XC Double Voyager Formations

[Llandudno]

My daughter had to stand along with many, many others on her most recent trip from Reading to Chesterfield. Both Cross Country trains she used, by changing at Birmingham were crush loaded and she couldn’t access her reserved seats.

She bought an off peak return with her railcard as split tickets only saves coppers so she went for the flexible travel option.
Basically her travel options are hourly, changing at New Street. I have looked at Real Time Trains but can’t seem to find a symbol that indicates whether a double (8/9) car set is allocated to any of the following services:

Fridays:
1016, 1116, 1216, 1316, 1416, 1516 Reading to Birmingham
1203, 1403, 1503, 1603, 1703 Birmingham to Chesterfield

Sundays
1308, 1508, 1608, 1708, 1808 Chesterfield to Birmingham
1504, 1604, 1704, 1804, 1904, 2004 Birmingham to Reading


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[jfollows]

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Why don't you look for what actually happened last Friday, no guarantee but there's a good chance the diagrams are the same for a while? So 10:16 was 8-car, 11:16 9-car etc. on 28/10 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=pax-calls&order=actual (note that it doesn't filter the results but the information is there).

 

[43055]

My daughter had to stand along with many, many others on her most recent trip from Reading to Chesterfield. Both Cross Country trains she used, by changing at Birmingham were crush loaded and she couldn’t access her reserved seats.

She bought an off peak return with her railcard as split tickets only saves coppers so she went for the flexible travel option.
Basically her travel options are hourly, changing at New Street. I have looked at Real Time Trains but can’t seem to find a symbol that indicates whether a double (8/9) car set is allocated to any of the following services:

Fridays:
1016, 1116, 1216, 1316, 1416, 1516 Reading to Birmingham
1203, 1403, 1503, 1603, 1703 Birmingham to Chesterfield

Sundays
1308, 1508, 1608, 1708, 1808 Chesterfield to Birmingham
1504, 1604, 1704, 1804, 1904, 2004 Birmingham to Reading


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

The 1603 from Birmingham to Edinburgh is booked a HST on weekdays. Sundays ultimately will depend on engineering works.

 

[Mitchell Hurd]

Don't get the 13:15 from Reading on a weekdays whilst it's booked for a 5-car Voyager - 7 times since the May 2022 timetable that's been reported rammed!

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Don't get the 13:15 from Reading on a weekdays whilst it's booked for a 5-car Voyager - 7 times since the May 2022 timetable that's been reported rammed!

So seven days in one-hundred-and-seventy it's been reported busy?

 

[Mitchell Hurd]

So seven days in one-hundred-and-seventy it's been reported busy?

I was actually trying to give advice so the persons daughter didn't have to be almost guaranteed to stand from Reading to Birmingham. I wouldn't recommend it with 5 coaches anyway.

 

[Triumph]

My daughter had to stand along with many, many others on her most recent trip from Reading to Chesterfield. Both Cross Country trains she used, by changing at Birmingham were crush loaded and she couldn’t access her reserved seats.

She bought an off peak return with her railcard as split tickets only saves coppers so she went for the flexible travel option.
Basically her travel options are hourly, changing at New Street. I have looked at Real Time Trains but can’t seem to find a symbol that indicates whether a double (8/9) car set is allocated to any of the following services:

Fridays:
1016, 1116, 1216, 1316, 1416, 1516 Reading to Birmingham
1203, 1403, 1503, 1603, 1703 Birmingham to Chesterfield

Sundays
1308, 1508, 1608, 1708, 1808 Chesterfield to Birmingham
1504, 1604, 1704, 1804, 1904, 2004 Birmingham to Reading


Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

This is what they are diagrammed to be:

Fridays:
1016(8), 1116(9), 1216(9), 1316(5), 1416(8), 1516(8) Reading to Birmingham
1203(5), 1403(8), 1503(9), 1603(9), 1703(5) Birmingham to Chesterfield

Sundays
1308(9), 1508(5), 1608(9), 1708(9), 1808(9) Chesterfield to Birmingham
1504(9), 1604(9), 1704(9), 1804(9), 1904(8), 2004(8) Birmingham to Reading

Most are 8/9 not that many booked to be 5 cars, but at least you will know which ones to avoid.

 

[Mitchell Hurd]

This is what they are diagrammed to be:

Fridays:
1016(8), 1116(9), 1216(9), 1316(5), 1416(8), 1516(8) Reading to Birmingham
1203(5), 1403(8), 1503(9), 1603(9), 1703(5) Birmingham to Chesterfield

Sundays
1308(9), 1508(5), 1608(9), 1708(9), 1808(9) Chesterfield to Birmingham
1504(9), 1604(9), 1704(9), 1804(9), 1904(8), 2004(8) Birmingham to Reading

Most are 8/9 not that many booked to be 5 cars, but at least you will know which ones to avoid.

Slight correction - 16:03 on Fridays is a 7-coach HST.

 

[Llandudno]

This is what they are diagrammed to be:

Fridays:
1016(8), 1116(9), 1216(9), 1316(5), 1416(8), 1516(8) Reading to Birmingham
1203(5), 1403(8), 1503(9), 1603(9), 1703(5) Birmingham to Chesterfield

Sundays
1308(9), 1508(5), 1608(9), 1708(9), 1808(9) Chesterfield to Birmingham
1504(9), 1604(9), 1704(9), 1804(9), 1904(8), 2004(8) Birmingham to Reading

Most are 8/9 not that many booked to be 5 cars, but at least you will know which ones to avoid.

That’s a great help thanks!

She knows to avoid the 1316 Ex Reading now!!