Believe it should be a loco heading up to collect HD02.
Shortage, or 197s covering the 5th Mk4 diagram?HD03 is working 1J76 22:32 Manchester - Shrewsbury tonight as far as Crewe instead of going back empties via Warrington, due to a shortage of 197s.
I'll be glad to welcome her home to Wales. AFAIK it's 82220 on it as 82204 and 82229 are stuck outside in the yard. I thought that the set was already undergoing an exam at Worksop? Does it need to have a B exam the moment she gets back?The last I heard was there will be some testing with the new DVT, AFAIK it will be ROG undertaking this.
It will then head over to Crewe and enter the B exam programme at ATC once testing is complete and its recommissioned. Hopefully it can slot in once HD04 is completed in a couple of weeks.
When are we expecting HD02 back them? Sometime this month?The system still shows it in original formation but I believe its now had the DVT and TO swapped so seems likely to be 82220 and 12526 from HD08 now in HD02.
Im not an expert on that front so may be wrong but My belief on the exam front is that the exam at Worksop is essentially to enable the set to be tested and re-commisioned and back on the mainline whilst the work when it gets back to Crewe will be the 'full works' of the B exam to keep everything balanced in the exam cycle.
HD02's TO is still attached to 82229 so yes.The system still shows it in original formation but I believe its now had the DVT and TO swapped so seems likely to be 82220 and 12526 from HD08 now in HD02.
Morning
Will 1W96 tonight be loco or DVT leading from Chester to Holyhead please ?
Thank you
Dave
Defective track at Wem.0Z85 67020 sat at Wrenbury since 12.36
1V42 being diverted via Chester.
13.19 Crewe - Shrewsbury cart, still at Crewe.
Surely TfW don't want to carry on like this? Diagrams change once or twice a week!No. The coaches are planned to be around for the foreseeable future with corrosion repairs and refurbishments planned to start quite soon.
Replacement for the current 67s, which are now causing the vast vast majority of the issues are being looked at but nothing guaranteed yet.
67014 shows as being on HD02 so looks a likely scenario.
Due to the delay with getting 67022 down to Canton, its now expected for 67017 to go onto HD06 with 67022 acting as Standby.
Thank you.There was a plan to slot it in between HD04 and HD01 in the exam schedule as theres currently a bit of a window. Presuming Thats still the case it will need to be at ATC within the next 2 weeks.
HD07 arrived on Canton and no longer working 1W65 due to heavy delays on 1V461V50 pine at Crewe
Not going any further due to delays with track defects
Indeed. 197s seem a lot better recently covering most of their booked diagrams with just the occasional short form or a Sprinter covering (like a Swanline/West Wales today covered by a 150) but that one stays in Swansea all day so not a major issue.Shortage, or 197s covering the 5th Mk4 diagram?
Loco tonight if I'm not mistaken.Afternoon
Will 1W96 tonight be loco or DVT leading from Chester to Holyhead please ?
Thank you
Dave