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Today's out of service units are -
197005
197008
197009
197010
197014
197022
(197023)
197024
(197025)
197027
197029
197030
(197032)
(197038)
(197039)
(197040)
(197041)
197045
197046
197047
197048
197051
197113
197117
197123
197125
197126
The only positive I can see is that 197003 has...
Any ideas what has worked 5B42 from Crewe South Yard - Crewe LNWR this morning please?
There is also a 5B43 return working scheduled to depart LNWR at 16.11.
Also a 5Z37 Holyhead - Chester has worked earlier.Presume this will have been 197037
197027 197022 have worked last night's overnight testing culminating on 3C03 Welshpool - Shrewsbury this morning.
Presume 197029 and 197030 remain at Machynlleth for staff training.
There is a 5T10 Chester - Chester via Crewe running at the moment.197010 or 197110?Both are not in service today
Can anyone identify the following please?
5Q60 Widnes - Wembley (14/02/26)
5N42 Neville Hill - LNWR Crewe (15/02/26)
5E17 LNWR Crewe - Leeds (15/02/26)
5A17 Heaton - Neville Hill (17/02/26)
3B30 Longsight - Preston (17/02/26)
Many thanks
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Not sure where you have got 90007 and 90049...
Long term stopped 197047 has re-entered service today.Its last outing was on 22/08/2025.
Also 197026 and 197033 which were missing last week which shows they are not being stored again at the moment.
Today's OOS/spare units are
(197003)
197008
197010
187014
197022
(197023)
(197025)
197027...
Four of the ERTMS units which have been working normal services for TFW have not been in service this week.Very unusual for 4 of these units to be OOS for so long.I am just wondering if TFW are starting to store these again or whether they are genuinely stopped for repairs or exam.The units...
By my reckoning,today is the first day that all the 810's which have left Newton Aycliffe have worked on a single day.
006,012 and 013 in passenger service.
003,004,008,009,010,and 011 on test/ECS workings
There has been a concerted effort recently to get the 3 car sets back in traffic.
197116 has worked a 5T16 Chester - Chester test run today which just leaves 197110 and 197126 as the only two 3 car sets not to have worked this week.Both these remain at Chester.
Similar situation at Northern so...
WMT started working test trains from Crewe - Manchester Airport Monday night/Tuesday morning.350111 worked these moves.
However last nights tests were cancelled
Rail Adventure are working these
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