HST Powercar on M1 - 10/12/18

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Not something you expect to see appear in front of you on the motorway! An unidentified powercar heads north on the M1 at around 16:20 this afternoon, seen at J22.

I'm afraid it isn't a great picture as it is from my dashcam (so also all legal before anyone asks!) - please also excuse the reflection from my satnav. The dashcam latitude and longitude pinpoint I was at 52°41'55.4"N 1°17'33.6"W

 

[43096]

Not something you expect to see appear in front of you on the motorway! An unidentified powercar heads north on the M1 at around 16:20 this afternoon, seen at J22.

I'm afraid it isn't a great picture as it is from my dashcam (so also all legal before anyone asks!) - please also excuse the reflection from my satnav. The dashcam latitude and longitude pinpoint I was at 52°41'55.4"N 1°17'33.6"W

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At a guess, heading to Brush from Ely? So maybe 43182?

 

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At a guess, heading to Brush from Ely? So maybe 43182?

I have seen a similar suggestion elsewhere too - unfortunately I was more pre-occupied at the time with not hitting the lorry ahead (as all the traffic bunched up) whilst having a bit of "what the hell" moments to take note of the number at the time. The footage just has a blur of a number sadly

 

[43096]

I have seen a similar suggestion elsewhere too - unfortunately I was more pre-occupied at the time with not hitting the lorry ahead (as all the traffic bunched up) whilst having a bit of "what the hell" moments to take note of the number at the time. The footage just has a blur of a number sadly

Thanks for posting it - it helps keep track of what is going where, and ties in with 43138 going to Brush in the same fashion last week.

 

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Thanks for posting it - it helps keep track of what is going where, and ties in with 43138 going to Brush in the same fashion last week.

No worries. What are they going to Brush for (sorry, not been keeping up with all the threads on here)

 

[laseandre]

No worries. What are they going to Brush for (sorry, not been keeping up with all the threads on here)

It's likely to be one of the ex-GWR powercars headed for Scotrail, some have been stored at Ely recently, awaiting space at Brush for repaint/refurb.

 

[sprinterguy]

It's likely to be one of the ex-GWR powercars headed for Scotrail, some have been stored at Ely recently, awaiting space at Brush for repaint/refurb.

It is indeed one of the power cars ultimately destined for Scotrail.

 

[westcoaster]

My guess would be A14/M1. Would there be some mechanical issue, as it went by road.

 

[43096]

My guess would be A14/M1. Would there be some mechanical issue, as it went by road.

Either shortage of crew to move them or an issue with one or both. They’ve been at Ely for some time so would not be surprised if they’d lost their coolant - it’s what MTUs do when left.