Failed train at Cardiff Queen Street 11/11/2013

[jw95]

Hello all.

There's large disruption tonight at Cardiff Queen Street with 2M46 failing and northbound trains now being delayed by up to an hour. I'm sorry to ask, but does anyone have an idea what unit failed and why, as it seems quite serious to require fitters an hour to get it moving again.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P42824/2013/11/11/advanced

Bring on the new Platform 5 and loop at Queen Street that will hopefully reduce the impact of platform blockages on the northbound lines!

Thanks,
Jamie.

 

[merlodlliw]

Hello all.

There's large disruption tonight at Cardiff Queen Street with 2M46 failing and northbound trains now being delayed by up to an hour. I'm sorry to ask, but does anyone have an idea what unit failed and why, as it seems quite serious to require fitters an hour to get it moving again.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P42824/2013/11/11/advanced

Bring on the new Platform 5 and loop at Queen Street that will hopefully reduce the impact of platform blockages on the northbound lines!

Thanks,
Jamie.

Pacers past there life so it would seem,I can imagine the chaos at a very busy station,

Due Destination Status Platform Details
18:05 Bargoed Delayed 4 Details for the 18:05
18:30 Merthyr Tydfil Delayed 4 Details for the 18:30
18:36 Rhymney Delayed Details for the 18:36
18:50 Aberdare Delayed Details for the 18:50
18:50 Aberdare Delayed 4 Details for the 18:50
18:55 Coryton Delayed Details for the 18:55
19:00 Cardiff Bay On time 2 Details for the 19:00
19:01 Cardiff Central Cancelled Details for the 19:01
19:05 Caerphilly Delayed 4 Details for the 19:05
19:06 Cardiff Central Cancelled Details

 

[83G/84D]

Unit was 143625 with an engine defect then unable to release brakes.

 

[jw95]

merlodlliw: I wonder why I too assumed it would be a Pacer

Unit was 143625 with an engine defect then unable to release brakes.

Thanks for the information. Obviously there's never an ideal time for a failure, but it was especially bad timing to happen at the start of rush hour on the only northbound platform at Queen Street!

 

[WelshBluebird]

Once again we see how useful the City Line can be! Got knows what the performance figures for ATW would be without it, as I tend to lose count of how many times services are diverted onto it to avoid various issues or just to make up time.

 

[merlodlliw]

merlodlliw: I wonder why I too assumed it would be a Pacer



Thanks for the information. Obviously there's never an ideal time for a failure, but it was especially bad timing to happen at the start of rush hour on the only northbound platform at Queen Street!

Awful trains pacers, we used to have them up here on the Bidston line,I met a friend from Europe in Cardiff last year,he was amazed ATW ran such trains.

 

[Tracky]

Still - with electrification just a matter of a few years away, there seems little point in replacing them...

 

[PHILIPE]

Awful trains pacers, we used to have them up here on the Bidston line,I met a friend from Europe in Cardiff last year,he was amazed ATW ran such trains.

And Northern Rail, of course.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

And Northern Rail, of course.

Who have around 80 of them .....(I know a few nutters who are assidiously getting the 14x trips in already...)

 

[Gareth Marston]

Who have around 80 of them .....(I know a few nutters who are assidiously getting the 14x trips in already...)

Never had them on the Cambrian, it was "arranged" that the Leyland prototype would fail on its test run to Mid Wales on Talerddig bank and cause disruption!

 

[Llanigraham]

You mean it got that far, Gareth?