London to Glasgow Non-Stop

[Statto]

Is that actually 2 late as it left early?

I didn't spot that it departed Euston 1 early

 

[hexagon789]

I think they've had it, they needed to maintain early running because of the early start. Even allowing for the fact that RTT works to the nearest 1/4 min I think they are going to arrive at about 3 hours 54-3 hours 55.

 

[The Planner]

I think they've had it, they needed to maintain early running because of the early start. Even allowing for the fact the timetable works to the nearest 1/4 min I think they are going to arrive at about 3 hours 54-3 hours 55.

Quarter of a minute? errr...

 

[hexagon789]

Quarter of a minute? errr...

RTT works to 1/4 mins

 

[Bald Rick]

Don’t forget this is working off TRUST timings, it shows a 1min early departure but it may well have been on time due to berthing offsets.

 

[LowLevel]

I'm sat in my living room on my rest day watching it on Traksy

 

[BanburyBlue]

I think things like this are kind of pointless unless they are actually going to run such a train in service in future.

Agreed. Makes you wonder how many other services have been delayed to make sure this one gets through?

 

[Statto]

I have it on time through Rutherglen

 

[The Planner]

RTT works to 1/4 mins

Timetable doesn't though, ½ minutes.

 

[Bald Rick]

RTT works to 1/4 mins

But RTT isn’t the timetable

 

[hexagon789]

Timetable doesn't though, ½ minutes.

But RTT isn’t the timetable

Yes, sorry I should have specified RTT. I'm trying to type too quickly!

 

[tonysk14]

It's signalled into the platform. Gonna be close.

 

[crossani]

Anyone at Central for the arrival?

 

[Failed Unit]

I guess the stopwatch is king

 

[The Planner]

It will be down to the platform approach, the SRT will be rounded up more than likely and based on a conservative approach.

 

[d9009alycidon]

Reckon it made it by the skin of its teeth

 

[nlogax]

Looks like some magic happened between Motherwell and the river!

 

[Dren Ahmeti]

Have S&T gone out and accidentally disabled the TPWS ramp into the platform

 

[hexagon789]

RTT reporting 1429 arrival

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

Agreed. Makes you wonder how many other services have been delayed to make sure this one gets through?

About 5 trains were altered (looped, turned slow line, or held while overtaken).
I doubt if any were late at their destination.
Not sure about around Glasgow (the most difficult bit).

The train was essentially using the path of the pre-Covid 1030 Euston-Glasgow, accelerated at the northern and southern end of its journey.
It also helped that the current timetable has fewer trains in it.

 

[AlterEgo]

Arrived 1429. I make that 3h54m and a failure.

 

[hexagon789]

Arrived 1429. I make that 3h54m and a failure.

Agreed, though it may be slightly under 3h54m in seconds.

 

[Dren Ahmeti]

Arrived 1429. I make that 3h54m and a failure.

Berth offset most likely. Wait for the stopwatch time.

 

[Bald Rick]

Not sure about around Glasgow (the most difficult bit).

The difficult bit was Colwich - Stafford - Crewe - Weaver.

 

[WelshBluebird]

Someone on Twitter is saying 21s behind the record. No idea of the source of that though.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Arrived 1429. I make that 3h54m and a failure.

Bearing in mind all of the modern safety systems that stop the 390 getting above a certain speed - all that being not-present on the 370, I think the fact this comes down to seconds certainly proves the 390 is faster

 

[RailWonderer]

We will have to know if the train adhered to all linespeed limits, and ask whether or not some speeds could be raised in some areas (sensibly after a review) if they were to attempt it again.

 

[nlogax]

From RTT it looks like Carstairs was an issue? In relative terms anyway.

 

[Bald Rick]

Arrived 1429. I make that 3h54m and a failure.

Berth offsets come into play. Trains leaving Euston exactly on time (rolling at 00) will show in TRUST as departing 1E. This could well have happened here.

Agreed it will be close.

 

[KashmireHawker]

Someone on Twitter is saying 21s behind the record. No idea of the source of that though.

Got the link?