Yes, it's booked a 197 though at present.
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BillStampy
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I completely forgot about 67012, the last time I saw it was a few months back on a Swansea to Manchester service! Good to see it back
It's been out of service for most of those few months. Can't even remember when it was out last so its a definite positive its back in the fleet.
Envoy
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Absolutely appalling that they send the Milford train west from Cardiff at exactly the same time as the service from Manchester arrives on the adjoining platform.
Should be 0635, 0849, 1052, 1449, 1649, 1855 from Cardiff.
Depends where you're going from and to but if the DVT is platformed at both ends then yes bikes go in there.
SuperLuke2334
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It'll be platformed yes. As far as I know no reservations required.
Western 52
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Indeed, for those of us living west of Swansea it means a very long wait. Hopefully they'll sort this out as part of TfW's timetable review.
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All they need to do is to have some common sense.
Topological
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Presently the timings can be seen on RTT but that will drop off soon so I have provided the relevant lines here:
(From: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...DF/2024-03-27/1340?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt)
As you can see the Manchester Piccadilly terminated late at 1349 1/2 whilst the continuation left at 1349
The Milford Haven train arrived at Swansea early: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P63962/2024-03-27/detailed#allox_id=0
(From: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...DF/2024-03-27/1340?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt)
As you can see the Manchester Piccadilly terminated late at 1349 1/2 whilst the continuation left at 1349
The Milford Haven train arrived at Swansea early: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:P63962/2024-03-27/detailed#allox_id=0
BillStampy
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Realtime Trains | 5Z67 1918 Crewe C.S. to Crewe C.S. | 29/03/2024
Real-time train running information for 5Z67 1918 departure from Crewe C.S. to Crewe C.S. on 29/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Which set is this?
HD03 but not sure what it's for.Realtime Trains | 5Z67 1918 Crewe C.S. to Crewe C.S. | 29/03/2024
Real-time train running information for 5Z67 1918 departure from Crewe C.S. to Crewe C.S. on 29/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Which set is this?
BillStampy
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I think HD03 is this set here tomorrow:
Realtime Trains | 1V31 0454 Crewe to Cardiff Central | 30/03/2024
Real-time train running information for 1V31 0454 departure from Crewe to Cardiff Central on 30/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
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Yes it's also booked out on that tomorrow. Now it's got 67010 in it too vice 67012 which is now on HD02I think HD03 is this set here tomorrow:
Realtime Trains | 1V31 0454 Crewe to Cardiff Central | 30/03/2024
Real-time train running information for 1V31 0454 departure from Crewe to Cardiff Central on 30/03/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
BillStampy
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Still got to wait for 012 to return into passenger service for a bit then!
I was on the five car set from Shrewsbury today.
I’m really sold on them. Fantastic trains! TfW have been criticised a lot in recent months, and I have to admit the idea of Mark IVs on the Marched seemed a stretch to me, but if the reliability keeps improving then it will have been worth the pain.
I’m really sold on them. Fantastic trains! TfW have been criticised a lot in recent months, and I have to admit the idea of Mark IVs on the Marched seemed a stretch to me, but if the reliability keeps improving then it will have been worth the pain.
Great to hear the good experience!
Many have been incredibly critical of TFW, from their long term plan choices, to the way things are running day to day. And sometimes it’s been totally justified, at one stage the daily running was near catastrophic (not that TFW had any ability to make it better than they had) I’ve been a huge advocate for them both on here, on other social media and In person, forever saying that things will improve as the new rolling stock comes through we will have longer, more frequent and more reliable trains. And in my opinion the MK4’s really should be the pride of the fleet despite being much older than much of the brand new stock we will have.
Very comfortable, good capacity and a fantastic catering offering rarely seen on rail these days.
The MK4’s reliability seems to have improved a lot as SD said further up this thread, here to hoping it’s long term.
I personally would love to see HD08 get restored and brought into service and then possibly a few more sets could get picked up when LNER let a few more go.
And possibly a different loco so that through running to Swansea could be possible for all MK4 services.
Ah brill, thanks. To be fair you did post the diagrams on the last page so I should’ve noticed but appreciated none the less!
Is there any place I can see what all the MK4s are made up of DVT+coach wise?
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Topological
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Immediately below a post which said how great TfW are for having 30 year old reject stock from England.
The Mk4 is nothing more than a vanity project which has severed connectivity and left continual mess in its wake. Yes, Mk4s are nice when they run, but they do not always run, don't look like getting to the full set of diagrams any time soon, and that is not good enough. People on here seem excited when the booked train actually turns up as booked. That is how bad the Mk4 project has made the Marches.
So forgive me if I am critical of TfW. I doubt anyone else who watched their connection pulling out as the Mk4 pulled in, thus earning an hour in Cardiff, would be happy either (And that is when the connection works, for many hours the Cardiff time after splitting the diagram is not even long enough to continue West without the long wait).
BillStampy
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HD06 is allocated for Swansea on the crewe start tomorrow, is HD01 the canton start?
Down for HD03. HD01 is spare at Canton.
Anonymous10
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Do you know what mk4s are out tomorrow between Manchester and Cardiff? I plan to travel from Shrewsbury to Cardiff.
Shrewsbury to Cardiff should be everything except the 05:37 which will be a unit.
I believe that the diagram has swapped back to the original too so it would be the 09:44/17:44 booked as Mk4s and the 11:44/19:44 back to booked units.
I live in the North of England, and we could do with a few vanity projects here!
Topological
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Which particular through connections would you like to sever? (That is off topic by the way)
I guess the equivalent of Cardiff to Manchester as a 150 is TransPennine using 150s to Newcastle? Maybe the Saltburn train if Newcastle seems a bit bigger than Cardiff? Worth remembering too that TPE do have Mk5 which are new, not hand-me-downs, and have phased them out because unreliable microfleets are not progress.
I guess it is hard for rail enthusiasts to think that normal passengers prefer a 197 on a direct train than loco-hauled stock that breaks the connection and gets replaced with a 150 (or borrows the 197 from a direct train so the 197 gets replaced with a 150). I find it laughable that people defend TfW when this whole thread is "which of the booked diagrams are actually running?"
We are told there are changes coming to the timetable, but this shambles has been going on for more than one timetable change already. It seems so long ago we had a reliable 175 service on the Marches which connected West Wales to Manchester hourly.