CrossCountry Trains

[507022]

RE: Cross Country Trains

(07/03/2021 21:45)SK15 GZG Wrote:  Up to now 170620/623 have received their new centre cars

And 170630/32/35 have become 170530/32/35

[ant17612]

RE: Cross Country Trains

(08/03/2021 00:11)507022 Wrote:  And 170630/32/35 have become 170530/32/35

These are ex West Midlands units not XC.

[ant17612]

RE: Cross Country Trains
43208 and 43321 were noted in back to back formation last week on light test following major overhaul.

Albeit HST Diagrams are currently stood down due to a Union Dispute, as soon as this is resolved then these 2 should return to passenger work for the first time in a couple of years.

[childwallblues]

RE: CrossCountry Trains
43366 has been named "HST 40 Celebrating 40 years of High Speed Train services on the Cross Country network. The ceremony was carried out at Kidderminster, SVR.

[Metroline1511]

RE: CrossCountry Trains

(21/10/2022 07:57)childwallblues Wrote:  43366 has been named "HST 40 Celebrating 40 years of High Speed Train services on the Cross Country network. The ceremony was carried out at Kidderminster, SVR.

I'm sure there were a few years when the class 220/221s had been introduced when there were no 125s on Cross Country.

[childwallblues]

RE: CrossCountry Trains

(22/10/2022 05:16)Metroline1511 Wrote:  I'm sure there were a few years when the class 220/221s had been introduced when there were no 125s on Cross Country.

There were always HSTs on summer dated services if nothing else.

[knutstransport]

RE: CrossCountry Trains

(22/10/2022 07:09)childwallblues Wrote:  There were always HSTs on summer dated services if nothing else.

Wasn't that one return Saturday working to Newquay for a few weeks of the year using a set loaned from GNER, that GNER still used themselves on weekdays?

[wirralbus]

RE: CrossCountry Trains
Urgent repairs to a bridge between Didcot Parkway and Oxford are taking place. As a result of this, trains are currently unable to run between these stations.

Disruption between Reading and Oxford is expected until at least the end of the day on Wednesday 31 May.

Looking at the state of the bridge in i have seen in photographs this could be a much longer closure .

[childwallblues]

RE: CrossCountry Trains
This is a very busy route both for passengers and freight. Diversionary routes for freight will be via North West London or around Bristol. Not sure whether Swindon-Gloucester is passed for freight these days.

[childwallblues]

RE: CrossCountry Trains
With the HST services now finished Class 43 poer cars 43285 43301 43303 43321 and 43357 have been transferred to Colas to replace Class 37 on Departmental trains.