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RE: Virgin Trains - First Class - 12/06/2013 19:23
(12/06/2013 13:34)wirralbus Wrote: At the best i think Network Rail are trying to say that they can not reliably get the Virgin Trains timetable to run properly as it stands what hope have they with a reversal at Stafford , one delay could escalate badly if say it fails in the platform .
Electrifying Wolves-Shrewsbury would be a great improvement. You could then just extend the VT Wolverhampton services. (Shrewsbury-Crewe may then also be worthwhile)
You'd also free up quite a few Class 170/172 DMUs, if LM then used electric stock.
RE: Virgin Trains - wirralbus - 12/06/2013 19:40
I think this Euston - Shrewsbury service would have had to have turned back from Platform 6 , enabling a following service to follow it into Stafford and Continue north on Platform 5 . One out of course delay and the service would be late on the turn round , I can see Network Rail's reticence for allowing this service .
RE: Virgin Trains - wirralbus - 27/07/2013 18:21
Virgin train services are being diverted via Northampton due to signalling problems between Rugby and Milton Keynes Central.
RE: Virgin Trains - childwallblues - 30/07/2013 21:32
The cab end Virgin motif on 390127 now says FLY VIRGIN TRAINS.
RE: Virgin Trains - jtd508110 - 30/07/2013 22:00
I have been told that they are going to apply the "fly virgin trains" braiding to all of their fleet of pendos
RE: Virgin Trains - childwallblues - 04/08/2013 21:15
390156 was named "Stockport 170" at Stockport Station today to celebrate 170 years of the station.
RE: Virgin Trains - jtd508110 - 25/08/2013 06:37
The Bank Holiday today brings engineering work to the WCML and diversions to the Chiltern Mainline.
I have been reliably informed that these diversions are 15 car super voyagers and WB64.
For WB64, the timings are:
1Z04, 10:04 London Euston - Birmingham Intl (calls unadvertised Banbury & SDO Coventry).
1Z07, 12:48 Birmingham Intl - London Euston (calls Coventry PUO & unadvertised stop Banbury)
1Z16, 16:04 London Euston - Birmingham Intl (calls unadvertised Banbury & SDO Coventry).
1Z19, 19:07 Birmingham Intl - London Euston (calls Coventry PUO & unadvertised stop Banbury).
The mk3 rake will be hauled by 2 class 57's
RE: Virgin Trains - N271CKB - 20/11/2013 15:42
A virgin voyager has hit the buffers on platform 1 at Chester station at slow speed.
No reports of any serious injurys.
RE: Virgin Trains - wirralbus - 20/11/2013 16:04
Led to believe its causing severe delays to all services at Chester as permissive working of platforms has been withdrawn , therefore only one train is allowed to be platformed at any one time on platforms 4 and 7.
RE: Virgin Trains - wirralbus - 20/11/2013 18:22
I would suspect that Platform 1 will be out of action for a while as they will need to check the rails to look for contamination when the train eventually gets removed.