reecestrains
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It's currently sitting at the siding just below platform 4 at Skipton Station. There were people from CAF there as well taking a look it seems.
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Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap
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jonesy3001
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Probably be the last one to go unless they take 107 on a mystery tour around the UK to get from skipton to allerton.
reecestrains
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That's be exciting to see, however I don't want to get my hopes up too much though. But would be really exciting to see!
jonesy3001
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Or put it in the middle of a 12 car movement, but cannot see that happening.
jonesy3001
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Wouldn't tomorrow 8/12 be the best for it since northern are on strike?
12 car run tomorrow then a 8 car run on Saturday then that's all the 331/1s at Allerton.
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Looks like tomorrow's swaps are to/from Neville Hill via Huddersfield
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Realtime Trains | 5Q17 0734 Allerton Depot to Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D | 08/12/2023
Real-time train running information for 5Q17 0734 departure from Allerton Depot to Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D on 08/12/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Realtime Trains | 5Q36 1253 Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Allerton Depot | 08/12/2023
Real-time train running information for 5Q36 1253 departure from Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Allerton Depot on 08/12/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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pokemonsuper9
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Well it helps to not have trains in the wayLooks like tomorrow's swaps are to/from Neville Hill via Huddersfield
Realtime Trains | 5Q17 0734 Allerton Depot to Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D | 08/12/2023
Real-time train running information for 5Q17 0734 departure from Allerton Depot to Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D on 08/12/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.Realtime Trains | 5Q36 1253 Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Allerton Depot | 08/12/2023
Real-time train running information for 5Q36 1253 departure from Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Allerton Depot on 08/12/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
(Both TPE and Northern running no trains)I'm happy to see they're planned at all, guess no Northern ASLEF members are needed for this (e.g. depot staff)
jonesy3001
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Take it they're either moving units from skipton or there's 331/1s at neville hill ready to be moved?
reecestrains
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From what I'm aware, there's 3 units sat at Neville Hill, 106, 108 and 112 and 2 sat at Skipton as of tonight which are 101 and 107.
This is according to RTT and when they were last in service.
This is according to RTT and when they were last in service.
superkev
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See what if anything comes over from.Allerton.
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jonesy3001
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007 is due to go to allerton from Crewe after it's last Piccadilly to Crewe run.
No idea where 005 is like.
Realtime Trains | 5Y36 2203 Crewe to Allerton Depot | 07/12/2023
Real-time train running information for 5Y36 2203 departure from Crewe to Allerton Depot on 07/12/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Currently on Allerton.
xotGD
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Work has been ongoing at Bingley for a number of weeks. Still not close to being finished.
Meanwhile, 2H21 is still dropping 3-car sets. Was rammed out of Shipley yesterday morning.
Bantamzen
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Yeah the 3 cars have been showing up on the busy peaks already. I noticed for example on Wednesday that the 17:19 Leeds-Skipton was a 3 car, followed by the cancellation of the 17:42. Given the time of year services in the evenings can and do get very busy, and so any 3 car workings are going to put more strain on an already fractured service. And people are already noticing the shorter units, I've heard several comments along the lines of "they're making the trains smaller". I know the idea is to diagram the 331/0s away from the busy services until 6 cars can be run, but this week proves that if it can possibly happen it probably will, especially at Northern.
superkev
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According to RTT todays Allerton to Neville hill is on its way with something.
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InkyScrolls
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As has been mentioned previously, the dedicated 331/0 diagrams don't come into force until the timetable change. Things will improve thereafter.
reecestrains
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A unit is set to come down to Leeds this morning from Broughton Road according to RTT. I don't know if it's 101 or 107.
Bantamzen
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Just taking a cursory glance at the Dec 23 timetables via RTT, there still seems to be plenty of interworking across the three triangle lines. So it seems that it will still be possible for 3 car units to land on peak services if things don't go exactly to plan.
superkev
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Not run as yet 10.45. Pathed for 100mph so with northern drivers on strike I wonder whos going to drive it.
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reecestrains
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There were CAF people at Skipton yesterday looking at 107, so could potentially be that.
Platform 2 at Skipton has come up, so looks like its 101 going down to Leeds.
Platform 2 at Skipton has come up, so looks like its 101 going down to Leeds.
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pokemonsuper9
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I thought these runs were all being loco dragged by a different company (ROG?) so surely the strike (Assuming the trains are in the right place on depot) shouldn't impact the service.
Bantamzen
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Just taking a cursory glance at the Dec 23 timetables via RTT, there still seems to be plenty of interworking across the three triangle lines. So it seems that it will still be possible for 3 car units to land on peak services if things don't go exactly to plan.
xotGD
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Well I'm booked on 2H21 on Monday morning, so let's see what turns up...
GhostManDN91
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Unrelated but does anyone know what is a good route for going on a Class 333 at fast speeds? Think there are some sections between Leeds and Skipton possibly?
Best run will probably be on a Leeds-Skipton (or return) between Leeds and Shipley on a train that doesn't stop at Apperley or Kirkstall.
The max for the routes they currently work is 90mph but the best section for that is on a non stop service between Leeds & Shipley.
Once they’re on the Donny line there is an outside chance they could hit 100mph for a short stretch between Sandal & Agbrigg and Fitzwilliam.
005 has arrived at Neville Hill this morning.
108 and 112 are in position ready to leave.
That was 107.
108 and 112 are in position ready to leave.