Virgin Voyagers from Manchester?

[CJ]

Was at Stockport station today, and at around 14:00 two Virgin Voyagers formed of 9 cars (one was 5 car, the other was 4 car) came in and was the 1405 to Euston via Crewe.

Dont Voyagers normally do the Euston-North Wales and New Street-Scotland routes? I've never seen Virgin operate Voyagers to Manchester before or have they changed this?

 

[ukrob]

Was at Stockport station today, and at around 14:00 two Virgin Voyagers formed of 9 cars (one was 5 car, the other was 4 car) came in and was the 1405 to Euston via Crewe.

Dont Voyagers normally do the Euston-North Wales and New Street-Scotland routes? I've never seen Virgin operate Voyagers to Manchester before or have they changed this?

Not sure, but there is a Voyager diagram to Liverpool each Sunday, more than likely to retain knowledge?

Today was the first Sunday in a long time when I have seen a Pendolino in Lime Street for a long time as it has been Voyager worked on Sundays for a good while due to engineering work.

 

[Mintona]

Probably a Pendolino failure. I have seen a Voyager on the Manchester - Euston once before, and that was due to a Pendolino failure.

 

[driver9000]

Was at Stockport station today, and at around 14:00 two Virgin Voyagers formed of 9 cars (one was 5 car, the other was 4 car) came in and was the 1405 to Euston via Crewe.

Dont Voyagers normally do the Euston-North Wales and New Street-Scotland routes? I've never seen Virgin operate Voyagers to Manchester before or have they changed this?

Being used for diversion work for the next few weekends to avoid the need to haul 390s with a diesel loco.

Engineering work is being done between Wigan NW & Warrington.

 

[CJ]

Probably a Pendolino failure. I have seen a Voyager on the Manchester - Euston once before, and that was due to a Pendolino failure.

Yeah i guess that makes sence.

Being used for diversion work for the next few weekends to avoid the need to haul 390s with a diesel loco.

Engineering work is being done between Wigan NW & Warrington.

This too, but the Voyagers were operating the 13:55 Manchester - Euston. Maybe they've done it for driver training purposes?

 

[Voyager 2093]

I highly doubt it was for driver training purposes i know there is some engineering work going on as explained above so its probably just engineering work.

 

[ChrisTheRef]

but manchester - euston goes nowhere near that engineering work....

 

[Pumbaa]

but manchester - euston goes nowhere near that engineering work....

Warrington - Wigan engineering works, meaning VT diverted via Crewe, Manc, Bolton, Preston. Voyagers forming a service to London from Manchester having come from Glasgow.