They have been shredded. They could not have been used anywhere except the route they operated throughout their lifetime.
This is exactly the sort of situation where the former Heathrow Connect 360s bought by ROG for spot hire would be ideal. Guessing they won’t get used as no GWR drivers sign them.
If they came supplied with route qualified drivers maybe.
Slight problem there in that class 90s cannot operate on the SWML as they are AC only locomotives.
i was meaning South Wales Main Line not South Western main line, acronyms can be troublesome sometimes
are there enough 387's for all service patterns if they take over intercity routes?
That makes sense. Also in the unlikely event that 387s eventually get cleared to run to Cardiff, I would use as many of those as required for London - South Wales services. Then use whatever remaining 80x units there are for London - Bristol TM.
Since last Sunday the class 800 guards have been trained so that class 387's can take customers to Swindon as has been mentioned in another thread. Pass Didcot Parkway the class 387's cannot be operated with the driver only as they can between London Paddington and Didcot.
No worries, thanks!
what train services? There was never any serious proposals.Such a shame I was really looking forward to some interesting train services but sadly it wasn't to be
Earlier posts said charter stock was going to be used which would've made things interesting.
And would have been at total odds with PRM regulations.
Four different paint schemes at Reading depot for the same type of electric unit is interesting enough and has the advantage of being both PRM compliant and passenger friendly.
In the first couple of days of the crisis there was a very real fear that the whole fleet would have to be grounded. There were inquiries made as to any available stock at high levels during that time. So there were serious proposals, but the problem has been managed so they’ve not needed to activate those proposals.
