FCC Class 377/5 Diagrams

[oliverj8]

Does anyone know where I can get the Saturday ones from 13th December 09.

 

[westcoaster]

do they come out at the weekend's then

 

[oliverj8]

I hope so because that is the only chance I will be able to go on one.

 

[Dave R]

I was at Bedford on the 30th Dec (a wednesday but with a saturday timetable operating over the christmas period) and one worked the 0934 St Pancras-Bedford, I would just go to Bedford or another station (Luton, St Albans etc.) and just wait a couple of hours and a pair is bound to turn up.

On saturdays they terminate at St Pancras, does anybody know which platforms they use?

 

[oliverj8]

On saturdays they terminate at St Pancras, does anybody know which platforms they use?

A and B but I don't know which is in which direction, one of them is arrival and the other is departure at weekends when works is taking place.

 

[Class377]

They arrive at A and depart from B, which means they must run into the tunnel to a certain distance.

Interesting on the 09:34, though I guess it can be random considering what the drivers are doing ATM.

 

[westcoaster]

There was signalling work over x-mas you can now terminate in both platforms, and turn back in both, you can now go down the up, and up the down.

377 do not come out to play on saturdays.

 

[oliverj8]

377 do not come out to play on saturdays.

Ah ok thanks anyway I will go Waterloo and try out a refurbished SWT class 455 (I know they have been like that for a while now but it should be a little bit easier )

 

[EM2]

They arrive at A and depart from B, which means they must run into the tunnel to a certain distance.

Not always. Sometimes they use P.1 upstairs.

 

[jon0844]

There was signalling work over x-mas you can now terminate in both platforms, and turn back in both, you can now go down the up, and up the down.

Are the fixed signs able to cope with that? At the moment there are quite obvious 'southbound' and 'northbound' signs that can't be changed. That's bound to cause confusion - and changing platform isn't a two second operation either.

 

[mackenzie_blu]

There was signalling work over x-mas you can now terminate in both platforms, and turn back in both, you can now go down the up, and up the down.

377 do not come out to play on saturdays.

They do now Westcoaster but ONLY diagrams I have are for when the Core is closed. One 8 car 377/5 does a St Pancras - Bedford - St Pancras - Bedford then sleeps for the night.

Infact they should do all day sunday between London Bridge and Brighton during closures.

As for when the Core's open, when that mainly depends on trained drivers. Tho lately its depended on what stock is actually able to run and the driver on it. Was a case the other week a driver took a unit to Brighton and back on a saturday but there was no relief driver until he returned to Bedford.

Any one who wants the diagrams they are up on yahoo groups already. Or PM me for more info (tho don't expect a quick reply this week!)

They arrive at A and depart from B, which means they must run into the tunnel to a certain distance.

Interesting on the 09:34, though I guess it can be random considering what the drivers are doing ATM.

Last time I checked I think it was all Bedford fast from Platform A and all stations to Bedford went from platform B. Thats how it was after xmas with the Core shut down until problems screwed that up. They used to have to go to nearer Farringdon until the crossovers north of St Pancras were comissioned a while ago.

Diagram BO 605/606 Saturday

Bedford CS 20+30 5A81 605/606
Bedford 20+32 Reverse
20+40 5A81 606/605
St Pancras International 21+28 21.44 2G81 605/606
Bedford 22.56 23.12 2A86 606/605
St Pancras International 00.24 00.33 2G03 605/606
Bedford 01.46 01+56 5G03 606/605
Bedford CS 01+58 Wash/CET
Stable

Diagram BO 617/618 Sunday diagrams

Preston Park Siding 07+27 5B10 618/617
Brighton 07+33 07.44 1B10 * 617/618
London Bridge 08.47 09.11 1T15 618/617
Brighton 10.22 10.44 1B22 * 617/618
London Bridge 11.47 12.11 1T27 618/617
Brighton 13.22 13.44 1B34 * 617/618
London Bridge 14.47 15.11 1T39 618/617
Brighton 16.22 16.44 1B46 * 617/618
London Bridge 17.47 18.11 1T51 618/617
Brighton 19.22 19+38 5B45 617/618
Lovers Walk Depot 19+58 CET
20+55 5B00 618/617
Preston Park Sidings 21+02

usual bits that these are what should run they will and may not run at all.

*via Quarry Lines