co-tr-paul
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603 having its broken nose fixed re tree last year !
229 would have been at Reading over weekend, put in set for Friday up service (post 1198).10229 in the up sleeper tonight. Another carriage in same colours at Reading depot over the weekend.
Off-lease 10232 has now been moved and is in store at Long Marston.232 is now off lease. Any takers for preservation are urged to contact Porterbrook directly and soon !
I saw it Saturday, 10219 was on the set. It was moved into one of the (sheds).229 would have been at Reading over weekend, put in set for Friday up service (post 1198).
Does anyone know if this is still running tonight from Penzance? Updates would be appreciated. Thanks.
Apologies if wrong place to ask but.....
What is the Night Riviera doing during February when the tunnels are getting fixed?
Is it going via Yeovil but still going all the way (I am thinking this could be a stupid question as the train needs to get home to Long Rock....)?
Cheers. How come it doesn’t take longer via Yeovil?
What happens when a sleeper is replaced with a HST? Do the customers receive a refund on the supplement they have paid to reserve a berth? Also, how are seats allocated on the HST? Are customers who had paid for a berth allocated the First Class seats and the seated customers allocated the standard seats or is a special set made up with additional First Class carriages?The up sleeper service last night which was starting from Plymouth due to engineering work in Cornwall,was replaced by a HST. 57602 failed on Laira with a brake related issue.
Just wondered. This begs the question what will be used in this scenario once all of the full size HSTs have gone, an 802, a mini HST, a loco hire or a cancellation?Refunds and first class section. There is no contract with Hitatchi to provide cover with a 800/or 801 but the 802s are a possibility (? Nobody has clarified it to us ! ).
Unplanned, it only happens about once every two years or so.... !!
We have been asking the same question ! Our presentation team certainly have not been trained for an IET and I can't say about the dedicated Customer Hosts !Just wondered. This begs the question what will be used in this scenario once all of the full size HSTs have gone, an 802, a mini HST, a loco hire or a cancellation?
Just one buffet remains to be finished, 10225 currently at Wolverton.I've skimmed my way through the last few pages and I don't think I've missed the answer to this but how far are we with the refurbishment? Has everything been given the treatment (I get the impression not)? And if not do we have a rough end date for the work?
I'm starting to think about a trip to sample the refurbished sleeper vehicles but don't want to risk being in an unfurnished vehicle (particularly since the fares seem to have shot up since I was last looking, could have sworn it used to be relative possible to get it for around £50 but now £80 seems to be the minimum)!
Oh excellent! So if I were to book for travel in a few months then barring failure of the train in it's entirety it would be a refurbished vehicle?Just one buffet remains to be finished, 10225 currently at Wolverton.
Both sets are wholly refurbished. We have 3 of each type of seated coach plus the white unrefurbished buffet 10229 as a temporary spare until Dec.All sleepers are done.
It has been a while since I updated the fleet status purely because its at the end of the refurb program.
What happens when a sleeper is replaced with a HST? Do the customers receive a refund on the supplement they have paid to reserve a berth? Also, how are seats allocated on the HST? Are customers who had paid for a berth allocated the First Class seats and the seated customers allocated the standard seats or is a special set made up with additional First Class carriages?
Apparently it was 43018+43156.The up sleeper service last night which was starting from Plymouth due to engineering work in Cornwall,was replaced by a HST. 57602 failed on Laira with a brake related issue.