Ha! Quite right. I checked and must’ve missed that.Just after I had read this post I went onto Facebook and the first item believe me was a picture of 153367 at Birmingham International this Sunday.
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PHILIPE
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Daily occurrence now !!!
tomos dafis
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So where are all the 175's? We know one is being refurbished at Ditton (002?) - where are so many others out of service or is it a sensitive operational matter?
krus_aragon
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Two of them are poorly, but have been running together as a 5-car unit, as mentioned up-thread. So those are clearly being pressed into continued service rather than being taken into the workshop for the time being.
PHILIPE
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There have been two more in the last couple of weeks having had arguments with cows and trees
I always go for the bays of 4 near the cabs. Last run I had on a 150 was on the 18:30 from Manchester. It was 30 late from Crewe and made up 16 minutes to Cardiff. That one stops all stations Crewe to Shrewsbury so the 150 held time which the 175s rarely manage on that particular train.
FrodshamJnct
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Anyone know what happened to the 1752 from Piccadilly to Llandudno yesterday?
Acording to RTT, it started at Oxford Rd due to late arrival of incoming unit.
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P76117/2019/07/12/advanced
krus_aragon
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Usually, especially on a stopping service like this one. The inbound working arrived at Chester on-time, but departed late, and then lost more time around Heslby.
craigybagel
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Delayed attaching a unit at Chester I believe - it's the service that's booked for 2 X 2 car 175s.
FrodshamJnct
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Thanks all.
The Royal Welsh specials still don't appear to be on Real Time Trains. Assuming it does run, does it run all four days of the show (Mon-Thurs), how busy does it tend to be and can you board if you're not going to/from Builth Road? I'm thinking of catching it from Llanwrtyd to Cardiff this year, but not if it's likely to be standing room only.
krus_aragon
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Going on the evidence of past years, it calls at intermediate stops just like a normal service train, so the only issue would be whether you feel there's room to board. On the occasion I took a special to the show, I don't recall the southbound train being anywhere near as crowded as the northbound was.
Of course, this is all assuming the specials run in the first place..
323 Class
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Anyone know why 158825 was at the buffers of platform 1 Manchester Piccadilly this morning. I got off 323235 at 1055 from Hadfield and was surprised to see it there. Usually it's the Sheffield train or a TPE 185.
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Noticed on Thursday or Friday at Chester that 175107, the 2 car TfW liveried one off the 5 car combo, is now being allowed out on its own.
craigybagel
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It's booked, a 158 stables there every Saturday night. It arrives off a Chester/North Wales service, and on the Sunday it attaches to a unit that arrives from South Wales and goes down to Cardiff.
tomwills98
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They will run, but the timings haven't been released yet. What they are being operated by is anyone's guess at the moment but I hope it's a three car something like last year
Thanks for the reply; going off your "whether you feel there's room to board" comment, do I take it that all the seats are generally taken on departure from Builth Road?
Thanks for the update; it will be interesting to see if they can find anything to run it with so many units (at least 2 150s, a 158 and a 175) in for refurb/PRM work and only a handful of 153s (plus the peak-only Rhymney class 37) having arrived to cover.
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I think 2 153s are in works as well
krus_aragon
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On departure from Builth Road in the afternoon, there was ample room for everyone who wanted to board my train, as some people were staying later and planning to take another train.
Going to Builth Road in the morning, there were some people standing from (around) Llandovery onwards, but the loadings weren't as bad as you'd see in Cardiff at rush hour. Boarding further south was no problem: it was actually more than half-empty until after Llanelli!
My "if you feel there's room" was a bit of a disclaimer on my part, as I can't know what stock they'll have available for the service. I think the train was a pair of 150s when I visited, but I couldn't swear to it. It was a few years back now, and my overriding memories of the day are of trying to avoid the media scrum following Prince Charles around the showground, as he'd decided to visit on the same day.
PHILIPE
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On departure from Builth Road in the afternoon, there was ample room for everyone who wanted to board my train, as some people were staying later and planning to take another train.
Going to Builth Road in the morning, there were some people standing from (around) Llandovery onwards, but the loadings weren't as bad as you'd see in Cardiff at rush hour. Boarding further south was no problem: it was actually more than half-empty until after Llanelli!
My "if you feel there's room" was a bit of a disclaimer on my part, as I can't know what stock they'll have available for the service. I think the train was a pair of 150s when I visited, but I couldn't swear to it. It was a few years back now, and my overriding memories of the day are of trying to avoid the media scrum following Prince Charles around the showground, as he'd decided to visit on the same day.
Last year was 150+153 for three days and a 175/1 the other. I've got a funny feeling that the new TOC (TFW) are not going to bother about one.
PHILIPE
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On departure from Builth Road in the afternoon, there was ample room for everyone who wanted to board my train, as some people were staying later and planning to take another train.
Going to Builth Road in the morning, there were some people standing from (around) Llandovery onwards, but the loadings weren't as bad as you'd see in Cardiff at rush hour. Boarding further south was no problem: it was actually more than half-empty until after Llanelli!
My "if you feel there's room" was a bit of a disclaimer on my part, as I can't know what stock they'll have available for the service. I think the train was a pair of 150s when I visited, but I couldn't swear to it. It was a few years back now, and my overriding memories of the day are of trying to avoid the media scrum following Prince Charles around the showground, as he'd decided to visit on the same day.
TFW have confirmed there will be a Special but has not yet been input into systems.
FrodshamJnct
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Yeah Abergavenny it looks like.
anamyd
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That's a bit unfortunate!
PHILIPE
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Went into systems late today
krus_aragon
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TfW's website is promoting travel to the Royal Welsh by train (though not advertising the additional special): https://tfwrail.wales/travel-train-royal-welsh-show
childwallblues
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Yesterday I went for the 1240 Llandudno to Llandudno Junction and it was a bus (Arriva Pulsar 2655). I assume a substitution due to stock shortages.
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