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I'm just wondering if they would ever venture forth this way (be it a direct service or diversionary service) :) Understand that chances are very slim with Manchester not being on the mainline and as you say, plenty of Pendolinos to operate. As I mentioned, Super Voyagers have come via...

Do we know if the 805s/807s would eventually (if ever) go to Manchester Piccadilly? Or would they only go via that way for diversionary purposes only, much like Avanti Super Voyagers are now?

And just today, I saw a XC Voyager use Platform 12. Found it on Realtime Trains: 1203 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G25204/2024-02-24#allox_id=0

I agree, I think the Liverpool - Cleethorpes (South TPE) would have been a good route for the whole (or majority of) the fleet to be dedicated to, as they would remain self contained and would be able to access Longsight still. If they still had enough, they could probably have kept them on the...

I remember seeing a CrossCountry 4-car Voyager has on a rare occasion used Platform 11.

It's been mentioned in the TfW 15x/17x withdrawals (175s gone) thread that 150269 and 150270 should now be back with Northern at Neville Hill now as of today, both have left Cardiff Canton. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K64283/2023-12-03/detailed

Northern 319s are being withdrawn, and will all be gone by December 23 timetable change. Short term, there's going to be services that will likely be 3-car only. Long term, the West Yorkshire services (some) will eventually become 6-cars, once the WMT 323s come up to the North West so more...

On one Saturday few weeks ago, there was a XC Manchester - Bristol Temple Meads service which called at Worcestershire Parkway additionally also. Similar also, RTT did not show or advertise it as stopping but was labelled as 'passed'.

Can confirm that it is still 9 car, I recently saw it at Crewe in the last week.

They have indeed. More recently, they have been on Crewe - Newark Castle services via Stoke and Derby.

Spotted a Class 68+Mk5 set on the Cleethorpes - Liverpool route few days ago on Thursday when I was on my way home from Manchester. Looking back on RTT, it was 68029 (set TP04). Good to see them in action on this line.

Another update having travelled on the line recently: - Gatley - Out of the three stations, Gatley is still the one that has made / is making the most amount of progress. The extended platform framework/base structures for both sides are now more-or-less in place on both the Airport and...

An update on this - I travelled down the Airport line recently, and can confirm that work has indeed finally started on all three stations. Out of the three, Gatley station had the most progress being made so far with some infrastructure being put in place. East Didsbury had some progress being...

Yes, I remember when I travelled on a Virgin XC Voyager from Stockport to Manchester Victoria, it went via Denton and Ashton Moss Junction (and it was a very slow journey!). I think the service originated from Bournemouth, and it was just before Arriva XC had taken over the franchise...

6-car 331s have been used on the Liverpool - Airport stopper during industrial action days (according to RTT), but normally (since Dec 22 timetable) they have been a mixture of single 3-car 323 or 3-car 331. 4-car 319s no longer run on this route. 6-car 185s were used on the Redcar - Airport...

Network Rail have recently published a press release, outlining platform extensions for 3 of the Manchester Airport line stations: Mauldeth Road, East Didsbury and Gatley, which will be starting from Sunday January 8th: You can read more about it on the official page here...

170416 was on the 16:51 Liverpool - Nottingham service today, saw it at Manchester this evening. Always nice to see some 170s venture back up here on it's old stomping ground.

As of June this year, it was last seen at Long Marston. Not sure if it's still there though.

Yes of course, I would imagine the reason why we have such a service is down to the stop-start timetable nature that the Styal line currently faces (after the 2018 timetable change), and TPE would have had to have waited at Gatley for the path/signalling to be available to proceed, and decided...

The North East services haven't completely disappeared from Gatley. It appears they will still call at Gatley on Sundays only in the usual time slot expected. I agree, this North East service has/was very useful, not only for direct connections to Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria, but also...