LordFlashheart
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Anyone know if the diversions via Chiltern lines this weekend will be worked by HST's? Particularly the Sunday trains from Marylebone. I fancy a trip before it's too late...
Yes, as last time, and as just posted by Class 170101.I'm not an expert on GWR or Chiltern, but do the GWR HSTs now use the Bicester-Oxford chord when the GWML is closed?
Anyone know if the diversions via Chiltern lines this weekend will be worked by HST's? Particularly the Sunday trains from Marylebone. I fancy a trip before it's too late...
Should all be HSTs on the Sunday, as apparently IETs will "eat" the platforms at Bicester Village, which also presumably means the other days they should all be HSTs.
All HSTs, probably no clearance for IETs
Also use TigerIris as you can find out the train formations of either 5, 10 or 8 maybe 7.They'll be either HSTs or 800s, you might want to use RTT to work out where each diagram starts.
Old Oak Common, St Phillips Marsh & Laira are all HST depots, and North Pole & Stoke Gifford are the 800 depots.
Are they planning to get them cleared for the Chiltern route?Correct - Class 800's are not gauge cleared for the Chiltern route.
Key question for Sunday will be how many of these diverts will run due to the driver shortage issue.
If the 800s do indeed have real clearance issues at Bicester Town, then getting clearance is less likely since you wouldn't normally modify a platform for occasional diversions. Perhaps up to Banbury with a reversal would still be possible?Are they planning to get them cleared for the Chiltern route?
Be a shame if GWR are no longer able to use it as a diversionary route when the HST's are withdrawn.
Sam
For the far south west, wouldn't it be more practical to go from Waterloo to Reading and then pick up the Reading - Plymouth/Penzance service. Surely it would be quicker and less crowded?
For the far south west, wouldn't it be more practical to go from Waterloo to Reading and then pick up the Reading - Plymouth/Penzance service. Surely it would be quicker and less crowded?
GWR have taken over platform 3 at Marylebone today, I'd be interested to know what the piles of batteries were for.
Why no electric services Maidenhead to Didcot this weekend.only turbos running two & three car sets,and quite a few cancelled. Surely the GWR must have enough drivers and stock to be able to do better than this absurd excuse for a service
Given that the existing services were being cancelled due to driver shortages, then I'd presume there isn't drivers to run more services .
Also, a Oxford to Didcot turbo changing onto a Didcot to Maidenhead electric both requires more staff and is less passenger friendly, causing passengers to change services at Didcot