Not see a 8 car TPE to Glasgow for ages . They are diagrammed for Edinburgh runs
Was briefly on the 15:00 Manchester Airport to Glasgow service yesterday, and it was a very crowded 185. Is this scheduled, or related to the technical issues above?
Was briefly on the 15:00 Manchester Airport to Glasgow service yesterday, and it was a very crowded 185. Is this scheduled, or related to the technical issues above?
The 1500 was also a 185 on Friday. Standing passengers from Piccadilly to Wigan.
That is the problem, everyone going to Wigan. This chaos will end in May thankfully.
I believe it is being replaced by the Northern Connect service to Barrow/WindermereSo TPE will run via Bolton again? Wigan NW loses its fast service to Manchester, which seems to have been very popular. Hope it can be replaced.
The 1500 was also a 185 on Friday. Standing passengers from Piccadilly to Wigan.
I hope you weren't as it didn't run from the airport or Man Picc due to engineering works.
There are different diagrams on Fridays and the weekends for 185s in order to make most of the Manchester to Edinburgh trains 8 coaches long.
I agree, though I doubt TfGM would countenance it somehow.A Northern only and Northern + Metrolink ticket offering would help to avoid fast services becoming full of passengers. I regularly use long distance services to get to Piccadilly but I would be prepared to avoid them to save money.
It would just push congestion onto the Northern services to Wigan/Bolton and Preston from Manchester.Perhaps running Non Stop to Lancaster may help , still be busy though
5th November 2018 the horses were struck at Gretna Jn.No booked 8 coach 350s anymore since 2019 or even late-2018 (can't remember when the 350 struck a horse in the Lakes), and definitely none needed right now apart from maybe ECS.
Probably no 350s at all anymore, according to the recent post in the other 350/4 thread:No booked 8 coach 350s anymore since 2019 or even late-2018 (can't remember when the 350 struck a horse in the Lakes), and definitely none needed right now apart from maybe ECS.