recent chronic shortages of Class 175s
What are the symptoms of a 'chronic shortage of 175s'? 150 / 153 substitutions or cancellations?
Looking at RTT
175001 - Holyhead off 5D48 0233 Holyhead to Holyhead Car. M.D.
175002 - not in service
175003 - 1V41 1147½ Wilmslow to Swansea
175004 - 1W22 1445 Swansea to Manchester Piccadilly
175005 - not in service
175006 - 1B63 1357 Swansea to Cardiff Central
175007 - 1W63 1650 Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
175008 - 2B99 1431 Swansea to Cardiff Central
175009 - 1H90 1443 Llandudno to Manchester Airport
175010 - 1W22 1445 Swansea to Manchester Piccadilly
175011 - not in service
175101 - 1V96 1102 Bangor (Gwynedd) to Cardiff Central
175102 - 2B67 1512 Cardiff Central to Swansea
175103 - not in service
175104 - 1D37 1225 Manchester Airport to Llandudno
175105 - 1W18 1045 Swansea to Manchester Piccadilly
175106 - 1H89 1332 Bangor (Gwynedd) to Manchester Airport
175107 - 1W60 1246 Swansea to Manchester Piccadilly
175108 - not in service
175109 - not in service
175110 - not in service
175111 - not in service
175112 - Chester off 5D68 0034 Chester to Chester D.M.U.D.
175113 - not in service
175114 - 2B43 1550 Carmarthen to Milford Haven
175115 - 1H88 1240 Llandudno to Manchester Airport
175116 - 2B41 1401 Carmarthen to Milford Haven
On the Manchester to Cardiff / Swansea route, Manchester departures showing as
0627 153329+153922
0730 175107
0830 153361+153906
0930 175004+175010
1030 175007
1130 175003 (started Wilmslow)
1230 150285
1330 150262
1430 150241 to Shrewsbury, 153362+153935 further south
1530 175105
1630 158819
1730 175107
1830 153367+153921
1930 175004
2030 175010
2130 175102
2233 ?
Seems there are two things going on. 175s operating services off the Manchester to Cardiff route and 153 / 150 substitutions.