Extra Services Great Yarmouth Air Show June 2018

[sharpinf]

I was looking at the extra services Greater Anglia have published from Norwich to Yarmouth for the Air Show on the 16/17 June as per https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/service-alterations/great-yarmouth-air-show-0

They are listing an extra diagram of 500+ seats much more capacity than the regular Loco Hauled Diagram - does anyone know any more details about this - is it potentially a drag of a regular Anglia MK3 set?

Thanks

 

[matt]

There was talk of Class 68s being used but I hadn't seen any mention of what stock.

 

[Silver Cobra]

Now I see why there were several extra services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth listed on RTT for that weekend when I was looking a few weeks ago (I'm planning a daytrip to Yarmouth on June 16th, and wasn't aware of this event taking place; gives me another reason to make the trip now).

 

[sharpinf]

To anyone who stumbles onto this thread the answer seems to be it'll be GA MK3s with Class 68s as Matt thought according to the below:

https://www.railmagazine.com/news/f...k-coast?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[HLE]

Driven by DRS drivers I assume.

 

[Class 170101]

DRS wouldn't let GA touch the 68s when they were here before.

 

[AJM580]

The RMT have announced that they are due to strike on June 16th & June 23rd. Given that usually the short set doesn't run on strike days, I wonder if the hauled extras will happen. Nothing yet on AGA site

 

[HLE]

I reckon PUG’s will operate them if necessary. No way AGA are going to cancel those extra services - PR disaster if passengers are unable to get to Yarmouth that day because of a strike

 

[dk1]

The RMT have announced that they are due to strike on June 16th & June 23rd. Given that usually the short set doesn't run on strike days, I wonder if the hauled extras will happen. Nothing yet on AGA site

The short hauled set ran on the last strike day. The PUGs on these are conductor managers rather than those drafted in from elsewhere in the business & Scotrail.

 

[HLE]

Scotrail PUGS? They really aren’t giving in are they!

 

[dk1]

Scotrail PUGS? They really aren’t giving in are they!

Been going on since day one. Flights, hotels & all that goes with it.

 

[HLE]

Been going on since day one. Flights, hotels & all that goes with it.

Madness. Those managers must be loving it.

 

[Silver Cobra]

The extra services are running today, and several have been formed of a Mk3 rake (including the DVT) topped-and-tailed by 68s, exactly as was mentioned by sharpinf. Currently on the 1055, which is one of these rakes. I'll try to grab a pic of the rake while in Yarmouth.

Plenty of trainspotters lined the route to take pics/videos as the service passed through. Guess it has been a while since Mk3s travelled along this route.

 

[JonathanH]

Begs the question as to what happens post the new fleets being introduced to provide this sort of capacity in the future.

Will there be enough slack in the 'bi-mode' rural fleet to provide a bit of extra capacity for this sort of event in the flatlands?

 

[dk1]

Begs the question as to what happens post the new fleets being introduced to provide this sort of capacity in the future.

Will there be enough slack in the 'bi-mode' rural fleet to provide a bit of extra capacity for this sort of event in the flatlands?

Probably be able to manipulate the 755s by substituting 720s in some way.

 

[Class 170101]

Probably be able to manipulate the 755s by substituting 720s in some way.

Terminate all Lowestoft services at Ipswich with electric train forward. Same at Ely for Norwich to Stansted services.

 

[dk1]

Terminate all Lowestoft services at Ipswich with electric train forward. Same at Ely for Norwich to Stansted services.

The former is exactly what happened in NXEA days along with pining the Peterboroughs. Perfect way of manipulating more diesel trains to where they where most needed.

 

[Class 170101]

The former is exactly what happened in NXEA days along with pining the Peterboroughs. Perfect way of manipulating more diesel trains to where they where most needed.

I know. Just don't assume the trains will meet.