5-Car vs 4-Car CrossCountry Voyager Newcastle to Reading: Unusual?

[life210]

Hello, I noticed on Friday evening, a 5 coach voyager pulled up for this route. Is this a rarity as I was under the impression only 4 coach voyagers were used on this route?

 

[louis97]

Hello, I noticed on Friday evening, a 5 coach voyager pulled up for this route. Is this a rarity as I was under the impression only 4 coach voyagers were used on this route?

Not at all, there are a number of 221s diagrams for that route.

 

[swt_passenger]

I think it is something of a 'railway myth', because 221s have appeared at the Reading (and now Southampton) end of the route ever since the current origin/destination pairs appeared following the 2007 rationalisation of routes.

I wonder if the view that it is only 220s to Reading dates back to when the Reading terminators came from Man Picc?

 

[Minilad]

Although 220s are far more likely on the Newcastle - Reading / Southampton services its by no means always. You are more likely to find 221s on the Bournemouth services though

 

[ValleyLines142]

There is at least one Super Voyager on the Newcastle to Reading route today (221126).