Caledonian Sleeper discussion

[LeylandLen]

As I write this , I see that 1s25 n/b sleeper which left Euston at 2116 is still moving north near Stirling 310 ( 5H 10 mins ) late ! due Inverness 1315.It had left Crewe 77L . Warrington 127L Preston 141L .Fort William portion cancelled from Edinburgh.
Also the s/b 1M16 Inv to Euston is 184L at Milton Keynes, due Eus 1050. Clearly not a good night . Can someone please post resons for delays ? Yes I have looked on website and Twitter but none the wiser .

 

[DarloRich]

There was a person hit by a train around 07:00 this morning at Leighton Buzzard

 

[SPADTrap]

I hear there was a person hit by a train this morning in the MK area.

Ah thanks DarloRich!

 

[87015]

There was a person hit by a train around 07:00 this morning at Leighton Buzzard

It was hours late, missed all that. 90024 allegedly driven off the wires at Waverley, 66xxx with 67xxx inside for EH only as 67 unable to work train over Beattock solo. Now sitting at the Keynes, possibly to be caped as two locos won't fit into Euston for the ecs release?

1S25 50mph from about Hanslope due to stock defect. Fort Bill portion caped, day coaches presumably left at Waverley for the day.

Class...

 

[mralexn]

Now due into Inverness at 13:30

Does anybody know if 1M16 was caped at MKC ?

 

[LAX54]

short answer: Loco Failure. then lost path

 

[LeylandLen]

Yes I did see on the webcam that the s/b sleeper arrived at Crewe with a 66 on the front with a 67 behind it.

1M16 was terminated at MK AT 1010 , 184L .Presume passengers entitled to full compensation ?

 

[DarloRich]

67004, 67710 and now 92010 which has arrived from the south to assist are at the head of the sleeper sat in MKC platform 1!

 

[reb0118]

Presume passengers entitled to full compensation ?

No, they just have a free bar!





(Sorry that's the Royal Scotsman I'm thinking of.........)

 

[Bungle965]

Any chance of any pictures?

 

[DarloRich]

Any chance of any pictures?

check my flickr tonight

 

[Bungle965]

check my flickr tonight

Thanks for that.

 

[talltim]

Any chance of any pictures?

Of the free bar?
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66710 by AJF 1, on Flickr

 

[Bungle965]

Of the free bar?
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66710 by AJF 1, on Flickr

Lol thanks

 

[DarloRich]

Pictures from here on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/20127835531/ please scroll through

 

[Bungle965]

Pictures from here on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/20127835531/ please scroll through

Had a good look though thanks for that.
Sam

 

[Whistler40145]

Obviously a second 67 wasn't available for a pair to work south of Edinburgh, hence the use of the 66.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

67004, 67710 and now 92010 which has arrived from the south to assist are at the head of the sleeper sat in MKC platform 1!

Wow - wonderful for the haulage brigade. That sounds like a rare loco combo.

 

[Whistler40145]

Indeed.

Presumably the 92 was added to get the stock moved at a higher speed than the 66!

 

[DarloRich]

Indeed.

Presumably the 92 was added to get the stock moved at a higher speed than the 66!

Some suggestion the 66 failed at MK - not had confirmation of that

 

[Whistler40145]

If the 67 was only ticking over proving ETS then the 66 would've been working flat out trying to shift that load and I wouldn't be at all surprised it failed.

 

[DarloRich]

Wow - wonderful for the haulage brigade. That sounds like a rare loco combo.

the 92 only hauled the ECS south

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I am told the northbound Highlander ( 1S25? ) left Euston nearly two hours late tonight ( 29th ); any idea what caused this?

 

[sprinterguy]

If the 67 was only ticking over proving ETS then the 66 would've been working flat out trying to shift that load and I wouldn't be at all surprised it failed.

The self same locomotives that shift 2000 tonne block trains, and regularly run up and down the West Coast main line, at up to their maximum speed of 75mph, on long distance intermodal trains than can weigh around 1000 tonnes? The Caledonian Sleeper is a lengthy formation, but even with a dead class 67 in the consist it falls short of what is asked daily of the class 66 fleet on freight workings.

 

[causton]

If the 67 was only ticking over proving ETS then the 66 would've been working flat out trying to shift that load and I wouldn't be at all surprised it failed.

Read it ran out of coolant somewhere?

Edit: Seen the TRUST report concerned, indeed the 66 ran out of coolant.

 

[Observer]

With the sleeper 67 going down south were any workings up north replaced with a different non-standard loco?

EDIT: 86101 did the ECS from Polmadie to Edinburgh Waverley: https://www.flickr.com/photos/64006671@N06/19504712243/

 

[MCR247]

I am told the northbound Highlander ( 1S25? ) left Euston nearly two hours late tonight ( 29th ); any idea what caused this?

Seemed to make it to EDB without any further issues, but the Aberdeen set then didn't do too well :?

 

[marks87]

The self same locomotives that shift 2000 tonne block trains, and regularly run up and down the West Coast main line, at up to their maximum speed of 75mph, on long distance intermodal trains than can weigh around 1000 tonnes? The Caledonian Sleeper is a lengthy formation, but even with a dead class 67 in the consist it falls short of what is asked daily of the class 66 fleet on freight workings.

66s are indeed pretty impressive machines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvTZMBR28z8

(Video of a 66 at York pulling 2860 tonne engineers' train)

 

[Bungle965]

Indeed people may not like them because of the noise that they make, but they are damn powerful machines.

 

[GB]

66s are indeed pretty impressive machines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvTZMBR28z8

(Video of a 66 at York pulling 2860 tonne engineers' train)

The rear 66 would also be providing power on the HOBC.