ECML major disruption (03/08)

[greyman42]

The OHL was hanging damaged and crashed through the front windscreen.

So what originally caused the OHL to be hanging damaged?

 

[ricoblade]

Hopefully, I'm on the 07:57 Retford to Edinburgh tomorrow morning and will be returning late afternoon sometime.

The 07:57 was cancelled but the 08:23 made an extra stop at Retford. I had a 1st class ticket but there were no seats until one came free at Donny. Then I had to give that up to a family with reservations who got on to Darlington and I stood to Newcastle. Got a decent seat from Newcastle.

Coming back, the 15:30 was cancelled but I got a reservation on the not too badly loaded 16:00. Arrived at Donny at 18:55 when all facilities were shut so had a nice hour sat on Donny station waiting for the Hull Trains to get me back to Retford.

 

[Basher]

You could have changed at Derby and joined the 1845 XC Edinburgh service, you'd have been back at Darlington at 2100.

Should have gone to Tamworth then xc to Darlington, that's my contingency plan for next time.

 

[class 9]

Should have gone to Tamworth then xc to Darlington, that's my contingency plan for next time.

Fair do's

 

[ChrisC]

Should have gone to Tamworth then xc to Darlington, that's my contingency plan for next time.

Check the timetable first as lots of XC trains to Darlington don’t call at Tamworth. All XC trains call at Derby and more chance of getting a seat than at Sheffield on days of disruption.

 

[theageofthetra]

So what originally caused the OHL to be hanging damaged?

Failure to maintain it properly?

 

[yorksrob]

Did the section concerned have headspans ?

 

[800001]

Did the section concerned have headspans ?

No, it was 2 track section with individual stancheons

 

[yorksrob]

No, it was 2 track section with individual stancheons

Ah thanks.