-Cardiff then the 1052/1855 Cardiff-Manchester
TT-ONR-NRN
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Sadly I will be flying to Australia on that day, so it looks like I’ve missed it then
Kite159
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67013 on 1W57 ( 1052 from Cardiff) got spun at Wilmslow due to late running and whatever 67 was on 1W23 (1649 from Cardiff) made it to Manchester 45 minutes late but the 20:30 back to Crewe it was down to work got cancelled.
Maybe next time I will get lucky. I did like the GC interior of the set with 67013 (DVT 200), the USB sockets are a nice touch.
Maybe next time I will get lucky. I did like the GC interior of the set with 67013 (DVT 200), the USB sockets are a nice touch.
JakeMurphy
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What was up with it?
Jamesrob637
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I saw one briefly last night at Stockport. Weird seeing an old East Coast train there!
SuperLuke2334
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Apparently brakes were locked, however it's gone back to Crewe under own power now.
Does the breakfast menu have a cut off time or is possible to order the pancake and bacon stack (or a full breakfast) on the 1125/1133 departures? The menus make no mention of times but the idea of the pancakes for brunch and a pizza for an early dinner onboard when doing the full route is seriously appealing!
Wizard51
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It would be breakfast Upto 11ish and lunch/dinner after that
Never a mix of both menus on one train as chef needs to sort carts for one or the other
It would be breakfast Upto 11ish and lunch/dinner after that
Never a mix of both menus on one train as chef needs to sort carts for one or the other
Thanks for that. Perfect excuse to make two trips then!
krus_aragon
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How does/will that work with the plan for a late night Manchester terminator to rune ECS to Crewe via Warrington? I presume there must be somewhere to turn a rake at Crewe...
craigybagel
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The same set is due to run ECS back to Manchester in the morning via the same route, turning it back again.
It's reliant on both the drivers involved signing the route via Warrington however - if one doesn't the set may well end up turned the "wrong" way.
Mainline421
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Anyone able to confirm the allocations for today?
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JakeMurphy
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I’m assuming 1W91 is a unit then
1W91 is HD01 just not showing on Genius.
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Ooops yeah sorry. Just spotted that on the new system
Techniquest
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Still hopeful that the 0953 or whatever exactly it is (I thought it was 0956, I'd best check soon!) on Wednesday from Hereford to Manchester has a MK4 set on it, I'm booked in First Class!
SuperLuke2334
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That's not a regular Mk4 diagram at the moment so I'd prepare to be disappointed...
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Still
Has 67017?
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