hst fire

[hstmatt]

Hi i have just found out that theres a hst on fire at northallerton does anyone know how it caught fire and what is the damage to it .

 

[Schnellzug]

this one?

 

[hstmatt]

yes that one i just wanna find out how it cought fire and will the powercar be scrapped or repaired

 

[BestWestern]

yes that one i just wanna find out how it cought fire and will the powercar be scrapped or repaired

Highly unlikely to be scrapped unless it's totally gutted.

 

[hstmatt]

ok well thats good if it dosnt get scrapped also will 90042 be getting scrapped that caught fire at castleford junction.

 

[BestWestern]

Hmm again it depends on the damage I would think, but probably more likely in that case as they're withdrawing 90s and probaly have serviceable undamaged ones they can replace it with, rather than doing pricey repairs

 

[fgwrich]

Highly unlikely to be scrapped unless it's totally gutted.

Certainly not in East Coasts timetables! No doubt it'll be off to Craigentinny or Brush in the next few weeks, no doubt receiving a new colour scheme if it visits the latter, and give it a few months will be back out and about in the ECML.

Does make you wonder whether its down to East Coasts Eureka timetable again - rush jobs on maintenance / depot turn around times reduced? Seems EC are sending out half completed work on their HST sets at the moment as i noticed during turn around time two HSTs in Kings Cross a couple of weeks ago, several of the Air Con Modules missing from some of the Mk3s...

And with the increasing rate of failure on the 91s - Is Eureka a timetable too far?

 

[Schnellzug]

According to the other thread,

43302 and 43314 were the power cars rostered today on 1E13 07:55 Inverness to Kings Cross.

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just for the record.

 

[MCR247]

It was 290 that caught fire?