Euston to Birmingham Loco Hauled Diagrams

[Old Timer]

Effective from today.

FSX

1G04 07:03 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B29 08:50 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G15 10:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B44 12:30 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G27 14:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B68 16:30 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G40 19:03 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B94 20:50 Birmingham New Street - London Euston

FO

1G04 07:03 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B29 08:50 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G15 10:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B44 12:30 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G27 14:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B68 16:30 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1P05 18:46 London Euston - Preston

SO
(12 Dec only)

1G07 08:03 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B12 09:50 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G18 11:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B23 13:30 Birmingham New Street - London Euston

SO
(19 Dec 2009 - 30 Jan 2010)

1G07 08:03 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B12 09:50 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G18 11:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B23 13:30 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G30 15:43 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B35 17:30 Birmingham New Street - London Euston

SU
(13 Dec 2009 - 31 Jan 2010)

1G06 10:50 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B26 13:10 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
1G30 15:18 London Euston - Birmingham New Street
1B58 17:10 Birmingham New Street - London Euston

 

[4SRKT]

Class 90?

 

[Old Timer]

Yes I believe it is booked for a class DBS 90

 

[craig87034]

Its 90020 today according to http://www.class90electriclocogroup.co.uk/id24.html and yes it is booked a class 90

 

[323235]

Ta for the gen people

 

[Geezertronic]

What a bugger! I've been getting the 1823 ex Euston to get home earlier. Would have been worth waiting till 1903 to "experience" the LHCS

 

[4SRKT]

Is it a push-pull operation, or a 'true' loco-hauled?

 

[Old Timer]

Is it a push-pull operation, or a 'true' loco-hauled?

Push-pull with loco north last time I spotted it.

 

[Geezertronic]

Push-pull with loco north last time I spotted it.

I would concur with that. Loco pulls towards Birmingham, DVT leads towards Euston.

 

[Mojo]

Yep that's how I saw it earlier. I'm just waiting for 12 Min to pass to watch it go past my window again

 

[generalvegitable]

sorry to sound like a n00b but what does FSX and FO mean?

 

[MCR247]

Friday only
Fridays & saturdays excepted

 

[generalvegitable]

thanks, will look out for these

 

[Aictos]

Cheers OT, will have to sample one of the services.

 

[matt]

Looked like a ews liveried 90 on the 0850 so presume it is still 90020 this morning

 

[323235]

anyone got any photts online?

 

[Mojo]

Yep, EWS one just left BHM now.

 

[Aictos]

Yes 90020 is there today, might be using it later to travel to the Black Hole of the Midlands!

 

[Failed Unit]

anyone got any photts online?

I am on the beds tomorrow, so will try and get some while at Euston (Assuming we are on time)

 

[Geezertronic]

Yes 90020 is there today, might be using it later to travel to the Black Hole of the Midlands!

Trains don't disappear down Watford Gap you know

 

[Aictos]

Well it might as well,
Anyway, I'm on it to experience loco hauled traction in the daytime on the WCML.

 

[CallySleeperKid]

It was a DBS class 90 on Monday morning (10.43).

I had booked well in advance to get the 10.40 Pendolino service to Crewe, then on to Derby from there, If I had known this I would have booked the 10.43 loco hauled to Birmingham New Street and onto Derby from there.

:cry:

 

[Aictos]

Well I'm using a XC back to Peterborough, not impressed with the timekeeping of the traincrew though - getting onboard a minute to departure is very slack.
Would have thought the crew would have been there in time especially to answer passenger enquires!

 

[Crossforth]

Is it just running for the Christmas/ Sales period or is it covering for a dodgy 'lino?

 

[Aictos]

Is it just running for the Christmas/ Sales period or is it covering for a dodgy 'lino?

I believe it's running for the next 6 weeks, you have plenty of time to arrange a trip.

The trip on the Virgin service was very quiet compared with the heaving bodies on the Cross Country service, I'm just glad it was a 3 car Turbostar and not a 2 car one.

Still, anyone could have had a free ride on it as not once did the guard or ticket inspector make a appearance - all you got from the guard was "The next station is Stamford", that's the difference between mistaking it for a DOO service!

The Virgin train manager was quite pleasant, the difference was he did make himself known.

Still, I know not all guards are like that as there's a few who are great and do a good job.

 

[matt]

90020 was is on it again today.

http://railways.mjspencer.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3230

 

[jopsuk]

do all parties involved have any sort of agreement to stop the FSR liveried locos turning up on this duty? I know no such agreement was/is in place with NXEA when they've hired in DBS locos

 

[37401]

90020 did the honors on monday, ill post up my shots later on

 

[matt]

The dbs 90s are all in a common pool so an fsr could work it and has done in the past

 

[37401]

IIRC 019 worked it and so has 021, both FSR