170UTD
Member
Just seen on Facebook that 43239/285/301 have been stood down
" "
" "
Last edited:
-
Our booking engine at tickets.railforums.co.uk (powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!
CrossCountry HST Diagrams
- Thread starter Robert Mann
- Start date
- Status
Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; click here to register, or click here to log in
R
RailUK Forums
That is sad. I shall miss them. I wonder whether anyone else will take them on.
I assume 321 has already been stood down? I've not seen it for a few months and it always used to break down, as I recall.
So that leaves (using the numbering I'm familiar with) 207/208/303/304/357/366/378/384 - have I missed any?
irish_rail
Established Member
I'm not convinced 239 is gone, last I heard was it will still be used with another power car on route learning trips, along with 285.
Liam L
Member
There won't be allocations till the day. Also 2nd September is a strike day so unlikely they be running anyway.
D6700
Member
- Joined
- 13 Mar 2010
- Messages
- 659
And Friday the 1st of September is an even bigger strike in terms of effect on services.
Apologies again - what should the last day of service be for the HSTs?
crosscity
Member
Mon 18Sep2023.
Managed to see two HST's at New St yesterday. I wonder if it will happen next Sunday too.
Sun 27 Aug 2023 at 17:11. Cross Country HST power cars 43357 and 43366 HST 40 are in view at Birmingham New St. 43357 is at the rear of the slightly delayed [1S53] 13:27 Plymouth-Edinburgh. 43366 is awaiting departure at the front of [1V62] the 11:05 Edinburgh-Plymouth. [P1170520] by Ray Honke, on Flickr
Well done - I've never seen two at New St together! Another excellent photo.
Liam L
Member
Completely forgot ASLEEF are on strike Friday.
crosscity
Member
It doesn't usually happen as the normal weekday timetable of two sets working four trains means they only pass once - somewere in Devon.
For the last couple of Sundays there have been three sets out working four trains, and all three sets have crossed Birmingham within an hour of one another. Indeed these two were timetabled to cross at New St. The trains were diverted away from Tamworth via Lichfield.
I feel incredibly lucky as I managed to photo all three sets across three different places - Aston, New St and Kings Norton. What's more I only set out to get a photo of an HST on the northern half of the Crosscity line! I believe XC trains are diverted via Lichfield next Sunday (03Sep) too, but I don't know whether three HST's will be out too running to a similar timetable.
59CosG95
Established Member
Sets out today:
43007 (207) + XC02 + 43008 (208) - 1V50 0606 EDB-PLY & 1E63 1527 PLY-LDS.
43303 + XC03 + 43357 - 1V44 0612 LDS-PLY & 1S51 1227 PLY-GLC.
All going well I should be getting 357+303 on 1S51 later!
43007 (207) + XC02 + 43008 (208) - 1V50 0606 EDB-PLY & 1E63 1527 PLY-LDS.
43303 + XC03 + 43357 - 1V44 0612 LDS-PLY & 1S51 1227 PLY-GLC.
All going well I should be getting 357+303 on 1S51 later!
It's not looking brilliant...
1V44 is currently 60 minutes late due to the points failure near Sheffield. However, it looks as though it's going to run fast to Plymouth from New St, only stopping at Bristol and Exeter, in the hope of making up some time. So you may be in luck, but I'd expect 1S51 to be potentially disrupted.
1V50 is doing the same thing - so both HSTs are running around 60 minutes late and calling at fewer stations on their way to Plymouth.
Last edited:
XCTurbostar
Established Member
- Joined
- 13 Sep 2014
- Messages
- 1,886
43301 and 43285 sandwiching a single XC 41xxx (FO) running from Doncaster Wab to Laira. Operated by ROG.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
Realtime Trains | 5V84 0937 Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids | 29/08/2023
Real-time train running information for 5V84 0937 departure from Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids on 29/08/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
www.realtimetrains.co.uk
59CosG95
Established Member
41035 I believe.43301 and 43285 sandwiching a single XC 41xxx (FO) running from Doncaster Wab to Laira. Operated by ROG.
Realtime Trains | 5V84 0937 Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids | 29/08/2023
Real-time train running information for 5V84 0937 departure from Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids on 29/08/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
crosscity
Member
What's all that about? I find it surprising that with less than three weeks to go Doncaster is still doing work on them.43301 and 43285 sandwiching a single XC 41xxx (FO) running from Doncaster Wab to Laira. Operated by ROG.
Realtime Trains | 5V84 0937 Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids | 29/08/2023
Real-time train running information for 5V84 0937 departure from Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids on 29/08/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
43239 was on rear of the 06:06 Edinburgh-Plymouth on Friday gone (with 43303 on front)... take it this must have been its last run?
(I see from Liam L's post in the thread that a different set worked the return).
Indeed - it gave me a very pleasant surprise while I was waiting to see the delayed 1V50, leading it by about 10 minutes. I wished I'd brought a camera!43301 and 43285 sandwiching a single XC 41xxx (FO) running from Doncaster Wab to Laira. Operated by ROG.
Realtime Trains | 5V84 0937 Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids | 29/08/2023
Real-time train running information for 5V84 0937 departure from Doncaster Works Wabtec to Exeter St Davids on 29/08/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.
Liam L
Member
Yep, 007, XC02 and 008 worked the return set
YorkshireBear
Established Member
- Joined
- 23 Jul 2010
- Messages
- 8,699
Are both diagrams midweek running until the end? Hoping to grab one Leeds to Newcastle on the evening of September the 11th?
BN 91119
Member
1S51 now 221125
BN 91119
Member
43303 and 357 are heading back south as 1Z60, no HSTs on V50 or V44 tomorrow now by the looks of things?
Just a gentle reminder this thread is exclusively for HST diagrams/allocations please.
I have moved some posts into other forum sections; if anyone has any queries regarding trip planning please use the Trip Planning & Reports section and for any posts suggesting XC obtain more stock, please use the Speculative Discussion section. Thanks
I have moved some posts into other forum sections; if anyone has any queries regarding trip planning please use the Trip Planning & Reports section and for any posts suggesting XC obtain more stock, please use the Speculative Discussion section. Thanks
Last edited:
Seems that way. 1Z60 is only going as far as Plymouth as well.
The_Train
Established Member
- Joined
- 2 Jun 2018
- Messages
- 4,367
221125 seems to be an early allocation for 1V50/1E63 tomorrow 
220012 allocated to 1V44 0612 from Leeds, 1E63 1527 from Plymouth is allocated 43007/008 with XC02221125 seems to be an early allocation for 1V50/1E63 tomorrow
crosscity
Member
After yesterday's northbound curtailments only northbounds running today (Thu 31/8), and in their normal slots - 1S51 and 1E63 (1227 and 1527 from Plymouth).
tjlrailblue
Member
- Joined
- 20 Sep 2013
- Messages
- 118
so annoying!
going to be stuck on a voyager now ...
what happened yesterday then to mess up the evening northbounds?
tim
going to be stuck on a voyager now ...
what happened yesterday then to mess up the evening northbounds?
tim
SuperLuke2334
Established Member
No driver to bring off 43007 008 from Laira onto 1S51 due to a fatality on Tuesday.
43357 303 were turned at Bristol last night on 1E63 due to a track defect between Bristol Parkway and Cheltenham
tjlrailblue
Member
- Joined
- 20 Sep 2013
- Messages
- 118
oh dear ☹️
not good then
hopefully i can catch one before they get withdrawn anyway
tim
not good then
hopefully i can catch one before they get withdrawn anyway
tim
- Status