Caledonian Sleeper

[woodhouse122]

so a rail replacement coach up to Glasgow tonight,is this the return to normal service that CS promised by friday ?

 

[7522]

ScotRail have just tweeted about the line being blocked still by 5C11.

 

[Kendalian]

CS tweeted 17 min ago that the Edinburgh portion would leave on time.

They're either very confident of recovery or more likely the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

 

[Scotrail84]

ScotRail have just tweeted about the line being blocked still by 5C11.

On the move now.

 

[Essexman]

CS have now replied to my tweet and said there are no scheduled or anticipated disruptions to Euston-Glasgow service on Tuesday.

 

[Scotrail84]

Although very slowly and sent through Newton station. (5C11)

 

[JModulo]

On the move now.

Was... been put into the platform at Newton.

 

[Scotrail84]

Was... been put into the platform at Newton.

Just getting it out the way?

 

[TimboM]

Just getting it out the way?

Looks like it - now sat between Newton station and Newton East Junction.

 

[Struner]

[...]
At present, for that reason, I will not be using CS.
[...]

That goes for me as well.
I was trying to think of a tour Chunnel-Lowlander-& then Oban-Ft William-Mallaig-Kyle-Dingwall-Thurso-Inverness-HML (or the other way round) - Lowlander-Chunnel. Not just on the train every day but taking about a fortnight.
The brilliance of CS & of the HST introduction have put me off. Perhaps I should post details of the plan in the subsection Abandonded Ideas of the forum Trip Planning & Reports.

 

[_toommm_]

Looks like it - now sat between Newton station and Newton East Junction.

Although it hasn't moved in nearly half an hour...

 

[Highlandspring]

Although it hasn't moved in nearly half an hour...

It’s sitting on the South Connecting Line while a full reboot of the coaches is carried out.

 

[Bletchleyite]

It’s sitting on the South Connecting Line while a full reboot of the coaches is carried out.

I can't help but giggle at that - even as an IT person. Have they not bothered with any testing, then?

 

[Statto]

It’s sitting on the South Connecting Line while a full reboot of the coaches is carried out.

Now looks to be on the move.

 

[Highlandspring]

I can't help but giggle at that - even as an IT person. Have they not bothered with any testing, then?

You know they have.

 

[Struner]

I can't help but giggle at that - even as an IT person. Have they not bothered with any testing, then?

Indeed, must be using win-dos. Restart your computer.

 

[7522]

Looks like 5C11 may have stopped again.

 

[_toommm_]

I can't help but giggle at that - even as an IT person. Have they not bothered with any testing, then?

What's the train version of CTRL+ALT+DEL just out of curiosity?

 

[JModulo]

What's the train version of CTRL+ALT+DEL just out of curiosity?

A hammer.

 

[_toommm_]

Looks like 5C11 may have stopped again.

It's not going via Bellshill and Holytown, instead going direct via Motherwell. If you're looking at RealTimeTrains it won't say anything until it gets to Carluke.

 

[Peter0124]

Looks like 5C11 may have stopped again.

Was held for a freight train (4S35) wanting to enter mossend.

 

[Glenn1969]

RTT shows 5C11 as having passed Uddingston Junction at 2248.My guess is a pretty late departure for the Southbound Lowlander from Edinburgh.

Edit- Carluke passed at 2318 and ETA of the stock at Edinburgh is 2355

Also the Southbound Highlander is diverted after Perth tonight not calling at stations via Falkirk Grahamston. The website made no mention of any alternative service for these passerngers

 

[TimboM]

What's the train version of CTRL+ALT+DEL just out of curiosity?

Turn it (completely) off and turn it on again - pretty much like any computer.

 

[66Yorks]

Are they still being diverted onto the ECML as per previous Sundays?

 

[TimboM]

Are they still being diverted onto the ECML as per previous Sundays?

No - last week was the last one of this latest batch.

 

[haggishunter]

Wonder what day the Mk Vs will slam on the e-brakes to an unmovable halt at the point of maximum chaos outside Euston in the morning... Any ideas what the interesting rumour about the Mark Vs in the TPE thread is all about? Are we approaching the point of Network Rail putting them off the network until the problems are sorted out? There must be some people thinking what if this happens at X at Y o'clock?

 

[TimboM]

Wonder what day the Mk Vs will slam on the e-brakes to an unmovable halt at the point of maximum chaos outside Euston in the morning... Any ideas what the interesting rumour about the Mark Vs in the TPE thread is all about? Are we approaching the point of Network Rail putting them off the network until the problems are sorted out? There must be some people thinking what if this happens at X at Y o'clock?

Wouldn't be all that much of an issue as it's relatively straightforward to get them moving at c.5 mph - which is OK just outside Euston as could go back into platform (if not heading that way anyway). In fact it's already happened once, but didn't get much attention as didn't cause all that much disruption.

 

[alangla]

If we’re having a sweepstake, can I have a TPE set doing it at either P13/14 at Manchester Piccadilly at 8am on a weekday morning?

A thought just occurred to me- does what happened recently mean that if someone pulls the passcom at 87mph (or faster for TPE) then the wheelsets could be goosed?

 

[Statto]

Southbound lowlader will be late south of Carstairs, 5C11 approaching Kirknewton, by the time they load passengers on won't depart Edinburgh until 00.30 to 00.40 maybe later, 5C11 should have arrived in Edinburgh 21.52

 

[TimboM]

A thought just occurred to me- does what happened recently mean that if someone pulls the passcom at 87mph (or faster for TPE) then the wheelsets could be goosed?

No, not on the sleeper at least.