Recent content by adsteamfan

Just because someone 'thinks' they know things and writes it in Wiki doesn't mean it's true. I would expect her to be back out performing what she does best next season.

I think you need to have a look at some of Llama's past posts on various threads before posting! If anyone on here is likely to have driven a Northern 769 then I think that he is near the top of the list and I have never found any of his posts to be wide of the mark.

Astley?

The West curve at Earlstown is P3

You can see some of the damage to the OHLE in this photo taken from Facebook - credit Neil Brabbs whose industrial unit was also burnt out in the fire

Surely the FDS is a safety critical system and should always be on - a fire can start even with no PAX onboard! Also, if a manual override is needed to turn the heating/cooling off, it should be to turn it off for ECS and so the units revert to 'on' when the unit stops at its first pick-up...

My son is a Northern driver and he frequently comes home p***ed off with the system. For example, he can leave Sheffield bang on time only to get looped by Network Fail for anything up to 20 minutes waiting for a late running TPE (or even a freight train) to overtake which gets him frustrated as...

567U Allerton Depot to Doncaster Works Wabtec - departed at 18:20

As 142s have substituted for 319s it's a possibility. In hindsight, I shouldn't have been location specific. My point was that if an almost empty 319 struggles to get away then a 769 whether on AC or gen-set will definitely struggle as there are quite a few tons difference (2x8 tons has been...

I am eagerly awaiting the introduction of the 769s on the Chat Moss route. Whilst walking along the path adjacent to the embankment I watched / listened to an almost empty 319 leaving N-le-W towards LIV on Friday night (just after 9pm) in very light drizzle. The driver was very light on the...

My lad notches up to 4 at around 20mph (depending on conditions) and despite his best attempts he has only achieved 100mph on the downhill sections between Man Picc and Crewe on about 3 occasions. Given that the North has a lot more rain than 'down south' the amount of wheelslip frequently makes...

Except yesterday when a pair of 142s turned up from Lime St. for at least one trip

But do they accept railcards? The one at NLW didn't and only allowed purchase of Northern Station destinations (my daughter travels from NLW to EUS twice a week anytime return and can only purchase online unless I drive her to WBQ where she can collect tickets)

this perhaps? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K91807/2019/01/30/advanced Another 769 from Brush to Allerton maybe? Can't find any photos via google search though.

What I meant was that if the TOCs / DaFT are happy with the 769s cost / performance then the 319s could be earmarked for mass conversion to Bi/Tri-mode 769s which gets over the problem created by the cancellation / postponement of electrification and Northern will need 769s to run where there...