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ainsworth74

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Well anyway, this looks very much like it is indeed the 1425 off Newcastle, due in Kings Cross at 1744.

It is indeed the 14:25 aka 1Y38. I've been watching it for a while now ;)

I hasten to add that I'm doing other things as well just checking in on it from time to time!
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If you're around KGX now DaveNewcastle (or anyone else for that matter) would you mind popping over to platform three and seeing which DVT is there? Also seems that it will probably be forming the 18:00 service to Edinburgh (due 22:35).
 
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It does, doesn't it? But I have to agree, that's what it looks like.

There's a late running Leeds service coming in behind that they may have decided to switch with. (due 1729, expected 1759)

Or alternatively, given how this is the peak and everything, it may just be ambitious.
 

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I dunno twenty minuets in the peak seems reasonable enough to me for a team of cleaners to get round the train, tank the toilets, load the food, put out reservations and then load the passengers. I mean how long can you afford to be down a platform at KGX in the middle of rush hour?

Or perhaps I'm just hopelessly optimistic :oops:
 

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ainsworth74 said:
If you're around KGX now DaveNewcastle (or anyone else for that matter) would you mind popping over to platform three and seeing which DVT is there? Also seems that it will probably be forming the 18:00 service to Edinburgh
Yes. DVT 82218 Clean grey and yes 18:00 to EDB
 

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Fantastic. Now we just have to make absolutely sure it actually is that train. 7 minutes to go... :roll: :D
 

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Ah nice. Off it goes...

It looks like the late arriving Leeds service I referenced (now in platform 6?) is going to form the 1819 to Newcastle I originally predicted for the map set, so my money is now that this was indeed a swap.
 

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Not having a good run.
20-40mph through Potters Bar, now stopped north of Stevenage 35min out of KGX.
Fascinating.

On the move again after 10min stop. "Delayed" on NRES site.
 
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It looks like it's the first EC that's hit a problem, so this could be a bad sign. Could be a fault.
 

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I dunno twenty minuets in the peak seems reasonable enough to me for a team of cleaners to get round the train, tank the toilets, load the food, put out reservations and then load the passengers. I mean how long can you afford to be down a platform at KGX in the middle of rush hour?

Or perhaps I'm just hopelessly optimistic :oops:

Well, given they try and announce them 15 minutes before departure it's a bit tight!
 

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The delay is being called a train fault, putting the service down 26 minutes but on the move again.

A couple behind are getting knock on delays. EDIT: The two behind are both caught in the Hitchin area. Hmmmm.
 

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I've gone back and had a look at some pre-May timetables and the Forster Square's were all booked to be 225s. I would guess that the change occurred around 1994 as that's when the wires reached Forster Square, but I'm happy to be corrected on that point.

As an aside the timetables also reminded just how extensive EC's catering used to be for all passengers compared to now :(

No, they moved before then. I know they went from the Interchange in 1986 and moved to Forster Square sometime before 1992 - I used to like catching LDS-BFS on a metrocard from time to time (as well as doing BFS - Frizinghall on my way to school on slam door stock). There used to be a couple a day too. I suspect it may have been 1990 after they rebuilt the station.
 

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Giving it some welly now; passed through Biggleswade flat out at the full 125mph :D First time I've checked in on the train tracker thing to see that the train is doing something more than sit at a terminus point!
 

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@OxtedL:

If you do have a KML file to hand, than could be useful. I do have a KML overlay on the map, generated by EC themselves, but it's not great to be honest

Cheers,

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Here's something which hopefully matches their current network. I'll see if it can get the approval of the general forum on your behalf... :D
 

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Cheers OxtedL - I've swapped the old overlay for your new one. It looks a lot smoother :)
 

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Looks good :D. If anyone spots anything let me know and I'll put a better one together.

As our train arrives into Edinburgh on what can only be described as A Day on the ECML, anyone want to have a wager on whether it'll be the Flying Scotsman tomorrow?
 

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As our train arrives into Edinburgh on what can only be described as A Day on the ECML, anyone want to have a wager on whether it'll be the Flying Scotsman tomorrow?

It's on the 0545 stopper ex Edinburgh, due KGX 1045.

Delayed 10min outside Doncaster.
Maybe all the hits from this site are having an adverse effect...
 

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Bit late to the party, but I've just had a look. What a cool thing
Didn't realise EC were using steam locos tho! <D
 

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Well, I was close with the 540 :D

It's working the 1135 KGX to Leeds 1350, but just caught south of Doncaster. Common theme of the ECML I'm thinking.
 

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Currently on board the 16.04 DEE-KGX (14.50 ex Aberdeen) and the map is working perfectly.

Well...sort of perfectly. It's still saying we're going at 28mph S/bound, while stopped in Leuchars. But I'll put that down to slow WiFi :lol:

EDIT: incidentally, it's an EMT-liveried power car that's bringing up the rear, but the rest of the set is in (NX)EC livery. Do I deduce from that that I'm on the set where a power car went up in smoke last week?
 
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A quick summary of today's activity in case anyone missed it :D:

0545 Edinburgh to KGX 1045
1135 KGX to Leeds 1350
1415 Leeds to KGX 1629
1703 KGX to Leeds 1919
1945 Leeds to KGX 2157

I think that's all right...
 

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I like the addition of stations to the map - and love the departure boards! Might be using those myself to look up stuff :D

(I only ever see this thread at night, so only saw last night when it was in EDB stopped and now it's stopped at KGX! :( )
 

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I also like the departure boards widget thingy :D.

As those stations seemed to appear gradually through the day, I'm wondering if anyone (particularly dbrb2) would find it useful if I could try and fish out another KML with a load of stations on it? I can do this linked to NRE codes if necessary.

The leg work for Guess the Station had to come in handy some time... :roll: :D
 

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You put too much work in, you really do ;)

I wonder if it'll be moving up to Bounds Green depot in a short while? (The only good thing about waiting for a late-night FCC train is seeing the EC units run dead to the depot via the line that goes past the n/b platforms at Finsbury Park :D )
 

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The departure boards are excellent.
Visually, the best I have ever seen.

If you want them to display departures and arrivals for a different station just change the three letter station code on the end of the url.

bbarker.co.uk/trains/board.php?type=all&crs=kgx

Changing KGX to EUS results in a departure board for London Euston

http://bbarker.co.uk/trains/board.php?type=all&crs=eus

Edit:Just seen some of his other work
http://livetrains.co.uk/
 
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Not sure that they are entirely accurate though. For example,( and its the only one I've looked at) the 21.15 from Newcastle corresponds with the NRE data as far as Peterborough, but then it makes no mention of the Stevenage stop at 23.39 - it shows it as running non stop between Peterborough and Kings Cross. Its allowed 39 mins for 27.5 miles from Stevenage to Kings Cross so should arrive on time even though running 8 mins late at the moment.
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Ah, its on the Stevenage board but not the Kings Cross one, presumably because its SDO at Stevenage.
 

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Actually it takes its data from the same source as the NRE website (using their published API) - which is currently showing that service as not stopping at Stevenage either, so it may be wrong, but at least it is as wrong as the NRE public website :D

OxtedL - if you have a list of stations that might be handy. I have a database populated with every uk station name, location, and CRS code, along with a flag for which line it is on - be it ecml, wcml etc

But this last flag - which stations lie on which lines, can be tricky to populate, so any precompiled lists would certainly help!

Cheers,

Ben
 
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