Trouble on the ECML?

[Tom B]

Saw a northbound GNER 225 working wrong road today south of Donny - was there some trouble?

 

[Donny Dave]

There has been a fatality reported between Doncaster and Retford. The 225 was probably making it's way back to Doncaster, so passengers could find another way south.

 

[Max]

There was one at Doncaster just 2 nights ago! They seem to be getting very frequent...

 

[Coxster]

STATION			TIMETABLE	EXPECTED	ACTUAL 
London Kings Cross Dep	14:00		-		On time 
Doncaster Dep		15:31		-		17:28
York Dep		15:55		-		17:52
Darlington Dep		16:23		-		18:20
Newcastle Dep		16:54		-		18:51
Berwick-upon-Tweed Dep	17:38		-		19:37
Edinburgh Dep		18:33		-		20:30
Haymarket Dep		18:38		-		20:35
Inverkeithing Dep	18:56		-		20:48
Kirkcaldy Dep		19:12		-		21:07
Leuchars Dep		19:36		21:32		-
Dundee Dep		19:51		21:46		-
Arbroath Dep		20:08		22:02		-
Montrose Dep		20:23		22:17		-
Stonehaven Dep		20:46		22:39		-
Aberdeen Arr		21:08		22:56		-

 

[Max]

Ah yes, passed this about 17:40 when my York-Hull train diverged off the ECML at Hambleton, and I remember thinking what the passengers would feel like being 2 hours late!

 

[adambro]

More problems tonight: http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_bulletins/cad71cd10a04000401b8a4e931aa41e4.html.

 

[Derek Kaye]

Just seen it on East Midlands Today, advising not to travel on the ECML this weekend.

Is that not taking it too far? NRES reckons it'll be fine tomorrow.

 

[CallySleeper]

The OHL south of Peterborough seems to have been causing a few problems in the last few weeks, what with the bad weather etc. Dare I say it, an incentive not to petition for mass-electrification?

Also, I was on ECML earlier as part of my journey but only Doncaster - York. Came through York at about quarter to 4, 3 southbound trains sat in platforms, another 2 with no ETA. I was on XC 1E45 for Newcastle, TM was advising passengers intending to travel GNER and/or to Scotland to stay on the train as far as Newcastle and then get the next Virgin service north (9S66 to Dundee). I was in First on an otherwise busyish train and was undelayed throughout my journey.

Thanks Virgin.