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Most unusual/unexpected unit allocation you’ve been on?
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85's did full heavy trains over Shap on a daily basis. No fuss there.
DaventryRabbit
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A 158/144 combo on a late evening Middlesborough - Manchester Airport one Sunday around May 2003
The Pacer was a 3 car WYPTE version which had been used on the Whitby Line as extra capacity, and, I guess, was hitching a lift back to Leeds.
The Pacer was a 3 car WYPTE version which had been used on the Whitby Line as extra capacity, and, I guess, was hitching a lift back to Leeds.
Oh yes! Roarers were no rarer in Scotland than anywhere else.
I rode a pacer between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston around 2016/17. I can't remember what the destination was (Preston/Blackpool N/Windermere/Barrow). Maybe not that strange in the grand scheme of things but it was just about the only time I remembered riding a pacer.
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In the late 90s, when Transpennine was part of RRNE, it was not unusual for a 156 to deputise for the booked 158. One morning peak, my train on a service that originated at Leeds towards Manchester was a 142!
The catering guy was looking bemused about how he would get his trolley through. Happily the Guard went to make a call and managed to get a set swap for a 158.
The catering guy was looking bemused about how he would get his trolley through. Happily the Guard went to make a call and managed to get a set swap for a 158.
pitdiver
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Many years ago I was with my parents at Herne Bay waiting for a train back to London. Much to my parent's surprise along came a Pullman at the time on our ticket reservations. We got on after checking with guard. He confirmed that this was the right train. I would imagine my parents enjoyed the luxury.
Even in more recent years there was two occassions of these special Pullman carriage steam hauled trains replacing Southeastern services:
61016 Tornado worked an Ashford to London service in December 2009:
BBC News - Steam train's snow rescue 'glory'
news.bbc.co.uk
35028 Clan Line worked an Ashford to London service in November 2016:
Pullman surprise for Ashford to London rail commuters
Commuters are given a surprise upgrade when a luxury Pullman train arrives for their daily journey.
www.bbc.co.uk
On the second one the Southeastern commuters were even treated to a full cooked breakfast while sitting in the VSOE Pullman carriages.
D6130
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Presumably it was 60163 Tornado....or was it a case of "See it, say it, sorted"?
Hahahaha. Very well spotted. That horrid annoying See It Say It Sorted advert has got stuck in my head so much that i automatically put 61016 instead of typing the correct 60163 number.Presumably it was 60163 Tornado....or was it a case of "See it, say it, sorted"?
bunnahabhain
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Still the only post Midland Mainline era Class 170 to run on the MML South of Leicester in service.
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pitdiver
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The Pullman Train incident happened in the late 50s early 60s. Was there in those days a " Thanet Belle?"Even in more recent years there was two occassions of these special Pullman carriage steam hauled trains replacing Southeastern services:
61016 Tornado worked an Ashford to London service in December 2009:
BBC News - Steam train's snow rescue 'glory'
35028 Clan Line worked an Ashford to London service in November 2016:
Pullman surprise for Ashford to London rail commuters
Commuters are given a surprise upgrade when a luxury Pullman train arrives for their daily journey.
On the second one the Southeastern commuters were even treated to a full cooked breakfast while sitting in the VSOE Pullman carriages.
lxfe_mxtterz
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A few months back, a 444 worked the early morning 2D06 0458 Guildford to Waterloo via Epsom service, substituting for the pair of booked 455s.
Rather disappointingly I wasn't working it, however a colleague of mine was, and had I known I would've paid good money to work that service(!)
Rather disappointingly I wasn't working it, however a colleague of mine was, and had I known I would've paid good money to work that service(!)
Uncle Buck
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Not sure this quite counts but when Glasgow Queen Street was closed in 2026 a Deltic was occasionally to be seen moving ECS around. I don’t believe it performed any passenger duties but if it did surely a 55-year-old diesel locomotive, designed for high-speed services on the East Coast, hauling passenger services on a Glasgow commuter route operated by EMUs takes the prize!
D6130
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2026?
Uncle Buck
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Sorry 2016
D6130
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Don't wish your life away!
Sun Chariot
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Exeter to/from Okehampton service. The allocated sets for past 14 days were exclusively 150/2; and I rode a 150/2 on the line back in early summer 2009..
Yet, 166211 is allocated (data on Realtime Trains) today for:
2K13 18:45 Exeter St David's to Okehampton
2R63 19:31 Okehampton to Exeter Central
Yet, 166211 is allocated (data on Realtime Trains) today for:
2K13 18:45 Exeter St David's to Okehampton
2R63 19:31 Okehampton to Exeter Central
Class15
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165s have sometimes worked Okehampton, but 166s seems new. Maybe I haven’t kept up!
Belfastmarty
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As a junior and fairly green enthusiast I was pleasantly surprised to encounter railbus RB3 between Coleraine and Portrush in place of the expected 80 class DEMU. Wouldn't mind travelling on either of those again ..
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