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Noticed there seems to be a Wabtec van parked at Haymarket most mornings. In banging the returns about? Quite a few refurbs on depot, interestingly very few Power Cars coupled up to them.
On Set 1 currently making it's way up to Aberdeen as 1A88
Buffet Counter has electrical fault and is kaput.
Coaches feel a little on the chilly side but nit picking
Few squeaks but still take this over a 170 and most certainly a 158 any day of the week
Interesting incident at Leuchars on 1B07 today. Was already 7 down on arrival.
Anyone who knows the layout will know HST stop board is at the far end of the platform, meaning the main pax stairs onto the platforms at the north end.
Guard has walked the platform, confirmed doors closed and was...
Set trundling (I think) about HAY 1555 was heading away from workshops towards Haymarket but didn't see it long enough to tell if it was going back into service.
Here's a possibly odd question....
Obviously the 43s will need to be swapped out as and when for Exams, but do coaches have the same regime. I.e is there set windows where they need to be withdrawn for heavier work or does that only kick in if a problem is identified overnight.
Once upon a time these services used the cross over at the north of stonehaven station. Practice stopped at some point 15/16 if memory serves for a railway reason I cannot recall
Not sure if the physical cross over still exists of course
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