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Andy Pacer
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Presumably these diagrams will be in the hands of class 156's from Saturday then?
DanNCL
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05:50 Barrow - Carlisle cancelled due to no guard, set running ECS to Carlisle. 09:03 Carlisle - Barrow will be starting from Workington too according to journey check.
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Monday as we don’t have a Saturday at the moment due to strikes
Reading between the lines from a tweet from Northern: https://twitter.com/northernassist/status/1078607557940391936
"It has been brought to our attention that unofficially, today is the last day of scheduled service for the class 37s. It is not set to be their last date, however they currently have no dates scheduled for further service."
Read of that that what you will.
"It has been brought to our attention that unofficially, today is the last day of scheduled service for the class 37s. It is not set to be their last date, however they currently have no dates scheduled for further service."
Read of that that what you will.
xotGD
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Sounds like they will still be on standby in case of a shortage of units.
Tringonometry
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Saw it from the beach as we were walking the dogs.
Harbornite
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At least the normal passengers won't have to put up with the basher's stench any more. The smell on the penultimate day was bad enough; the state of the some of the specimens on board was really something.
dk1
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I would say the DBSOs could now return to Norwich as originally intended but doubt the refresh/training on these would be worth it now the East Anglian short hauled set is on borrowed time.
Iskra
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Or all the litter they leave.
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Presumably they'll still have to put up with the lack of guards or signalmen/women not turning up though? Or will staffing miraculously improve on Monday?
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Perhaps, but at least the trains won't smell like sewers so there's that.
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Didn't smell on Friday, perhaps one or two people have over-sensitive noses?
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Some bashers stink, just like some of the general public.
It didn't smell on Thursday either. On a normal day you would be lucky to get half a dozen bashers on these trains. I've been on them many times and been the only enthusiast onboard. The only trouble I have ever seen has been caused by the local Cumbrian drinking fraternity.
The 12:08 from Carlisle was often packed with enthusiasts - normally a full coach next to the loco.
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A fair point, as a shorter person, I've had my face wedged into the armpit of fellow bus passengers to know that.
Although I've spent years arguing with friends and colleagues that an interest in the railways isn't shorthand for an anti-social virgin with jam jar specs, a cagoule and a personal hygiene problem, but i admit some enthusiasts make that argument harder to make. There's a group of spotters who hang out on Peterborough station and fit pretty much every cliché and are pretty inconsiderate and borderline rude to actual passengers. Their behaviour makes me cringe.
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Well it did on Thursday, the stench was noticeable. Don't take it too personally, it happened!
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A rather large proportion it would seem, enough to stink a whole coach out.
Steamie Boxes
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I was on the 12.08 on Thursday, I didn’t notice a large smell (or maybe it was because I had a SubWay to not notice the smell)
xotGD
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Perhaps a separate thread on the pungency of cranks is in order.
Meanwhile, will the 37s still be on standby in case of unit shortage?
Meanwhile, will the 37s still be on standby in case of unit shortage?
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You need to get about a bit more to see what the general public can be like.
Some can make even the most disgusting bashers appear like high-class citizens.
The fact is, the population is hugely diverse. Generalisation does no one any favours. Just makes people appear judgemental and prejudiced.
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Definitely no LHCS passed my house (which is on the line), today!
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ForTheLoveOf
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Unfortunately Saturday Northern strikes and the infrequent nature of the service have continuously precluded me from making use of this service since I realised what was 'at stake'.
A shame, but alas such haulage (or equivalent) will still be available on other routes at some point no doubt
A shame, but alas such haulage (or equivalent) will still be available on other routes at some point no doubt
A shame, but alas such haulage (or equivalent) will still be available on other routes at some point no doubt
If its class 37 haulage that you (or anyone else for that matter) are after, then I suggest you head over to Anglia!
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/frequently-requested-diagrams.170615/#post-3666640
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No weekend serviceIf its class 37 haulage that you (or anyone else for that matter) are after, then I suggest you head over to Anglia!
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/frequently-requested-diagrams.170615/#post-3666640
so I'll have to squeeze it in sometime else (and wait until it's light enough to actually see something!)They certainly won’t be missed by anyone who has to use that line for commuting purposes....
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