Hull Trains cancellations due to chronic shortage of available rolling stock

[westv]

Why does it taķe almost a year to release annual results?

 

[ForTheLoveOf]

Why does it taķe almost a year to release annual results?

That's just the way that company accounts work in the UK...

 

[Bayum]

Oh wow. You actually think top’n’tailing 180s with 67s is an option. “Challenges” with top speed, couplers, train supply, crew training, etc etc would take longer to resolve than getting their 802 fleet delivered.

I assume you have missed all the talk of sub-leasing a GWR HST that is actually happening?

Was a simple question. A 'no because...' would have sufficed.

 

[robbeech]

Was a simple question. A 'no because...' would have sufficed.

That’s not the Rail uk way.

 

[HullRailMan]

Looking at times after the timetable change in May it’s seems that the 0823 from Hull will now start at Beverley and the 1548 from Kings Cross will run through to Beverley. That train then returns ECS to Hull to form the 1912 to KX.

 

[ricoblade]

Well I've risked booking Hull Trains from Retford to King's Cross on March 14th, we'll see if that was a good decision!

 

[cactustwirly]

Well I've risked booking Hull Trains from Retford to King's Cross on March 14th, we'll see if that was a good decision!

Well they have a HST set now, so the problems shouldn't be as bad.

 

[lincolnshire]

Well they have a HST set now, so the problems shouldn't be as bad.

It looks like the HST set is coming out to play on 1st & 2nd (Friday & Saturday) March 2019 .

 

[Mugby]

It looks like the HST set is coming out to play on 1st & 2nd (Friday & Saturday) March 2019 .

Birmingham City FC are playing away at Hull on Saturday so I imagine a fair number of Blues fans will be making the journey by train.

 

[fishquinn]

It looks like the HST set is coming out to play on 1st & 2nd (Friday & Saturday) March 2019 .

Any idea as to what services it'll be on at this point? Cheers.

 

[cactustwirly]

Any idea as to what services it'll be on at this point? Cheers.

I believe it's the 1148 KGX - HUL and return.

 

[fishquinn]

I believe it's the 1148 KGX - HUL and return.

Excellent, thanks.

 

[Class 170101]

Birmingham City FC are playing away at Hull on Saturday so I imagine a fair number of Blues fans will be making the journey by train.

Surely thery would go XC to Doncaster then either Hull Trains or more likely Northern? Or via Leeds then TPE?

 

[Mugby]

Surely thery would go XC to Doncaster then either Hull Trains or more likely Northern? Or via Leeds then TPE?

Yes, that's what I meant really, just HT (or Northern) from Doncaster.

From my experience there tends to be quite large numbers of both home and away fans wanting trains towards Doncaster after games at around 1730.

 

[at60]

Just found this for Monday 4th. Shows as HST, ‘ecs’
i presume this is a crew training run?

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/N02850/2019/03/04/advanced

 

[rustbucket]

It's doing a full diagram today

0823 and 1512 from Hull
1148 and 1848 from Kings Cross

 

[DaiGog]

As things stand, the HST is scheduled to work the following:
Friday 1/3/19: 0823 HUL-KGX, 1148 KGX-HUL, 1512 HUL-KGX, 1848 KGX-HUL (1848 will not run through to BEV)
Saturday 2/3/19: 0823 HUL-KGX, 1148 KGX-HUL, 1531 HUL-KGX, 1948 KGX-HUL
Sunday 3/3/19: 0906 HUL-KGX, 1258 KGX-HUL

 

[Darandio]

Interesting move by Hull Trains this morning to update the news page on their website this morning. In doing so they have removed all of the apologies and the latest news piece is now from September 2018, before the shenanigans. None of this happened, it was all a dream and the only news from Hull Trains is good news!

 

[_toommm_]

Interesting move by Hull Trains this morning to update the news page on their website this morning. In doing so they have removed all of the apologies and the latest news piece is now from September 2018, before the shenanigans. None of this happened, it was all a dream and the only news from Hull Trains is good news!

Rose tinted spectacles my friend!

 

[HullRailMan]

Interesting move by Hull Trains this morning to update the news page on their website this morning. In doing so they have removed all of the apologies and the latest news piece is now from September 2018, before the shenanigans. None of this happened, it was all a dream and the only news from Hull Trains is good news!

Well it has been updated along with the rest of the website. Why would apologies posted last year be in the slightest bit relevant to anyone now?

 

[Darandio]

Well it has been updated along with the rest of the website. Why would apologies posted last year be in the slightest bit relevant to anyone now?

OK then, not just apologies, that wasn't a good example. Everything was removed, news of how crap it was, news of how it was getting better, updates from the MD etc etc.

 

[philthetube]

Sensible business decision.

 

[robbeech]

Does it not depend on what remains?

If it’s been turned back to before the issues but everything before it remains it’s a bit cheeky, but if it’s just all gone and new stuff replaces it then I can’t see what the issue is.

 

[HullRailMan]

Exactly, it’s hardly unusual for a company to use its ‘news’ part of a website to sell itself.

To be fair it seems good progress has been made recently. Tomorrow’s 0727 cancellation is the first train fault cancellation for a month which, in the The context of late last year, is a good achievement. Not perfect but a good step forward.