2 car, Virgin Super Voyger at Crewe ?

[table38]

There are plans to use the 'mini 221' on a short length charter, according to this week's Rail mag.

On the PLEG site, it said they were hoping to use 221144 during their Central Rivers visit on 11th June (top'n'tailed with an 08 and a 57)

 

[voyagerdude220]

That's the one. I couldn't remember what the plan was.

 

[DazDude]

It was still there this morning between 0900-0930, I don't know what has happened since, I forgot to look this evening (the 57 was still there too - is that the new ATW livery on it?).

Was still there as of 23:00 as I noticed when I got off my train back from work.

 

[trainofhope]

Its mine for 13 weeks on my return to work
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so its staying there!

 

[allticketspls]

From my contact at the VT Training Centre at Crewe.

The 221 will be used as a training set and it is hoped that it will be moved alongside the pendo currently in residence. There is no timescale on this at the moment though.

 

[trainofhope]

correct and I will have to start it and shut it down! for 13 weeks at the moment

 

[AlterEgo]

I can confirm that's correct. It's just for training purposes, much like the mini-Pendo at the Academy.

 

[trainofhope]

lol I am glad you can confirm my job LOL thank you

 

[allticketspls]

lol I am glad you can confirm my job LOL thank you

Someone's got to, I thought your job was to flood my twitter account

 

[trainofhope]

how am i doing? can u put up with it just till October

 

[westcoaster]

What an utter waste of a 2 car unit, I know I know the compressor problem, but how hard could it be to fit one, surely it could be used as a capacity buster, just couple it up to an out and back to depot diagram.

 

[trainofhope]

sorry but why is it a waste, we have got it there for training stafff???

 

[westcoaster]

I understand that but this is a train not a training facility, it was made to transport people. On a side note what training will be undertaken on it?

 

[trainofhope]

No Its not a train it IS a training facility! To train TMs on simple really its not a train while its being used for training!

 

[OxtedL]

That is one expensive training facility...

 

[trainofhope]

peanuts its not even moving lol so no track access fees to pay

 

[OxtedL]

£1.5 million or so per carriage in the first place?

Presumably they are still renting it from the ROSCO as well?

 

[Skimble19]

So they've now got a few Pendo carriages and 2 Voyager carriages at Crewe.. christ I hope their security is tight.

 

[trainofhope]

LOL i think there are one or 2 cctv spots!

 

[Mintona]

Couldn't you stick the Pendolino coaches in it and make it a proper train again?

 

[allticketspls]

Security is pretty tight, they have guards walking around the estate all day. Plus of course, there are the ducks!!!

 

[trainofhope]

Couldn't you stick the Pendolino coaches in it and make it a proper train again?

lol magic? head ? full? of?

its a training vehicle. Not a train its there to teach YOU tms!

ask me when u arrive lol

 

[allticketspls]

how am i doing? can u put up with it just till October

Yes, but then you'll be working on the next one

 

[tbtc]

£1.5 million or so per carriage in the first place?

Presumably they are still renting it from the ROSCO as well?

Yeah, its lucky we're not crying out for additional capacity on Voyager routes in the UK and can afford for this to be used as a training facility...

 

[trainofhope]

LOL u r spot on lets wait and see what effect the McNulty report brings...ur right the training vehicle wont be there and niether will the TM! So be careful what u wish for clever peeps!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Couldn't you stick the Pendolino coaches in it and make it a proper train again?

Not really - one of the Pedalo carriages is a driving vehicle, so even if the compatibility issues could be sorted out you'd have a train with three.... I'd better stop there hadn't I, just in case the DfT are reading this....

 

[voyagerdude220]

 

[trainofhope]

its only there so train managers can learn the tms its not a train is tht clear all u peeps that want to add compressors coaches etc lol

 

[MCR247]

its only there so train managers can learn the tms its not a train is tht clear all u peeps that want to add compressors coaches etc lol

Its not a train?! What the actual ****? Of course it is a bloody train!

 

[trainofhope]

So why is it there? Or do you know more?