At about 12.15hrs today, I noted two Virgin Class 221 units entering Penmaenbach tunnel, en route from Chester to Holyhead. While the first one comprised the usual 5 cars, the second had only four - I was near enough and it was moving slowly enough (a new footbridge is being installed, hence speed restriction?, and a good future photographic opportunity) for me to count twice. Unfortunately I could not see the unit numbers - I was on the beach, and the parapet only enabled me to see the windows and above.
Has one of the previous four-car units been reconfigured? Is it possible to take one car out of a 5-car Voyager without removing one of the organs essential to its running? I ask the latter, as previous posts have indicated that the two spare Class 221 driving cars have been reported as being unable to move on their own as they lack certain vital items of running gear.
Has one of the previous four-car units been reconfigured? Is it possible to take one car out of a 5-car Voyager without removing one of the organs essential to its running? I ask the latter, as previous posts have indicated that the two spare Class 221 driving cars have been reported as being unable to move on their own as they lack certain vital items of running gear.