1A68 cancelled 5th August

[Jake.Norman17]

1A68 running the 15:29 grand central service from Sunderland to London Kings Cross running with 180112 has just been cancelled just north of york after a 40 minutes delay. The unit was then brought into platform 8 at York.

Anyone know why 1A68 has been cancelled and what will be done with it now that's it taking up platform 8 at York??

 

[a_c_skinner]

And what they are doing with the Leeds via Harrogate trains which (IIRC) normally use that platform...

 

[SpacePhoenix]

Welcome to the forums!

Realtime Trains (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk) has it as having been cancelled at York due to a problem with the traction equipment. Looking at the timings it looks like whatever the problem was it developed around Eaglescliffe unless some of the late running was due to something else ahead holding it up

 

[221129]

1A68 terminated York with engine problems after problems at both Northallerton & Thirsk.

It then picked up it's return journey from York.

 

[yorkie]

and what will be done with it now that's it taking up platform 8 at York??

Presumably the fault was fixed, as it worked the 2102 York to Sunderland (The 1911 Kings Cross to Sunderland was cancelled as far as York; presumably most passengers were able to get on the 1900 and make the connection at York).

And what they are doing with the Leeds via Harrogate trains which (IIRC) normally use that platform...

They used Platform 11

 

[Jake.Norman17]

They managed to get the unit back into york so the issue can't have been too bad. Although this was quite good as it was cancelled whist on the 2 track section to the north of york and there were 2 or 3 services getting caught behind it and catching it up