Class 150s returning to the Marston Vale Line

[pokemonsuper9]

The alternative Class 150 trains are currently in service with another operator, so we need to wait for them to be released.

This has to be the TfW ones right?
The sooner the 197s get running more the earlier the Marston Vale gets its trains then.

 

[170UTD]

This has to be the TfW ones right?
The sooner the 197s get running more the earlier the Marston Vale gets its trains then.

I'd guess TfW, but given that they have 2 150s on hire from Northern at the moment, it looks like they need all theirs for now.

 

[CharlieSpotted]

Some interesting quotes in the FAQ on that page:

Reinstating the Class 230s is neither feasible or desirable, given their significant reliability issues. On average, three engines per week required changing due to reliability issues, necessitating a substantial workshop operation.

Ouch!

 

[SuperLuke2334]

I'd guess TfW, but given that they have 2 150s on hire from Northern at the moment, it looks like they need all theirs for now.

They do. However it may be possible for LNWR to have the 2 northern ones if 197s start on Wrexham Bidston and displace enough 150s back to the valleys. I won't speculate on what may happen though as the mods will be coming to get us!

 

[HamworthyGoods]

This has to be the TfW ones right?
The sooner the 197s get running more the earlier the Marston Vale gets its trains then.

Or Northern 150s freed up by service cuts.

 

[Bob Price]

The 231's will free up some on the Rhymney line, and the 197's in the north likewise. The Wrexham Bidston is still slated to have 230's and apparently training has restarted. So expect 150/1's.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Some interesting quotes in the FAQ on that page:



Ouch!

Yep. I thought they were bad but that is awful. I wonder would 150s have happened anyway once available?

I believe it's going to be TfW 150/2s, though obviously anything can change!

 

[Mag_seven]

Already being discussed here:

Marston Vale line suspension over - FULL services start running 19/02/24

Iain Stewart, the Tory MP for Milton Keynes South and chair of the Transport committee, has written to minister of state for rail Hew Merrian about the suspension of service on the Marston Vale line which runs in his constituency. A link to the letter is below. It has a few inaccuracies that...

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