EMU hauled by diesel locomotive

[Siggi155]

Hello there.
By rummaging youtube I found this video filmed in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Yes, I don't wrote the name myself, I just copied it and I hope it's not wrongly spelled). It show a diesel loco towing a Pendolino electric unit.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gcHnpFupmJc

Is it usual hauling EMU's on non-elctrified lines or was it just a pure chance? Maybe it was only something like a chartered train.. Or are these compositions ordinary to connect towns situated beside the electrified mainlines with the same? Or is this a speciality only on this line? The only case I've ever seen something like this were operations for towing off defective units.

How do they connect those trains? Is there a special adaption? The ICE units (and most other railcar units) in Germany have automatic Scharfenberg-couplings, so there's an adaptor to connect the train to a towing hook. And I guess it's the same among those Pendolino units.

Thank you for answering...

 

[matt]

It happens regularly. Pendolinos are dragged by a 57 between Holyhead and Crewe. The Pendolino then travels under its own power to London. Pendolinos are fitted with a dellner coupling and so does the 57. The pendolinos are also dragged during diversions.

 

[Coradia]

Though this brings up another point, just 5 weeks left of this sort of operation, will be rathersad since they made for a great experience on the North Wales coast, but looks set for 221s next month.

 

[P156KWJ]

used to be the case before pendolinos that when it was a class 86/87/90 they would connect a class 47 to either end (one end being a mk3 DVT)

Also, to avoid typing in the long-winded place name again, it's usually shortened to Llanfairpwll

 

[Coradia]

We might be lucky with these rumours going around that ATW loco hauled trains will return on the line for a short while.

 

[EE Type 3]

It isn't the end, there will still be the one saturday service which will be 57 and pendolino, to keep drivers trained on them. Its also so I have something to phot

And yes, 57s and Mark 2s will be running Holyhead - Cardiffs, for good the plan is.

 

[Kneedown]

Also, to avoid typing in the long-winded place name again, it's usually shortened to Llanfairpwll

It's not a long name at all. The English translation is nearly twice as long, so it's actually a short name!

 

[EE Type 3]

It's not a long name at all. The English translation is nearly twice as long, so it's actually a short name!

Although the welsh one is made longer by people who don't know how to pronouce it, including me

 

[P156KWJ]

It's not a long name at all. The English translation is nearly twice as long, so it's actually a short name!

I was told what it actually means once - I know it contains something about St Mary's church near the water or something?

 

[me123]

llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com/ has all the answers. And yes, I can pronounce the name (well, I think I can)

 

[175001]

llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com/ has all the answers. And yes, I can pronounce the name (well, I think I can)

As a Welsh speaker, i'd love to hear you try it mate

 

[me123]

I'm probably bad at it to be honest, but it does impress my friends and family, who don't know any better I don't speak a word of Welsh, but I can't be too far off that word...

 

[Pumbaa]

St Marys church in the hollow of the white hazel, near the rapid whirlpool by the church of st Tsillio by the red cave?? (off the top of my head) I can say it auf Welsh as well.

And "pump" (pronounced "pimp" I think?) which means five?

And "wancus" which means hungry?

 

[EE Type 3]

And there isn't the letter J in the Welsh Alphabet, even though Jones is the most popular Welsh surname. :???:

 

[Pumbaa]

And there isn't the letter J in the Welsh Alphabet, even though Jones is the most popular Welsh surname. :???:

Eh?