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Or straight to the scrapyard.No they'll be dumped at Long Marston instead
Or straight to the scrapyard.No they'll be dumped at Long Marston instead
I was looking at the 10:00 KGX to ABD out of curiosity after making a booking on a Leeds service that happens to be on the same diagram as the Stirling service which is an Azuma, completely forgot that a later departure was going to convert beforeAberdeen switches to Azuma 25th November last I heard
There's a notice in the buffet for staff regarding a different method of carrying out 'HHC' which may be a difference (if only I knew what HHC was!).
Today, I travelled on 40751 on EMR; the next coach was 41071 so I think that this is reformed NL08, victim of the Corby landslide, and I think that 40751 is the LNER TFKB that has been in the set since it returned after repair, but I'm not sure.
40751 used to be in NL65 which I realise isn't used much but has this set been disbanded or is the spare LNER TFKB, 40805 now in it?
It's also interesting that posts on an MML thread suggest that the EMR power cars may be incompatible with LNER trailers, but self-evidently 40751 is.
There's a notice in the buffet for staff regarding a different method of carrying out 'HHC' which may be a difference (if only I knew what HHC was!).
That was quick - thanks!It's the spare ex VTEC buffet, which has been operating on the MML for a few years now
Btw it can't be NL08, as that is down as no allocation at NL, if you know the powercars then I can tell you the set number
That was quick - thanks!
I was on the 12.50 STP - SHF, 43047 and (I think) 43043.
By the way, do you know where LNER 40805 is?
on an unrelated note, I saw the other day that 43274 'spirit of sunderland' has gained BTP 'see it say it sort it' vinyls just next to the corridor connection. Any ideas why?
ah My bad, I have seen the unit many times (always out of place when used on the highland chieftain, Spirit of Sutherland would be more appropriate!) Don't recall seeing that vinyl since before the summer, or is it only on one side (the left?)Unless it’s a very recent change, Looking at Flickr, thankfully 274 hasn’t gained the curse of ‘that tag line’. It actually reads “See It, Do It, Sunderland”. All part of the Spirit of Sunderland advertising livery. It looks like it was applied sometime during the Virgin era, so is probably part of the vinyl livery.
https://flic.kr/p/23Qv6vX
ah My bad, I have seen the unit many times (always out of place when used on the highland chieftain, Spirit of Sutherland would be more appropriate!) Don't recall seeing that vinyl since before the summer, or is it only on one side (the left?)
More thanks for that.Would have been 43044, it's on NL07.
The coaching sets get chopped and changed around, just because a coach was on NL08 a few months ago, doesn't mean it'll stick to that set.
40805, is probably still with NL65 wherever that is.
Note that NL65 was leased directly to LNER and had nothing to do with EMT/EMR, so it's very unlikely to be in an EMR HST set.
Impending transfer to EMR, perhaps?Just seen a photo of 43238 in a red livery without its NRM vinels, just wondering if anyone knows the reason behind this? Thanks!
Now we can all see the photo:Just seen a photo of 43238 in a red livery without its NRM vinels, just wondering if anyone knows the reason behind this? Thanks!
Now we can all see the photo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcusgilmour/49061051991/
Does this mean more EMR services will change over to HSTs?
Not forgetting 43313's collision with an 08 at Bounds Green...Hitachi seem to be doing well this autumn, as another LNER Power Car could now be set for an early retirement. 800109 has managed to collide cab to cab with 43300 this evening in Neville Hill. The power car cab has sustained some damage, 3 coaches of the 800 are off the rails.
(for those not aware, The EC HST Fleet are maintained now by Hitachi as part of the EC contract. While it is unfortunate that this has happened, 2 collisions within 3 weeks isn’t great, 43296 ran around with half its face off last week, and it has been noticeable that the standard of maintenance on the EC fleet has dropped off considerably of late).
43075 is the first power car off lease.43300 will probably be the first power car to be withdrawn and taken to the scrapyard.