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Title: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: LiskeardRich on October 28, 2011, 20:54:14 From Sunday 30th October to Friday 4th November, East Coast will be operating the loaned First Great Western HST on the following diagrams:
Sunday 30th October: 1F21 - 11:19 Kings Cross to Newcastle 1A46 - 18:15 Leeds to Kings Cross Monday 31st October to Friday 4th November: 1N08 - 08:30 Kings Cross to Newcastle 1Y32 - 12:25 Newcastle to Kings Cross 1D32 - 16:33 Kings Cross to Leeds 1A49 - 19:15 Leeds to Kings Cross Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: smokey on October 29, 2011, 11:41:48 Be EXTRA embarrassing for FGW if it breaks Down. ;D ;D
Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: eightf48544 on October 29, 2011, 18:30:15 Even more stupid is that all the journeys are diesel under the wires.
What a way to run a railway! Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: grahame on October 29, 2011, 18:38:01 Even more stupid is that all the journeys are diesel under the wires. It's more likely to work than running an electric train away from the wires / third rail ;) In all seriousness, as the balance of requirements changes I wouldn't see any reason that diesels shouldn't run on electric lines from time to time. But where it's done regularly, and when there's a serious shortage of carriages and services on certain diesel lines (such as our local one), it's rubbing salt into the wounds to scrap perfectly working old electric trains and then use diesels. Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: Electric train on October 30, 2011, 07:56:27 I wonder why the East Coast are using a FGW HST, either they have a genuine shortage of stock then why only 2 days? or it is to get feed back on the toast rack seating used in FGW HST's from EC passengers but again why just 2 days
Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: dog box on October 30, 2011, 08:44:01 think you might have misread original post seems like 5 days to me
Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 30, 2011, 10:36:25 Erm ... six, actually. ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: adc82140 on October 30, 2011, 10:39:52 So if they are able to spare an HST to send to EC, this indicates that they have a bit of slack in their stock usage. How about putting this HST on a Cotswold diagram vice a Turbo when it gets back, and reallocate the released turbo to the overcrowded Thames Valley?
Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: eightf48544 on October 30, 2011, 10:43:45 It's more likely to work than running an electric train away from the wires / third rail ;) Actually if we had a standard coupling/control wire configuration it would be more sensible to run electric trains with a diesel loco a short distance (say < 20% of the journey) of the wires than running a diesel a 1000 miles a day under the wires. Interesting comment adc82104 where is this HST coming from? Be embarrasing if FGW has to cancel any trains duirng the week due to lack of HSTs! Title: Re: FGW to loan EC HST for next week Post by: readytostart on October 30, 2011, 20:42:59 Few operations notices up for EC staff at Newcastle today regarding the FGW HST, many variations of spec between the two fleets a couple to mention are the SDO panels and the lack of wrap around gangway doors on the FGW coaches.
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