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fgwrich said:
I don't believe so. The current set up is to remain for now, unless management at Hull change their minds. The servicing & Exams of the set are carried out at GWs St Philips Marsh & Laira depots so the days between Sunday and Thursday are spent carrying those out.
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According to the Hull Trains news release it is intended to provide cover all through the week.
 
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The second HST will provide cover seven days a week but only one set will be in use at a time. There will most likely be a nominated swap over day each week, so each set will spend a week up north then return to Bristol.

This weekend it’s doing full diagrams on Friday (0823/1148/1512/1848) and Saturday (0823/1148/1531/1948).
 
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Many thanks for that. Out of interest how strictly enforced are the set down only restrictions at Stevenage for HT heading into London on the Sundays they stop? Are they VT at Watford Junction style or more Greater Anglia at Stratford (where passengers are even encouraged to board the Liverpool Street train that is technically set down only)? I'm considering a Stevenage-London run on the HT set on Sunday but will only bother if there's a good chance that I'll be able to board with no problems etc.
 
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fishquinn said:
Many thanks for that. Out of interest how strictly enforced are the set down only restrictions at Stevenage for HT heading into London on the Sundays they stop? Are they VT at Watford Junction style or more Greater Anglia at Stratford (where passengers are even encouraged to board the Liverpool Street train that is technically set down only)? I'm considering a Stevenage-London run on the HT set on Sunday but will only bother if there's a good chance that I'll be able to board with no problems etc.
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I don't think it's enforced particularly rigorously, as much as any other set down / pick up only call anywhere else is (or isn't). Probably depends on the member of staff on duty or the train guard on the day as to whether you get ranted at.
 
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I don't think it's enforced particularly rigorously, as much as any other set down / pick up only call anywhere else is (or isn't). Probably depends on the member of staff on duty or the train guard on the day as to whether you get ranted at.
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Excellent, thanks. I'll see how I feel on the day in that case.
 
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Apparently the HST was vandalised last night & therefore not in traffic today. Not sure if it was graffiti or something else.
 
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Apparently the HST was vandalised last night & therefore not in traffic today. Not sure if it was graffiti or something else.
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Oh dear. Looks like i made a lucky last minute decision to experience Great Yarmouth 37s today lol.
 
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Apparently the HST was vandalised last night & therefore not in traffic today. Not sure if it was graffiti or something else.
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A smashed window in the green first class coach yesterday somewhere between Selby and Doncaster closer to Doncaster I think was actual location.
It was also 45+ mins late heading for London after a points failure at Selby.
 
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Poor Hull Trains...
It's beyond anger now surely?
I just feel sorry for them.
 
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And one of the 180s is now terminating at Peterborough with a fault, never rains but it pours!
 
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Great. Hopefully be on it from Donny. Travelling up on 180111 - only 4 out of 5 engines working but keeping good time
 
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