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RE: Virgin Trains - wirralbus - 02/04/2015 10:51
Its hard work when things go wrong because well laid plans to get pendolinos and super-voyagers to the right depots to enable maintainence to take place , have to be looked at again , it may require an additional ecs move at the end of the day and to see if there is traincrew available .
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RE: Virgin Trains - childwallblues - 24/04/2015 05:13
390050 is the first of the 21 x 9 car units to be modified to increase the standard class accommodation. First class carriage G has been downgraded to standard, fitted with 2+2 seating and re-lettered as carriage F. The work is being done at Oxley Depot and the unit is oos for a week.
RE: Virgin Trains - wirralbus - 24/04/2015 11:30
The London Euston - Edinburgh/Glasgow via Birmingham service seems to be one of the mainstays of the 9 Car Pendo's.
The Liverpool diagrams are worked by a mixture of 9 and 11 car pendolino's .
RE: Virgin Trains - H101GEV - 24/04/2015 16:56
A mixture 9 and 11 car Pendolinos work all routes based in my own observations. Last time I went to Glasgow, both the London - Glasgow/Edinburgh via Birmingham sets I saw were 11 car which surprised me.
This work is a good move though and effectively makes the difference in standard accommodation just one car between the 9 and 11 car sets. I've used enough packed London - Liverpool Pendos in Friday evenings to know just one additional carriage of standard class would be the difference between sitting slumped in the vestibules and actually getting a proper seat.
RE: Virgin Trains - wirralbus - 24/04/2015 19:29
Im really surprised that they never got enough finance to increase all the remaining pendo's into 11 cars .
Wasnt Coach G the coach that sometimes got declassified at busy times and during summer holidays when there was less people using first class.
RE: Virgin Trains - N271CKB - 03/05/2015 11:32
Engineering works means Liverpool - London services are diverting via Newton-le-Willows, Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke today
RE: Virgin Trains - Metroline1511 - 03/05/2015 16:36
This diversion means that the electrification of Liverpool - Newton - Manchester has proved worthwhile as a diversionary route as well as for local services.
RE: Virgin Trains - childwallblues - 05/05/2015 05:38
(24/04/2015 05:13)childwallblues Wrote: 390050 is the first of the 21 x 9 car units to be modified to increase the standard class accommodation. First class carriage G has been downgraded to standard, fitted with 2+2 seating and re-lettered as carriage F. The work is being done at Oxley Depot and the unit is oos for a week.390010 and 390039 are further units modified.
RE: Virgin Trains - St Helens Rider - 05/05/2015 10:49
(03/05/2015 11:32)N271CKB Wrote: Engineering works means Liverpool - London services are diverting via Newton-le-Willows, Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke today
Pendolino
http://nw-sparks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/pendolino.html
Credit: NW Sparks Blog.
This diversion will also take place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as well.
RE: Virgin Trains - WAITING FOR THE 437 - 08/05/2015 19:06
(05/05/2015 10:49)St Helens Rider Wrote: More on this here:
Pendolino
http://nw-sparks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/pendolino.html
Credit: NW Sparks Blog.
This diversion will also take place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as well.
It makes a nice change to see a Pendolino flying past St Helens Lea Green.