Power car LE movements

[D2022]

Do HST power cars, or Voyager and Pendendildo vehicles, intermediate or end, ever get moved around LE so to speak, on their own or with a barrier and loco?

 

[ainsworth74]

Sure when the new intermediate 390 vehicles were delivered they came via loco drags as seen here. HST Power Cars also from time to time run back to back as seen here.

 

[D2022]

Haha that pair of 43s looks awesome

And the pendo stock is pretty good looking as stock, I'd love to see one of these movements, how often do they happen?

 

[Kali]

Powercars have been moved around under power towing a barrier vehicle only from time to time - and FGW occasionally send them out in pairs to rescue failed trains.

 

[sprinterguy]

And the pendo stock is pretty good looking as stock, I'd love to see one of these movements, how often do they happen?

You’ve missed the boat on that one I’m afraid, the last new carriages for the Pendolino lengthening project were delivered just a week or so ago. There will be no more of these movements.
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Powercars have been moved around under power towing a barrier vehicle only from time to time - and FGW occasionally send them out in pairs to rescue failed trains.

As well as single power cars moving light engine with just a barrier vehicle for company, singular HST power cars have on occasion gone for a walk completely on their own. I saw 43080 running like this after it had been released from a repaint at Craigentinny and was heading south to Neville Hill. I presume the fact that it is fitted with standard buffers and coupling hook at one end negated the need for a barrier vehicle in case of failure.

Single HST power cars are occasionally used to move coaching stock around from depot to depot as needs be as well.

 

[D2022]

You’ve missed the boat on that one I’m afraid, the last new carriages for the Pendolino lengthening project were delivered just a week or so ago. There will be no more of these movements.

:cry: that's a shame, I will have to stick to trying to catch a HST LE movement.

 

[jopsuk]

and infamously a single HST power car once ran a short distance on the Newquay branch with passengers on board!

 

[ainsworth74]

and infamously a single HST power car once ran a short distance on the Newquay branch with passengers on board!

I'd forgotten about that. Must have be fun for the passengers! This website has some pictures and details.

 

[D365]

:cry: that's a shame, I will have to stick to trying to catch a HST LE movement.

Unless the rest are lengthened or Baby-Pendolinos are built, but that's about as likely as any franchise being awarded :P

 

[ainsworth74]

Baby-Pendolinos are built

Baby 390s would almost certainly arrive in a complete formation rather than split up which is really what the OP is looking for.

 

[sprinterguy]

Here's a couple of my favourite single HST power car moves that I've managed to get photos of:

 

[D365]

Baby 390s would almost certainly arrive in a complete formation rather than split up which is really what the OP is looking for.

Little oversight The 43 on its own looks somewhat... different.

 

[shedman]

GNER had a special dispensation to run power cars without a barrier but I'm not sure whether it passes over to NXEC/EC. I've sent many off depot like that. Also in GNER days I've sent the Leeds-Aberdeen off the depot (to miss Leeds and start at York) with only 1 power car and the rear to be attached at Edinburgh