WA NR test train 1-4 Nov

[captainbigun]

NR test train is covering various WA routes next week including Stansted Airport. All of the below running as 1Q13. Traction being provided by (proper!) locos 86101 and 87002.

1st November 2010
Wembley Yard 0307
Cambridge Yard 0535 - 0822
Stansted Airport 0917 - 0923
Bishop Stortford 0934 - 0950
Stansted Airport 1008 - 1011
Chesterton Jn 1049 - 1109
Liverpool Street 1239 - 1336
Hackney Wick 1345 - 1348
Liverpool Street 1405 - 1408
Gidea Park 1434 - 1459
Temple Mills 1531 - 1539
Temple Mills 1557 - 1601
Kilburn Loop 1635 - 1645
Temple Mills 1727

2nd November 2010
Temple Mills 0804
Hertford East 0905 - 0930
Liverpool Street 1019 - 1022
Chingford 1055 - 1058
Liverpool Street 1137 - 1142
Enfield Town 1208 - 1212
Liverpool Street 1316 - 1353
Broxbourne 1430 - 1438
Liverpool Street 1526 - 1536
Cambridge 1702
Cambridge Yard 1730

3rd November 2010 (same as Monday 1st ? )
Cambridge Yard 0822
Cambridge 0838
Stansted Airport 0917 - 0923
Bishop Stortford 0934 - 0950
Stansted Airport 1008 - 1011
Chesterton Junction 1049 - 1109
Liverpool Street 1239 - 1336
Hackney Wick 1345 - 1348
Liverpool Street 1405 - 1408
Gidea Park 1434 - 1459
Temple Mills 1531 - 1539
Temple Mills 1557 - 1601
Kilburn Loop 1635 - 1645
Temple Mills 1727

4th November 2010
Temple Mills 0804
Hertford East 0905 - 0930
Liverpool Street 1019 - 1022
Chingford 1055 - 1058
Liverpool Street 1138 - 1143
Enfield Town 1208 - 1212
Liverpool Street 1305 - 1353
Broxbourne 1430 - 1438
Liverpool Street 1526 - 1536
Cambridge 1702
Cambridge Yard 1728 - 1826
Cambridge 1859
Harlow Town 1941
Stratford 2010
Wembley Yard 2103

 

[Hydro]

Very unusual to see electrics on the test trains. I shall have a dig about and see what they're running, and if it seems to be regular.
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Radio Survey Coach 3 plus three barriers it seems, top and tailed with the electrics. I think there have been issues with diesels at Stansted Airport, hence the AC's coming in.

 

[87015]

Went for a bellow at the Street at lunch time, good to see a proper engine on the blocks of 10 rather than the usual skoda rubbish!

Hoping to catch it at Stratford in the morning on the way in but that involves it running to time, which going by todays form, looks unlikely, running it all as the same train made trust loose the plot fairly quickly although a long list of NXEA services were left delayed in its wake...

 

[O L Leigh]

Radio Survey Coach 3 plus three barriers it seems, top and tailed with the electrics. I think there have been issues with diesels at Stansted Airport, hence the AC's coming in.

Only in the station itself, but this hasn't prevented diesel-hauled test trains visiting in the recent past. Just a month or so back 31465 was there with a short test train plus DBSO.

Still, it'll be nice to see Cans back on the WA.

O L Leigh

 

[Hydro]

May signal a semi regular working if all goes well, I'm sure a few more electrified routes with enclosed stations could do without a ropey old 31 choking the place out. Shutting them down always seems to run the risk of the old rust buckets not wanting to start up again, or at least not without enough exhaust gases to suffocate the station.

 

[captainbigun]

Diagram a little delayed this morning due to a late fault with 87002 (all fixed) last night and the 87 now being barred from Hertford East for some dubious reason or other. Diagram being picked up from LSt at 11:42.

Edit, now not going to Chingford but will be going to Hertford....

 

[O L Leigh]

Motive power has been swapped for ETL "Cans" 86701 and 86702. Catch them while you can.

O L Leigh

 

[87015]

Motive power has been swapped for ETL "Cans" 86701 and 86702. Catch them while you can.

Or not, no need for poxy 86/2s no matter the attempts to make them interesting!!

http://redcow.fotopic.net/c1676594.html

 

[O L Leigh]

At least they can go everywhere. The test train couldn't reach Chingford or Hertford with the Cl87 attached because it wasn't cleared for these routes.

O L Leigh

 

[captainbigun]

87 got to Hertford OK, just Hoe St tunnel which caused concern.

 

[Flywaver]

They headed to Ely yesterday before 1200 i tailed them.
Todays 86s headed light southbound out of cambridge around 1115

 

[captainbigun]

Didn't get as far as Ely, stabled in the yard overnight. They were still trundling around the London area at midday yesterday.