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Quite a few cancellations this morning, Liverpool services badly affected trains after the 07.25 Newcastle, apparently due to person being hit by a train.
Quite a few cancellations this morning, Liverpool services badly affected trains after the 07.25 Newcastle, apparently due to person being hit by a train.
According to local media, the incident is at Rainhill. It looks to be the Warrington train subsequently been taken back to Allerton. Assume the Wigan -> Liverpool slowed to allow the TPE service to empty at Earlestown.That's right, RTT is saying person hit by train, rather than simply 'incident'.
I'm finding it difficult to establish which train was involved. The 0702 Wigan - Liverpool (via NLW) seems to have been slowed about 0715 (but then permitted to continue into Earlestown), yet the first eastbound train to be affected was apparently the 0703 Liverpool - Warrington, which was stopped at Rainhill at 0724.
I noticed the cautious approaches to stations too, along with the front cars being quieter.
At Batley, Ravensthorpe and Mirfield, 'S' stop markers have been placed at the forwardmost point on the platforms. So at Batley heading west for example the unit will stop as far foward as possible. This might explain the front cars not being as busy.
Bovverboy said: ↑
I'm finding it difficult to establish which train was involved. The 0702 Wigan - Liverpool (via NLW) seems to have been slowed about 0715 (but then permitted to continue into Earlestown), yet the first eastbound train to be affected was apparently the 0703 Liverpool - Warrington, which was stopped at Rainhill at 0724.
According to local media, the incident is at Rainhill. It looks to be the Warrington train subsequently been taken back to Allerton. Assume the Wigan -> Liverpool slowed to allow the TPE service to empty at Earlestown.
It wouldn't surprise me if some people have assumed that the PIS is playing up because they weren't expecting a "nice" train, and then don't board!I have to say I haven't noticed the S car stop boards so will have to look harder from them next time I am out! Regarding the front coach, even at Leeds, people were walking to the front coach and then walking back again (before it was unlocked). Being a Sunday and possibly due to people being used to what a naff service the stopper has been frequency wise, there weren't many board along the way. I think I saw one person at Cottingley, same at Batley with a couple at Morley. There were maybe half a dozen looked to be waiting at Dewsbury and I don't recall seeing anyone waiting at Ravensthorpe
I think it's the ORR which should have done that, the same ORR which has decreed that fencing of lines with a reasonably high speed limit must be "unclimbable", meaning unsightly and expensive 6'6" high steel palisade fencing.What makes you think that DfT cares about passenger comfort / overcrowding ?
The DfT which should have been able to block the revised EU regulations about electrification clearances - but failed to do so, thereby helping to make UK electrification almost unaffordable.
The incident at Rainhill ended up a fatality with knock on effect for most of the afternoon with trains delayed & terminating short.
How is terminating at Piccadilly at short notice going to work now, as they can’t just hang around at the buffer ends of the bays until the departure time now?I'm sat on a train to the airport. Or so I thought. Due to late running (only about 12 mins) it is now terminating at Pic. Boo hiss.
Apparently the same thing happened on this service yesterday (1P62 - 06:00 from Scarbados)
TransPennine Express were stone dead last yesterday for overall PPM. The North service group, which we are discussing here, had a PPM of just 32%. 36% of trains were cancelled or ran 30 or more minutes late.Without meaning to sound flippant, this is one of the biggest national timetable changes in over 70 years. i think it's a little unfair to be making sweeping judgements on its reliability and performance after only 3 days. Sure I could copy and paste the exact same into about 4 currently active threads on the subject.
Without meaning to sound flippant, this is one of the biggest national timetable changes in over 70 years. i think it's a little unfair to be making sweeping judgements on its reliability and performance after only 3 days. Sure I could copy and paste the exact same into about 4 currently active threads on the subject.
Hello, When do to the Class 68s + Mk3s come in Service?
Pulled out to the line where Arriva Wales sets normally stand, then came back in for the return service.How is terminating at Piccadilly at short notice going to work now, as they can’t just hang around at the buffer ends of the bays until the departure time now?