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Maybe, but Wabtec have been doing it a lot longer so there is less of a learning curve. Marcroft are converting loco hauled stock to HST trailers...something which has never been tried before. Anything can be straightforward on paper, but when it comes down to it in reality (especially with...

As has been mentioned, the paths are for 125mph running and anything less would have been refused. I get the impression from people involved with Mk3 maintenance at the moment that this shortage was rather unexpected (taking into account the general rundown of the Mk3 loco hauled fleet, the...

It's not that no one will sell GC any...there is a nationwide shortage of Mk3 bogies/wheelsets/associated equipment. The big TOC's are having to wait as well, although this wait is being shortened for them by the power of the ROSCO's.

These latest training runs are running under GC's safety case. Sector 22 for those with access to TRUST.

Weren't they all? :p

Because to become Class 1 trained, you need to be 'trained' (I say this loosely as most if not all of the GC staff are likely to already be quailfied traincrew) on official Class 1 trains. Also running as Class 1 may have been the only way of guaranteeing a path down the ECML right into Kings...

5 Mark 3 coaches will limit the speed to 100 IIRC. Their Track Access Agreement should already include loco hauled trains after an incident involving an 86 hired from Anglia and loco hauled trains not being in the agreement. It was hastily added shortly afterwards...

Seats are exactly the same as the old design, minus the seat back tables.

That's because they're undergoing a level 5 overhaul programme to make them so much more reliable...so much so that GB have seen the need for two thunderbird locos. :-?

28 is on an A exam after its hard work last week.

The 60 does NOT work all the way from Euston! I think someone's telling porkies Mr Ascot aren't they? The 60 does Crewe-Preston via Manchester. Reason being a 67 isn't powerful enough to heat the whole train AND pull a full load. So the formation was planned to be 60+67+90+stock with the 67...

No idea. Only take an interest in the units when they fail.:lol:

Repairs are planned.

More demic 325s. Lord President in charge of S96 tonight M44/A97 tomorrow.

I'm sorry, that is all complete and utter b*ll*c*s. The 86s (as with the 87s unfortunately) have had their day (on passenger work) and won't be making a return. As for that 'letter sent from Freightliner to one'. I very much doubt it. FL will have undoubtably have been asked to supply a 90...

And the fleet is back up to 2 members again. 87022 returns from the dead.

..and the fact that most of the decent quality Mk3s are now spoken for. Quite a few are too far gone unfortunately. Oh and for the person who was asking about the NXEC traction, it will be EWS 90s (or at least until the DfT find out what EWS will be charging for them :lol:)

Think blue and based at Crewe. On the 7 front, down to 1 class member now. 87022 was laid to rest earlier today.

Latest update: Both OOS at Wembley. 022 needing an E exam (looking v. likely it's game over for this one) and 028 with Low Power.

Go on, you know you want to! I'm even making an appearance on the first one! :roll: