Cumbrian Coast Loco Hauled Stock

[Toby Atkinson]

Does anybody know what stock will be running on the Cumbrian coast once the pacers are withdrawn and the Furness line gets 195s. Will it be purely 2 car 156s?

 

[Tringonometry]

Not 100% sure, but I'd be amazed if we get anything other than lovely 156s.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Thought 158s were being sent up that way?

 

[Tringonometry]

158s aren't cleared btwn Barrow and Carlisle, I believe.

 

[Please Explain]

37409 is pushing 2C52 12h08 ex-Carlisle this afternoon...

 

[Whistler40145]

158s aren't cleared btwn Barrow and Carlisle, I believe.

I think you're correct, to my knowledge, the only units passed North of Barrow-in-Furness are 142/150/153 & 156, 158s only passed Preston to Barrow-in-Furness.

 

[Class37.4]

Do we have an end date for these yet I know January is being talked about.

 

[PHILIPE]

I think you're correct, to my knowledge, the only units passed North of Barrow-in-Furness are 142/150/153 & 156, 158s only passed Preston to Barrow-in-Furness.

150s are not authorised through Maryport Tunnel so, in reality, north of Barrow

 

[IslandDweller]

Struggling to think of a tunnel at Maryport. Did you mean Bransty tunnel (Whitehaven to Corkickle)?

 

[PHILIPE]

Struggling to think of a tunnel at Maryport. Did you mean Bransty tunnel (Whitehaven to Corkickle)?

Aspatria actually.

 

[Pug Washer]

150s are not authorised through Maryport Tunnel so, in reality, north of Barrow

I think you mean the small bridge that goes over the track just North of the station? Clearance is pretty tight through it it seems

 

[Whistler40145]

If 150s aren't cleared North of Barrow-in-Furness, which classes are cleared except for 142s which will be withdrawn from traffic?

 

[DanNCL]

If 150s aren't cleared North of Barrow-in-Furness, which classes are cleared except for 142s which will be withdrawn from traffic?

Just 156s out of the classes that Northern are keeping I think.

 

[Whistler40145]

Just 156s out of the classes that Northern are keeping I think.

Sorry if I sound thick, but aren’t 156s a superior design of the 150s?

 

[DanNCL]

Sorry if I sound thick, but aren’t 156s a superior design of the 150s?

Yep they are. 23 metre coaches with end doors on a 156 as opposed to the 20 metre coaches with doors 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down the coach on a 150.

 

[Tringonometry]

Yep they are. 23 metre coaches with end doors on a 156 as opposed to the 20 metre coaches with doors 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down the coach on a 150.

156s are superior to everything.

 

[Whistler40145]

Yep they are. 23 metre coaches with end doors on a 156 as opposed to the 20 metre coaches with doors 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down the coach on a 150.

Cheers for your reply

 

[Metrodave2018]

The way I understand what I've read on here is that the class 68s have been withdrawn from the Cumbrian coast, so both diagrams 1 and 2 are 'permanently' worked by class 37 + 2/3 TSO + DBSO formations, 6 days per week. (So the answer to your question is yes).

Sorry, I am new to the forum so please redirect me if there is a more appropriate thread. Will class 37s continue after 2 Dec timetable change? Thanks

 

[Tringonometry]

Sorry, I am new to the forum so please redirect me if there is a more appropriate thread. Will class 37s continue after 2 Dec timetable change? Thanks

Word on the street was that they'd be gone "in January".

No real indication as yet as to whether this is 100% still going to happen, or which bit of January it refers to.

 

[themiller]

I think you're correct, to my knowledge, the only units passed North of Barrow-in-Furness are 142/150/153 & 156, 158s only passed Preston to Barrow-in-Furness.

I know that this is a bit pedantic but 155s and 143s have also run on the Maryport & Carlisle. 155s during construction and testing and 143s while they were in he north-east. I remember a yellow 143 as far south as Ravenglass on some sort of special working. I was told some years ago by a p/way supervisor that the 6' at Aspatria is almost exactly the same as the track gauge (discovered during the station rebuilding when a p/way trolley was run on the adjacent rails of the 6'.

 

[GrimShady]

One wonders if these 10 new DRS locos will see service on the Cumbrian Coast.

 

[Please Explain]

Are these running today with the strike on?

 

[Steamie Boxes]

The 37s do not run during strikes but run ECS to swap the sets round for Monday morning

 

[Please Explain]

The 37s do not run during strikes but run ECS to swap the sets round for Monday morning

Many thanks.

 

[dazter77]

Since they are 37’s on both diagrams now. I don’t think they even bother doing that now.

The 37s do not run during strikes but run ECS to swap the sets round for Monday morning

 

[stantheman]

Any update on loco hauled after Sat ?

 

[Steamie Boxes]

They are supposed to be continuing until January

 

[Tringonometry]

According to our dockets, Friday 25th January 2019 is scheduled to be the last day of class 37s on the Cumbrian Coast.

Apologies, theoretically at least the last day is scheduled to be Saturday 26th. I kinda assumed that it would still be a strike day and hence no 37s would be running.

 

[underbank]

Given that some of the loco hauled diagrams are full with 3.5 coaches, will they be replaced by 4 car Sprinters as if they're just 2 car, people won't even be able to get on some diagrams, let alone get a seat.

 

[Tringonometry]

Which leg of which loco diagram is full?

I can't remember when I was last on a busy one.