ECML Delays - Fatality near Northallerton

[1978NWUK]

There were 2 x 390 with arcing problems , unfortunately the 350/2 had the wires down around it later on. Not a good weekend for Crewe - Liverpool and certainly not a good day for both WC and EC today.

Do you know what caused the problem, I heard it was due to a pot breaking on a cantilever which made everthing drop, and this caused the auxilary wire to part? Very lucky it didn't bring the lot down!

 

[Crossover]

Good use of regulation there,

Tell me about it! I think we overtook the "offending" service on the way south at a 4 track section, so it probably didn't cause us too many problems

However, what did cause us problems was the fact that the signalling problem had taken out platforms 8-11 (may have included 7 as well, I now forget) from use so everything was stacked up outside the station so we were held there a little longer as platforms needed clearing first.

We eventually arrived 37 down into platform 0 with most of the platforms stacked out with trans (platforms 1 and 2 also had EC sets in and then GC that went in front previously was also there somewhere, amongst everything else that needs platform space)

Not at Peterborough though usually the FCCs get held for everyone else to get past!!

Looking at the quote, I think the poster meant it was unusual for GC to get priority. What was slightly more annoying was that we'd been advised by the guard that he had been advised we would be out after the FCC...I just think someone had it in for us...in the platform off the main line, out of the way of other traffic and probably temporarily out of mind :P

 

[Donny Dave]

Looking at the quote, I think the poster meant it was unusual for GC to get priority.

I'm pretty sure Bosch would know if GC get priority or not, seeing he's usually at the pointy end of their trains

 

[Crossover]

I'm pretty sure Bosch would know if GC get priority or not, seeing he's usually at the pointy end of their trains

I gathered he may have something to do with GC - not sure if the poster before me thought Bosch was referring to FCC.

Maybe a first happened on Tuesday, GC actually got priority :P

 

[wensley]

Sorry...haven't been following the thread as I'm on holiday...but this is all local to me.

GC, getting priorty: NEVER