Richard Scott
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Seems a set just passed me between Cardiff and Newport?
1032 Swansea to Crewe. 1W56.Seems a set just passed me between Cardiff and Newport?
I believe thats the one diagram today. Good to hear it is running as per allocation on RTT.Seems a set just passed me between Cardiff and Newport?
To be fair i totally agree with the guard for asking people to remove bags etc and doing it over the tannoy is easier before the train departs as it picked up a lot of passengers at Newport when almost every seat was taken But I think comments such as 'seats are for passengers not bags' and 'you can put your bags on the overhead luggage racks or on your laps' is not really necessary, i think people would know where to store their bags/luggage properly!
A few times previously I have asked someone to move a bag so i can sit down, i dont get why some people think they are entitled to a double seat to themselves!
I’m the same, I like to know and passengers often ask too so I like to be able to give them a truthful answer but sometimes a guess was the best I could do haha!It just would be nice for customers to be kept in the loop about why the booked traction isnt on the service including the first class.
Thanks for posting these.For those interested in the whereabouts of the 5 car it's planned to start the 3 day triangle of diagrams tomorrow so if all goes to plan it will do:
Mon
06:27 Manchester to Cardiff
12:49 Cardiff to Manchester
16:30 Manchester to Swansea
Tues
04:35 Cardiff to Manchester
08:30 Manchester to Cardiff
17:14 Cardiff to Holyhead
Weds
05:30 Holyhead to Cardiff
10:52 Cardiff to Manchester
14:30 Manchester to Cardiff
18:55 Cardiff to Manchester
That would have infuriated me greatly especially if they had been asked politely a few times to remove the bags so people could sit down.Haha yeah I do agree there ! I used to use phrases such as “please ensure any items of luggage are stored either in the provided luagage racks or overhead compartment so that all seats are available for passengers to sit in” for PA’s and when I went through the train I’d just politely say to anyone who had something on a seat “would you mind popping that on the floor in the overhead for me” and 99% of people would be more than happy and it was more just a case of they’d got on, been happy to find a seat and not thought about it too much. The 1% were a different kettle of fish. I had 2 rather well built blokes arguing with me (and I don’t look like I’d win a fight against many people ) about the shoppings bags they had on the 2 seats next to them at a table. Telling me how expensive the stuff they bought was and they weren’t willing to leave it unattended. They were the only 2 seats without passengers in and after about 3 or 4 minutes I just said “gents, I’m only asking you to keep it on your laps or on the table so people can use the seats, I’m not asking much of you, but I’ll leave it with you as I have other things I need to do” when I came back past they’d begrudgingly made the seats available and I thanked them and I said I appreciated it, just to be met some sarcastic response to which I ignored and carried on with what I was doing.
I know some guards are far to sarcastic and ‘arsey’ with people, but I tell you, the job really can make you that way after a while. It’s no excuse, I didn’t allow it to make me like that(99% of the time anyway) but easy to see how it does for others.
It has. 1st time out since the other day and it's not even made it as far as last time.I think 67008 failed again right out of Cardiff... feels oddly familiar to last time.
Realtime Trains | 1W23 1649 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly | 22/01/2024
Real-time train running information for 1W23 1649 departure from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly on 22/01/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.www.realtimetrains.co.uk
I think 67008 failed again right out of Cardiff... feels oddly familiar to last time.
Realtime Trains | 1W23 1649 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly | 22/01/2024
Real-time train running information for 1W23 1649 departure from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly on 22/01/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.www.realtimetrains.co.uk
It started going but as it never even got out the platform were able to de-train.It’s failed at platform it looks like. Lights out on the coaches.
It'll cause a few issues if it doesn't.It started going but as it never even got out the platform were able to de-train.
It's been got back up and running to (hopefully) make it to Canton.
What was the issue this timeIt has. 1st time out since the other day and it's not even made it as far as last time.
Looks to have made it safely back.It'll cause a few issues if it doesn't.
Not too sure other than power issues. Believe the engine shut itself down which is what it seems its done again.What was the issue this time
Dear me..Looks to have made it safely back.
Not too sure other than power issues. Believe the engine shut itself down which is what it seems its done again.
Was at Hereford. Train Supply issues but that one looks to have been resolved with a reset.Dear me..
It now seems like 1W96 has issues in the Moreton on Lugg area too.
Pure case of bad luck.Was at Hereford. Train Supply issues but that one looks to have been resolved with a reset.
Not a successful couple of hours at all.
It only picked up 10 further minutes at Cardiff was already 15 down on arrival. Guard could have been late due to disruption.67029 and the five car set have left Central really rather late for Swansea as the replacement guard didn’t bother to show up, but on the bright side it looks very capacious and although the VTEC livery is now in a dreadful state, I’m sure it was a welcome environment for many.
67029 and the five car set have left Central really rather late for Swansea as the replacement guard didn’t bother to show up, but on the bright side it looks very capacious and although the VTEC livery is now in a dreadful state, I’m sure it was a welcome environment for many.
Station staff’s words, not mine. That’s not the point though. The point I was making was that even when the trains are working for once, services through Cardiff are still constantly being disrupted for one reason or the other. It’s constant bad luck.Knock on effect from a late running Maesteg arrival and then the need for a break unfortunately caused that late departure rather than “not bothering to show up”
They do look pretty scruffy to be honest now. As I understand it the B exams are being used to lengthen and the next big one, the C exam will include door overhauls, repaints etc.God, it didn’t half look tatty though. I hope they get it in all white paint with red doors soon.
So HD01-03 will go black?They do look pretty scruffy to be honest now. As I understand it the B exams are being used to lengthen and the next big one, the C exam will include door overhauls, repaints etc.
From everything I've seen and heard though the won't be coming back white and red, I believe the livery will be very similar to that on 67020/022 across the coaches.
If its not changed again recently that's the plan.So HD01-03 will go black?
Station staff’s words, not mine. That’s not the point though. The point I was making was that even when the trains are working for once, services through Cardiff are still constantly being disrupted for one reason or the other. It’s constant bad luck.
God, it didn’t half look tatty though. I hope they get it in all white paint with red doors soon.
I did clarify after that this is what the dispatcher was saying to another staff member, and I simply requoted that later. I should have made that clearer, sorry!It is the point though when your original post attributes the late departure incorrectly to a guard not bothering to show up when that wasn’t the case. Yeesh.
How many 67s are now modified to work with the Mk4s?