silverlink football specials

[westcoaster]

this saturday watford play man utd in the fa cup, silverlink will be running, in conjunction with central trains 2x 8 car 321's to aston station birmingham, dont have times as of yet but have been told they will run as semi's to northampton then on to aston with crew change at cov? will post more info when i have it? normal disclaimers.

 

[87015]

will post more info when i have it?

Yes please!
We have been tipped off that there is a 1431 L.Buzz-Aston and 1946 Aston-L.Buzz running, presume to/from Watford?

 

[westcoaster]

been told both trains to run a 7 car only, rear coach to be locked out, short platform at aston.

 

[Guinness]

Don't 350s have SDO? In that case can't 350s be ran instead of 321s?

 

[matt]

Don't 350s have SDO? In that case can't 350s be ran instead of 321s?

I have known an 8 car 350 stop at a 4 coach length platform with only the front 350 in the platform so they have some form of SDO

 

[Jordy]

They should have, AFAIK all Desiros do, 185s certainly do!

 

[Julian G]

More info is in the Silverlink Website

 

[Mojo]

Why is it running to Aston? Villa Park is basically next door to Witton Station! Aston is at least a 10 min walk. Someone not done their homework, or are there other constraints running to Witton?
I'd have thought the 6tph stoppers at Aston plus the fast services going through would've meant they'd want to avoid stopping as many trains there as possible (yes, I know to get to Witton from the South you've got to go through Aston.)
Will these use the direct route between Stechford & Aston, or will they run via New St?

 

[Jim]

Is Witton on OHLE?

 

[matt]

Yep Witton is electrified. Last year a footex left Witton with the XC 90 set.

 

[87015]

Aston for away fans, Witton for home fans. Yes, i know its not Villa playing at home but you get the idea.

 

[westcoaster]

times from silverlink website

Harrow 1315 1355
Bushey 1320 1400
Watford Junction 1323 1403
Kings Langley 1328 1407
Hemel Hempstead 1334 1413
Berkhamsted 1338 1418
Leighton Buzzard 1354 1431
Milton Keynes 1407 1443
Northampton 1424 1510
Aston 1527 1622

train 1 is 1t66
train 2 is 1t67

Aston 1946 2003
Northampton 2058 2108
Milton Keynes 2117 2122
Leighton Buzzard 2126 2132
Berkhamsted 2143 2147
Hemel Hempstead 2148 2153
Kings Langley 2156 2200
Watford Junction 2206 2217
Bushey 2209 2220
Harrow 2214 2225

train 1 is 1z66
train 2 is 1z67

silverlink crews to cov , central crews to aston and vis versa
train going via stetchford not new st

 

[1VWC]

Was going to post times but westcoaster beat me to it!

Of note Aston-Birmingham International both ways is via the 'Birmingham avoider' so a rare chance for you EMU fans to get some rare track in!

Not my cup of tea but Enjoy nonetheless...

 

[plikma]

noob question - what's an SDO? Google and WP weren't my friends.

 

[taw valley]

some sort of Sperator Door Operation , but i think its a fancy term for certain doors to be isolated?

although i really dont know i just like to sound clever lol

 

[devon_metro]

Selective Door Opening?

 

[Mojo]

SDO is Selective Door Opening, used to prevent certain doors from opening on a train where the platform or stop marker would mean certain doors would be over an unsafe part of the platform for alighting, or over no platform at all!

 

[Tom]

Of note, some units can't do "SDO" and it is in fact "SUO" (Selective Unit Opening) ... in cases where the platform is shorter than 1 unit the local door is opened only.

 

[westcoaster]

350's have sdo when thery are used on the service between northampton and birmingham, in 8 car trains for special events at the nec, this is mainly for stations north of coventry

 

[Jim]

Of note, some units can't do "SDO" and it is in fact "SUO" (Selective Unit Opening) ... in cases where the platform is shorter than 1 unit the local door is opened only.

Like on the 442's, at BEU you had to use Local door but with 10 WES at Sway yoo used 'This 5' on the buttons

 

[Tom]

As Kris mentioned somewhere else on here, the Pigs used to have a "front 3 only". Oh, and also, Beaulieu Road didn't *require* the local door, but the dwell time was only 20 seconds booked and door release/close takes that.