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TPE Nova 3 (Class 68 + Mk5s) updates and withdrawal from service

XCTurbostar

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68022 & TP13 on 1F54 0634 SCA - LIV
68027 & TP09 on 1E23 0627 MAN - SCAR

68023 & TP07 worked 1D52 0534 SCA - LIV as far as MCV, cancelled there due to a rostering error, booked to work 1E29 from MCV to SCA though.
Thanks Spartacus, I’ve updated my post with your information. It’s just the one diagram we don’t know now!
 
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How are the set numbers allocated? Is it down to the last digits of the DBSO?
 

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Significant disruption today due to a track circuit failure at Deighton. 68022 working 1F60 was diverted via the Calder Valley arriving at Man Vic 66 late, it has gone ECS to Longsight and the return service from Liverpool, 1E37, is cancelled. Also showing cancelled are 68027's trains 1F68 and 1E45.
 

JonathanH

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How are the set numbers allocated? Is it down to the last digits of the DBSO?

Yes - a bit easier to determine than the NCxx sets at Norwich at the moment.

https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...-includes-images.143579/page-184#post-4234373

Should be as follows - the 68 couples to the 115xx first class vehicle - the 128xx vehicle is the driving trailer coach.

TP01 11501 12701 12702 12703 12801
TP02 11502 12704 12705 12706 12802
TP03 11503 12707 12708 12709 12803
TP04 11504 12710 12711 12712 12804
TP05 11505 12713 12714 12715 12805
TP06 11506 12716 12717 12718 12806
TP07 11507 12719 12720 12721 12807
TP08 11508 12722 12723 12724 12808
TP09 11509 12725 12726 12727 12809
TP10 11510 12728 12729 12730 12810
TP11 11511 12731 12732 12733 12811
TP12 11512 12734 12735 12736 12812
TP13 11513 12737 12738 12739 12813
Spare 12814
 
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Hi anyone know all the 68s locations and if there with stock please
68019 TP08 Longsight
68020 LM Scarborough
68021 TP04 Longsight
68022
68023
68024
68025
68026
68027 TP09 Longsight
68028
68029 LM YORK
68030
68031
68032
 

BoroAndy

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Hi anyone know all the 68s locations and if there with stock please
68019 TP08 Longsight
68020 LM Scarborough
68021 TP04 Longsight
68022
68023
68024
68025
68026
68027 TP09 Longsight
68028
68029 LM YORK
68030
68031
68032
68025 attached to full train has been sat in Scarborough station for last 4 days and not moved.
 

Ben Bow

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68025 attached to full train has been sat in Scarborough station for last 4 days and not moved.

It is being used to train the final Scarborough drivers on the type. Should be there until around the end of January.
 

Ben Bow

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I see 68027 had problems again this morning at Scarborough causing the cancellation of the 09.32 departure (1F60) and 12.52 return from Liverpool (1E37) as far as York. It has been repaired and gone ECS to York to start 1E37 there, but from being the most reliable of the TPE locos sadly it seems to have had a lot of problems this week.

It seems that 'Felix' could be making an appearance at some point in the near future....
 

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More problems for 027 it seems, its 1F74 (16.32 ex Scarborough) was terminated at Man Vic, then went ECS to Longsight as 5H74. The return working, 1E51, started at Man Vic off a 5E51 ECS from Longsight.
 

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025/6 on 1342 to Scar
019/8 on 1337 to Liv
Timings from Staly, sorry can't get the code info at the moment.
 

nicolaboo

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68021 / 12 - 16:30 Man Vic to Scar
That's all four in fine working order today.
 

Ben Bow

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68022 has failed at Lime Street before departure with the 16.54 to Scarborough (1E45) as a result the return service from Scarborough at 20.34 (1P94) is also cancelled. And it was all going so well....
 

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The Nova 3s had a very successful day yesterday with all 4 diagrams working fine. Locos were: 68021,22,23,25. All locos facing Liverpool end.
I had 68023 and 68025 for haulage, which was the first time on a Nova for me.
 

xotGD

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Is there an up to date diagram list for both these and the Class 802?
Please refer to Posts 401 and 430 in this thread. Still just 4 diagrams for the 68s. No idea about the units - not my bag.
 

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3 nova sets vandalised while at Scarborough graffiti artists ....
Hopefully they will be back in service soon
 

sjpowermac

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Sat 25.01.2020
68023 1E27 loco East end
68021 1F52 loco East end
68027 1F54 loco East end
68022 1E23 loco West end

All verified by sight:)
 

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Where any of these working with the sets that were vandalised ?
68021 plus TP12 were vandalised at Scarborough last Saturday night but both were cleaned up at Longsight earlier this week.

68025 plus TP06 was done on Sunday night but ran to Longsight on Monday. That one hasn’t returned to traffic yet.

68019 plus TP08 was also daubed but I understand that one is to be cleaned onsite at Scarborough.
 

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68021 plus TP12 were vandalised at Scarborough last Saturday night but both were cleaned up at Longsight earlier this week.

68025 plus TP06 was done on Sunday night but ran to Longsight on Monday. That one hasn’t returned to traffic yet.

68019 plus TP08 was also daubed but I understand that one is to be cleaned onsite at Scarborough.
Thanks
 

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