More OLE problems near Macclesfield? (11/03)

[G0ORC]

1A41 1335 Manchester - Euston appears to have been blocking the UML near to Macclesfield since around 1400.

Its unclear what the problem is - one source says OLE defect, another says train defect.

Up trains diverted via Crewe with the Stoke locals cancelled. Down trains now running booked route...

 

[GB]

Train fault with added coupling issues necessitating the need for a class 57 to rescue it.

 

[G0ORC]

Train fault with added coupling issues necessitating the need for a class 57 to rescue it.

...which its now done, it appears. The train is in the platform at Macclesfield.

Thanks for the info...

 

[wls1]

They did a train-to-train evacuation with 1H27 outside macclesfield i believe.

 

[Signal Head]

I passed the retrieved Pendolino, with a 57 attached at the south end, on a London train last night, whilst it was sitting in platform 2 at Macc. OTT showed it as 5H88, and according to RTT, it was booked to move around half six, though it was after that when I saw it.

It's still there now, as shown by OTT, with Up traffic being worked around it through platform 3.

It must be one hell of a fault to have kept it from being moved all night.

 

[GB]

Issues with the 57 rather than the train I believe. No spare driver to grab 2nd 57 until this morning.

 

[Signal Head]

There's a '1Z99' in P0 at Stockport on OTT, been there for a while. I presume that might be related.

edit - And which has just set off and is following a stopper towards Macc.

 

[SpacePhoenix]

Issues with the 57 rather than the train I believe. No spare driver to grab 2nd 57 until this morning.

No driver available who signs the route, who signs the traction or both?

 

[TC60054]

Issues with the 57 rather than the train I believe. No spare driver to grab 2nd 57 until this morning.

The 57 was struggling to get above 3mph whilst dragging 390128. I believe the initial plan was to move it into Stoke for a run around, then drag it to Longsight.

 

[Signal Head]

5H88 now on the move towards Stoke, with 1A25 following 1 signal behind. Not moving particularly fast, judging by OTT.

At least it's only another VT service that's being delayed.

edit - 5H88 has been in MD116 berth a suspiciously long time, and now 1018 (XC) has joined the fray.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

5H88 Macc-Longsight seems to be moving steadily, currently at Wolverhampton.
Looks like it is on a grand tour of the Black Country as a way of avoiding having to reverse somewhere awkward.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O80534/2017/03/12/advanced

 

[copernicium112]

When do the 57s leave Longsight?

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Another set of OHLE problems near Runcorn this afternoon.
Didn't last too long, though.
Virgin diverted 3 Liverpool trains via Earlestown and then resumed the direct route.
What was impressive was they lost only 9 minutes on the diversion.

 

[Crossover]

I saw a video posted elsewhere earlier if a Pendolino with two 57's in the front. Was this the same service?

 

[Deepgreen]

The 57 was struggling to get above 3mph whilst dragging 390128. I believe the initial plan was to move it into Stoke for a run around, then drag it to Longsight.

Thunderbirds aren't go!

 

[LeylandLen]

The 57 was struggling to get above 3mph whilst dragging 390128. I believe the initial plan was to move it into Stoke for a run around, then drag it to Longsight.

Its always nice to know the name / fleet number of any failed Pendelinos (390128 in this case ) as the headcodes mean nothing to me ; a casual reader but frequent user of 390s, usually Preston to Euston or Glasgow x

Incidentally, I was on diverted 1000 , 390136, Preston to Euston yesterday . It was diverted at
via Chat Moss and Man Piccadilly due to failed freight train near Acton Grange. Very unusual to go non-stop through Man Picc and Stockport !

 

[TimboM]

Incidentally, I was on diverted 1000 , 390136, Preston to Euston yesterday . It was diverted at
via Chat Moss and Man Piccadilly due to failed freight train near Acton Grange. Very unusual to go non-stop through Man Picc and Stockport !

Do you mean Acton Bridge? Trying to think where Acton Grange is if not...?

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Do you mean Acton Bridge? Trying to think where Acton Grange is if not...?

Acton Grange Jn is the name of the junction where the WCML and the Warrington-Chester lines diverge.
It's also where the 4-track WCML becomes 2-track going south, and is the name of the viaduct over the Manchester Ship Canal.
There's probably a link to Acton Bridge a few miles south, as part of the old landowning system in the area.
Not to be confused with another Acton in Cheshire, a village near Nantwich.

 

[TimboM]

Acton Grange Jn is the name of the junction where the WCML and the Warrington-Chester lines diverge.
It's also where the 4-track WCML becomes 2-track going south, and is the name of the viaduct over the Manchester Ship Canal.
There's probably a link to Acton Bridge a few miles south, as part of the old landowning system in the area.
Not to be confused with another Acton in Cheshire, a village near Nantwich.

Thanks for the clarification

 

[QueensCurve]

Virgin diverted 3 Liverpool trains via Earlestown and then resumed the direct route.
What was impressive was they lost only 9 minutes on the diversion.

It is impressive.

Very good that the railway manages this these days. It is a way that things have improved.

 

[Mag_seven]

It is impressive.

Very good that the railway manages this these days. It is a way that things have improved.

Having the wires up kinda helps.