co-tr-paul
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Can't answer that as currently on hols...! Back in Tues so will update then.
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GWR Cornish Night Riviera Sleeper and GWR Class 57 updates from Long Rock
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I was on this morning's Night Riviera (Paddington to Penzance). It was my first trip on LHCS in a while and I've a question.
As we were given the whistle to pull clear of St Erth, the train continually 'lurched' (quite significantly!) 10 to 20 times during the acceleration phase and didn't appear to gain much speed until well beyond the station.
What is this, what is the likely cause and is it 'normal'? I assumed it might be wheel slippage on a gradient or due to leaf mulch. Could somebody here help solve this fascinating - if slightly annoying - mystery from the end of my journey? Thanks!
As we were given the whistle to pull clear of St Erth, the train continually 'lurched' (quite significantly!) 10 to 20 times during the acceleration phase and didn't appear to gain much speed until well beyond the station.
What is this, what is the likely cause and is it 'normal'? I assumed it might be wheel slippage on a gradient or due to leaf mulch. Could somebody here help solve this fascinating - if slightly annoying - mystery from the end of my journey? Thanks!
It's wheel slip, the night riviera seems to be more noticeable. It had so much struggle one evening last week it was held for a couple of hours at st Austell so it could run behind the rail cleaning train that was due to leave Par at 0115.
Ah hah. Excellent, thanks for such a quick reply. I was in the rear coach and assume the effect would have been magnified here?
fgwrich
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Truro and St Erth both seem to be hot spots for wheel slips on the down Night Riviera.
Reading West seemed to be particularly bad as well today, with 150001 taking several attempts to pick up traction - ironically with the RHTT sat behind it.
Reading West seemed to be particularly bad as well today, with 150001 taking several attempts to pick up traction - ironically with the RHTT sat behind it.
co-tr-paul
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The guards vans are currently carrying extra bags of sand.... ! First train of day in many places along route.
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Its a shame GWR have 3 different styles of green interior why didn't they just keep the Night Riviera interior the same as First Class which would have looked a lot better.
co-tr-paul
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As the whole repaint and refurb.is so beset with.problems and delays, we should have done what I suggested some 4 years back, get newbuild !!
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It's a fair point. An add-on order to the Caledonian Sleepers CAF build would have made a lot of sense.
co-tr-paul
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Our refurb was planned a year or so before the Scotrail spliti and announced afew months before but an add-on would have made sense.
co-tr-paul
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Finally! New DSO 12142 should be in tonights down, IN SERVICE. Well should be....
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Looking unlikely now. Still not shunted into the set
395 Olympic Javelin
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Is 12142 on tonight's sleeper?
Not on the up one, not sure about the down because details were not available last time I looked.
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co-tr-paul
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Can confirm currently sat on it in Long Rock and should be in tonights up, Thurs.
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So will it be on the sleeper service on Saturday?
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IF it is on 1A40 tonight it should in theory be on 1C99 on Friday night/Saturday morning.
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Yh I mean Saturday morning
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Then it should in theory be on the 2345 Paddington - Penzance
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Looks like some issues again this evening on the Down...
co-tr-paul
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A brake dragging and later, railhead conditions.
PHILIPE
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Was 57306 due failure of 57604 at Paddington
From the information I have 57604 would not start at Paddington, 08 sent from Old Oak Common to drag 604 to depot for attention. Train left 146 minutes late with 57306 on rear as insurance.
Later in journey a combination of low power on 57604, hauling a dead 57306 and adhesion issues in Cornwall resulted in Penzance being reached 132 minutes late.
Later in journey a combination of low power on 57604, hauling a dead 57306 and adhesion issues in Cornwall resulted in Penzance being reached 132 minutes late.
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Also dragging brakes on one of the coaches
co-tr-paul
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Fri night down with 605 was smoking quite a lot. May be a light loco move from OC Sunday as assurance for the sun up so keep eye.out if photographing..... .
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Fri nights down had 605 smoking quite abit
May be a light loco move from OC sent as assurance for the sun up.
Albert's siding and through running road now a building site, new walkway and access steps at Old Bank and TSOD 12161 has gone for both interior refurb and repaint.
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Fri nights down had 605 smoking quite abit
May be a light loco move from OC sent as assurance for the sun up.
Albert's siding and through running road now a building site, new walkway and access steps at Old Bank and TSOD 12161 has gone for both interior refurb and repaint.
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When should all the coaches for the sleeper be finished Paul?