Different sounding train at Weedon this evening (WCML)

[cr767055]

Just wanted to post this thread out of personal interest. I live right next to the West Coast Main Line in Weedon Bec, and just heard a very different sounding train come past, certainly wasn't a 350, 390, 221 or 325, or any type of freight for that matter. Sounded electric to me, actually.

I went to check RealTimeTrains, and nothing came up. Sort of like a ghost train that didn't exist on any system I checked. heard it around 20:50-21:10 today (Dec 7).

I might just be being stupid and not finding it properly, but has anyone got any ideas as to what service this was?

 

[Mag_seven]

I suspect it was probably this royal mail class 325 operated service:

Realtime Trains - 101V 1925 Warrington Royal Mail(Dbs) to Willesden Prdc

Its real headcode is 1A97. There are no reports between Hillmorton Jn at 20.56 and Roade at 21.10 which implies a diversion via Weedon rather than via its booked route via Northampton.

 

[StephenHunter]

A video if it helps.

 

[Freightmaster]

I suspect it was probably this royal mail class 325 operated service:

I would agree, but the OP specifically said that it was "certainly" not a 325 that he heard!





MARK

 

[Whistler40145]

67s on the Royal Train?

 

[Darandio]

67s on the Royal Train?

They don't sound electric to me.

It did skirt the WCML last night but not as far down as where the OP is.

 

[PHILIPE]

67s on the Royal Train?

Nowhere near

 

[Mag_seven]

I would agree, but the OP specifically said that it was "certainly" not a 325 that he heard!





MARK

For enough - I missed the fact they had mentioned 325s. I don't see anything else that was off route so it must have been just a normal piece of traction for that route making an unusual noise!

 

[cr767055]

For enough - I missed the fact they had mentioned 325s. I don't see anything else that was off route so it must have been just a normal piece of traction for that route making an unusual noise!

It could have been a 325, it just didn't sound too .jch like it.

 

[Jamesrob637]

It could have been a 325, it just didn't sound too .jch like it.

325s scream like 319s I believe since they use the same traction equipment. Not sure when a 319 last went past Weedon under its own power!

 

[nn7man]

I heard it too (near Blisworth) but was indoors so only caught it sounding its horn which definitely wasn't Pendolino.