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Correct. I would allow for a set or two to be in the works for big exam or other major work though looking at how that stock needs to be looked after these days leaving 23 or 24 in Scotland. If 2 sets are on maintenance/repair on a typical week then the post that has just popped in I'd agree...

I had every faith in many of the novelty English Electric type itineraries (and the 45 if it materialises or is likely to) but the electric only ones may vary and require marketing more if the aim is to make maximum revenue. There are several destinations in exotic locations that may pop up if...

Yes. That's exactly what you get though when staff have spent decades working simple, but not always suitable DMU trains (albeit reliable ones). These sorts of cultures of "not liking working" xyz trains, usually because its too far the opposite of what you are used to and actually involves a...

Just opinion having heard plenty said on the topic, some of it by people closer to the ground regarding operations, but I think they're only just starting to get used to them. It was all hampered and slowed down somewhat for nearly 2 years by the virus woes too. There are also some issues with...

Originally was going to say... It'll probably do the full run unless some operational or logistical cause prevents it. Edit, just looked at what happened and the 150 was robbed from Exeter this morning and there's an HST at Plymouth working the last leg into Penzance tonight.

Other than the "contract required" 57/3s it will help eliminate remaining heritage locos on the books without relying on 68s being freed up off anything as well as offering contingency.

Whilst I fully appreciate the reasoning behind them on the efficiency they brought it did water down the ride quality and increase lurching as pushing with that sort of acceleration and at higher speeds isn't the smoothest option. It's a good job nobody tried to get the sleepers operated with...

With current reliability/availability and some sets always seeming to be out of the frame 18 diagrams would be as optimistic as you could go probably. Maybe that could stretch to 20 with no sets away or medium term out of traffic. Even with 16 diagrams though it's rare to have no substitute dmu...

It certainly is half term this week in the Potteries which just about seems to be classed as the West Midlands (albeit not in the PTE part).

I think it was EWS drivers hired in as Scotrail had no competency on 90s but they did have some Edinburgh based staff competent on Mk3s off various sleeper portions. No idea if there was enough of the latter for the full North Berwick service to be Mk3s at the time but imagine there could be...

Think I'd heard of pacers making it there before, other than the branch line choc and cream 142s when they were first built. Crew knowledge would make controllers reluctant to let them go past Plymouth though I would imagine as Penzance and Par staff certainly wouldn't have been able to do...

Can't argue with those sentiments although I can't say anything DRS operated would be the slightest bit of interest these days, and barely any different with any other stuff left on the service train or railtour worlds so I'm lucky that I won't lose much personally if the whole lot ended...

Train additionally platformed at Newark for 45 ish min break instead whilst some sort of booked loco switch took place I believe. The price of running these out of place multi traction tours on the modern railway sadly as little give in the operation bar all the pathing stops that are generally...

Possible but that would likely be an even more expensive way of doing things so would expect not.

Another rather odd one just sprung to mind. In the early 90s all the Allerton bound services off Lime Street had to be diverted via Edge Hill depot due to engineering works (it would never be allowed now but in BR days was still doable) and it was decided the Liverpool to Crewe stoppers, among...

142s have worked some pretty outrageous services in their career. At least one apparently subbed on a Liverpool to Newcastle vice 158 in early 1991 when the loco hauled sets had not long finished. Various pacers have done some pretty hefty stuff in the south west in the past, even if the...

The mk2s that had well over a decade on the Fife commuters, supplied by no fewer than 4 different companies over that period, were all built as BR Intercity rolling stock with tables so certainly should count. The HST stock is even more swish for such a service, on the limited basis it works, as...

It'll depend on complaints levels, if any, as to whether 67s being on the buffer stop end makes any difference. Although in most if not all platforms it can use I'd imagine the 67 will be under or almost under the canopy regardless of which way around it goes on the set given the sets are...

I'm not personally blaming TFW, I'd say its one Network Rail should want fixed well before they are booked that way. Occasionally for emergencies or an unscheduled ECS it's very useful having a second route to Wrexham. I'm sure TFW would agree, forgetting the issue of sets turning the opposite...

Far too sensible if there's ever issues with the dvt that prevent routing via Wrexham or disruption on the booked route. Cancellation is perfectly acceptable in such scenarios.