Future Cross Country Fleet?

[Jozhua]

So considering that WCML is looking to move to bi-modes for the routes requiring diesel and some DMUs will (potentially) be freed up from EMR, any idea how this might impact the XC fleet?

Currently it is one of the most chronically under-capacity TOCs, so getting some cascades moving seems like the quickest way to resolve this.

Plus, there are a lot of HSTs still bouncing around. Always glad to see a HST pull in, they are nicer, quieter and higher capacity than a Voyager, but obviously quite old and lack some of the crash worthiness of more modern trains.

Any thoughts? Not sure if there is any word from government on the plans for this!

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

No plans to replace the stock likely further voyagers and meridians in the future if they want to replace HSTs as they are being freed up by other operators

 

[swt_passenger]

So considering that WCML is looking to move to bi-modes for the routes requiring diesel and some DMUs will (potentially) be freed up from EMR, any idea how this might impact the XC fleet?

Currently it is one of the most chronically under-capacity TOCs, so getting some cascades moving seems like the quickest way to resolve this.

Plus, there are a lot of HSTs still bouncing around. Always glad to see a HST pull in, they are nicer, quieter and higher capacity than a Voyager, but obviously quite old and lack some of the crash worthiness of more modern trains.

Any thoughts? Not sure if there is any word from government on the plans for this!

Unfortunately this has come up many times already. Usually in the speculation area, the last time was only a few weeks ago:

Avanti West Coast Class 221 to CrossCountry

I was just having a thought that the 20 remaining Class 221 Super Voyagers could be transferred to CrossCountry franchise after they are replaced by 13 Class 805 Agility Trains 300 in 5 carriages and 10 Class 807 Agility Trains 300 in 7 carriages. And CrossCountry will be able to form a uniform...

www.railforums.co.uk

 

[fgwrich]

Unfortunately this has come up many times already. Usually in the speculation area, the last time was only a few weeks ago:

Avanti West Coast Class 221 to CrossCountry

I was just having a thought that the 20 remaining Class 221 Super Voyagers could be transferred to CrossCountry franchise after they are replaced by 13 Class 805 Agility Trains 300 in 5 carriages and 10 Class 807 Agility Trains 300 in 7 carriages. And CrossCountry will be able to form a uniform...

www.railforums.co.uk

Indeed, Probably one for the speculative section of the forum.

 

[Mag_seven]

As pointed out we have an appropriate thread already:

Avanti West Coast Class 221 to CrossCountry

I was just having a thought that the 20 remaining Class 221 Super Voyagers could be transferred to CrossCountry franchise after they are replaced by 13 Class 805 Agility Trains 300 in 5 carriages and 10 Class 807 Agility Trains 300 in 7 carriages. And CrossCountry will be able to form a uniform...

www.railforums.co.uk