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West Highland line Alco blockage 27.10.22

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Broken down freight train now blocking the line between Dumbarton and Dalmuir.

The same culprit from.yesterday?
 
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Number5 said:
Broken down freight train now blocking the line between Dumbarton and Dalmuir.

The same culprit from.yesterday?
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No it is the loco that was removed from the Down Fort William sleeper at Dumbarton this morning after having a problem. It has failed again while being returned to Polmadie depot. The incident yesterday is totally separate from the one today.
 
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Caledonian Sleeper is currently bottom of the PPM heap on 57% which is worse than awful Avanti which generally holds that title but currently on 59%.
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Which is not good, but part of the reason is the tiny number of trains Caledonian Sleepers run compared to other operators; 1 PPM failure say out of a total of 10 trains operated has a massive effect on overall PPM! And recovering from incidents such as the one described here can be a complicated and protracted affair.
 
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Falcon1200 said:
Which is not good, but part of the reason is the tiny number of trains Caledonian Sleepers run compared to other operators; 1 PPM failure say out of a total of 10 trains operated has a massive effect on overall PPM! And recovering from incidents such as the one described here can be a complicated and protracted affair.
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I know. Always makes me chuckle to see 7 trains arrived daily compared to others with several thousand.
 
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