East Coast's Hired In EMT set's workings

[Aictos]

I'm interested to know what the workings are for the East Midlands Trains HST currently on loan to East Coast is, I'm interested in both weekday and weekend workings.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks

 

[MCR247]

Does not work specific diagrams AFAIAA

 

[scotsman]

Was working from NL vice a BN set, so mainly KGX-NCL/LDS

Went a bit out the window over Christmas when EMT weren't so fussed on where it ended up, hence the few overnighters to Aberdeen!

 

[MCR247]

Well, East Coast and EMT have signed the paperwork that 1 set will be permanently transferred, but I'm just waiting to find out which set!

 

[Failed Unit]

Was on 0840 Leeds - London. 1230 london - Newcastle. 1655 Newcastle - London. 2130 London - Leeds as most normal diagram Monday - Friday.

I guess they try to keep it out of Scotland to avoid overcrowding.

I wonder when it is transferred if it will get an extra coach or if it will be daigrammed for lighter loaded trains.
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But not tonight. 2x EC HSTs in kings cross.

 

[route:oxford]

I wonder when it is transferred if it will get an extra coach or if it will be daigrammed for lighter loaded trains.

Are there any spare Mk3 coaches (either HST or LHCS for conversion)?

 

[MCR247]

Don't think so

 

[swt_passenger]

Are there any spare Mk3 coaches (either HST or LHCS for conversion)?

Someone posted recently elsewhere that the only HST stuff available is nearly all kitchen and buffet vehicles, except for three TGSs.

 

[Failed Unit]

Someone posted recently elsewhere that the only HST stuff available is nearly all kitchen and buffet vehicles, except for three TGSs.

You often see spare coaches at craigentinny. But I suspect they are missing rather than really spare.

 

[Jordy]

The EMT set worked the 0700 Hull - Kings Cross this morning, saw it at Grantham.

 

[silentone]

That set works any diagram and has frequently been to Aberdeen since Christmas.

It is also a full set and doesn't require extra carriages, but it is labelled differently for seats and carriage letters.

 

[Aictos]

Okay thanks guys, it's just useful to know what the most comfortable HST on the ECML works.

That being said, the last EMT HST I used on a EC service was advertised as having wifi, will the EMT wifi specification remain on this set that's joining EC full time or will EC want their wifi specification to be available?

 

[Failed Unit]

The EMT set worked the 0700 Hull - Kings Cross this morning, saw it at Grantham.

I think that is the diagram that normally goes to Inverness? One of those things never saw it heading South but when passing trains at high speed I often just see white and think Hst. At least if it was on the Inverness service you will know where it is today .

I haven't been on a MML set since stagecoach. Has anything changed since national express apart from new covers and carpets? Be interest if normal passengers think it is worse or nicer.

 

[MCR247]

That set works any diagram and has frequently been to Aberdeen since Christmas.

It is also a full set and doesn't require extra carriages, but it is labelled differently for seats and carriage letters.

EMT have 8 coach HSTs, EC use 9. So, no it isn't a full set. Unless EMT let them pinch an extra coach from another HST

 

[route:oxford]

Someone posted recently elsewhere that the only HST stuff available is nearly all kitchen and buffet vehicles, except for three TGSs.

In the case of desperate measures, could a bogie swap be done with a MkII carriage along with a similar rewire recoupling as when the MKIII LHCS were converted to trailers?

 

[90019]

In the case of desperate measures, could a bogie swap be done with a MkII carriage along with a similar rewire recoupling as when the MKIII LHCS were converted to trailers?

Surely that would just be more trouble than it's worth?
To convert a single Mk2 coach seems a bit pointless.

 

[Max]

I think that is the diagram that normally goes to Inverness? One of those things never saw it heading South but when passing trains at high speed I often just see white and think Hst. At least if it was on the Inverness service you will know where it is today .

I haven't been on a MML set since stagecoach. Has anything changed since national express apart from new covers and carpets? Be interest if normal passengers think it is worse or nicer.

No, I'm fairly sure that the morning Hull then works to Aberdeen. The southbound Inverness works to Hull before heading back to Neville Hill.

 

[Benno]

Well, East Coast and EMT have signed the paperwork that 1 set will be permanently transferred, but I'm just waiting to find out which set!

NL05 will be the likely set as it was the last in the queue to be fitted with Wi-Fi (which it will now not get)

 

[Failed Unit]

It is currently on its "normal" working the 1655 Newcastle - London, as I was passing it I couldn't count how many coaches it had.

For interested does it have power points? Or will it be like the last MML sets east coast had where you had to hope your laptop had a full charge!

 

[MCR247]

Not in standard

 

[TomJ93]

I'm after a picture of this at KX, but may not get to go to London for a while, how long will it be in the old livery for?

 

[Tom B]

Could a spare buffet car not be converted into a normal TSO or the like? Assuming that any carriage would need refurbished anyway; or is this beyond the realms of feasibility?

 

[scotsman]

No, I'm fairly sure that the morning Hull then works to Aberdeen. The southbound Inverness works to Hull before heading back to Neville Hill.

No, 0730 EDB-KGX works 1400 KGX-ABD

Unless, you mean the 1030 KGX-ABD?

 

[Crossforth]

Could the two (?) power cars left in MML be the ones transferred to EC to save on painting costs?

 

[MCR247]

Could a spare buffet car not be converted into a normal TSO or the like? Assuming that any carriage would need refurbished anyway; or is this beyond the realms of feasibility?

It has investigated into before, and it affects the structe of the body or something.

 

[silentone]

It is currently on its "normal" working the 1655 Newcastle - London, as I was passing it I couldn't count how many coaches it had.

For interested does it have power points? Or will it be like the last MML sets east coast had where you had to hope your laptop had a full charge!

Was this train possibly the one which caught fire today?

 

[Max]

No, 0730 EDB-KGX works 1400 KGX-ABD

Unless, you mean the 1030 KGX-ABD?

Apologies, looks like these diagrams must have changed. The Inverness certainly used to work the Hull in the evening but this looks not to be the case anymore. However, on Saturdays, it looks like the 0650 Hull-KGX does work the 1030 to Aberdeen.

 

[90019]

It has investigated into before, and it affects the structe of the body or something.

Is that not for converting sleepers to normal coaches?

 

[MCR247]

Someone posted before thatit has been investigated for buffets as well