"Ghost train" on destination board on train

[r37]

I'm not sure if this is quite the right place to post this, if not then please move!



I saw this earlier today. For those who may not be able to see the image, it is a 450 with "Ghost train 5Y05" on the description board on the side (can't remember the proper name for it!)

Is this a common occurrence? Or just a bit of a joke? I've never seen anything like it before!

 

[swt_passenger]

Fairly common over the years, as if they really want to they can type in anything from the control panel.

 

[Crossover]

It was a figment of your imagination

If it was what it says it was, it would have been 5Y05 1216 Guildford to Southampton Up Goods Loop (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/W95660/2018/02/05/advanced)

 

[r37]

It was a figment of your imagination

If it was what it says it was, it would have been 5Y05 1216 Guildford to Southampton Up Goods Loop (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/W95660/2018/02/05/advanced)

That's odd, as it was definitely going in the other direction, i.e from somewhere west of Southampton.

 

[pompeyfan]

That's odd, as it was definitely going in the other direction, i.e from somewhere west of Southampton.

May well have been the next working, the up goods loop to Southampton central empty to attach to a service from Poole if I remember rightly.

A couple of guards on here will be able to vouch that SWT never used to like manual destinations, unless there was no code available. In fact I think a forum member on here received a quiet word for putting ‘83 - Portsmouth harbour’ instead of the automatic, but ridiculous ‘portsm hbr’

 

[r37]

May well have been the next working, the up goods loop to Southampton central empty to attach to a service from Poole if I remember rightly.

That makes sense. I can't believe I didn't think of that.

A couple of guards on here will be able to vouch that SWT never used to like manual destinations, unless there was no code available. In fact I think a forum member on here received a quiet word for putting ‘83 - Portsmouth harbour’ instead of the automatic, but ridiculous ‘portsm hbr’

That seems like a really stupid thing to have a "quiet word" about!

 

[swt_passenger]

May well have been the next working, the up goods loop to Southampton central empty to attach to a service from Poole if I remember rightly.

Yes, you do remember rightly! 5Y01 1303 Woking to Southampton Up Goods Loop (UGL) and 5Y05 1216 Guildford to Southampton UGL attach while in the UGL and form 5B56, the ECS for the front 8 cars of the 12 car 2B56 1556 Southampton to Waterloo, with the ex-Poole 4 car unit attaching to the rear.

 

[pompeyfan]

Yes, you do remember rightly! 5Y01 1303 Woking to Southampton Up Goods Loop (UGL) and 5Y05 1216 Guildford to Southampton UGL attach while in the UGL and form 5B56, the ECS for the front 8 cars of the 12 car 2B56 1556 Southampton to Waterloo, with the ex-Poole 4 car unit attaching to the rear.

Thanks for clarifying. I’m glad I’m not going crazy in my increasing age!

 

[Crossover]

A couple of guards on here will be able to vouch that SWT never used to like manual destinations, unless there was no code available. In fact I think a forum member on here received a quiet word for putting ‘83 - Portsmouth harbour’ instead of the automatic, but ridiculous ‘portsm hbr’

I seem to recall it was a guard from here who did the "Trainy McTrain Face" one too!