timothyw9
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- 68030 - Black Douglas
68028 is reported to be on a set on Longsight, Anyone able to confirm if it is and what set it is please?
I have the following
68025/TP04 - Last known location Longsight
68026/TP11 - Scarborough TMD for training
68027/TP09 - In service
68029/TP06 - Last known location Longsight
68030/TP12 - In service
68019/TP08 currently on mileage accumulation viewed today on Bletchley - Crewe run
Not sure if this is the right place to put this, but, does anyone know which carriages make up the rakes, as in TP 01 - 13?
I saw 68028 and a set at Longsight on Friday. No idea of which set as I take no notice of such things.68028 is reported to be on a set on Longsight, Anyone able to confirm if it is and what set it is please?
I have the following
68025/TP04 - Last known location Longsight
68026/TP11 - Scarborough TMD for training
68027/TP09 - In service
68029/TP06 - Last known location Longsight
68030/TP12 - In service
68019/TP08 currently on mileage accumulation viewed today on Bletchley - Crewe run
Should be as follows - the 68 couples to the 115xx first class vehicle - the 128xx vehicle is the driving trailer coach.
TP01 11501 12701 12702 12703 12801
TP02 11502 12704 12705 12706 12802
TP03 11503 12707 12708 12709 12803
TP04 11504 12710 12711 12712 12804
TP05 11505 12713 12714 12715 12805
TP06 11506 12716 12717 12718 12806
TP07 11507 12719 12720 12721 12807
TP08 11508 12722 12723 12724 12808
TP09 11509 12725 12726 12727 12809
TP10 11510 12728 12729 12730 12810
TP11 11511 12731 12732 12733 12811
TP12 11512 12734 12735 12736 12812
TP13 11513 12737 12738 12739 12813
Spare 12814
As I understand it, there’s no intention to switch the DT or coaches, very much a fixed formation. Locos I believe will switch.They are pretty much fixed formation like units aren't they (intermediate bar couplings?) so I expect they should remain fairly constant - indeed hasn't it been written that the 68 on each set won't change that often either?
As I understand it, there’s no intention to switch the DT or coaches, very much a fixed formation. Locos I believe will switch.
Coach BI haven't seen anything to confirm this but this is how I understood it to be too. Set can be identified by either the first class coach next to the loco (115XX) or the driving trailer at the other end (128XX). The intermediate TS coaches are numbered 701 to 739, you could work out which set you are in based on this number as well but it requires a bit more maths!
Four in storage:Once again many thanks for your updates. A short trip on TP12 this evening with 68030 revealed a couple of faults, mostly with the PIS announcements being incomplete "we are now arriving at <blank>...." etc. But overall very nice, great to see steady progress being made after months and months of waiting. I believe TP06 should make an appearance soon, possibly with 68028.
Is it 3 or 4 sets in store at Longmoor?
Thanks it has been established that 028 has replaced 029 on TP06There was a loco swap at Longsight last Wednesday with either TP04 or TP06 so 68028 could be with one of those 2sets.
From information elsewhere; couldn't get the doors open.Not clear why it picked up the delay at Scarborough.
From information elsewhere; couldn't get the doors open.
Same times?Both fantastic images, what impressive locations you chose.
I notice the paths are in again for Monday to Friday, a choice of 68032 or 68020 if they run as they did last week and start at York.
68020 yesterday, same again today.Same times?
And the return trip to York?68020 yesterday, same again today.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/N00168/2019/10/09/advanced
Just seen it leaving York P SD.
A please or thank you wouldn’t have gone amiss there...And the return trip to York?
I think it's just down to that there's only been one 802 service so far (and I'm really not sure when the next one will be, sometime in the next couple of weeks I reckon) but I'm sure it'll be added once there's at least a string of services on either the 802s or 397sI don't know if I've mentioned this before, but Nova 3 seating plans are now up on TPE's website, alongside the 350's and 185's:
https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travelling-with-us/onboard-facilities/seating-plan
No sign of Nova 1/802 plans yet despite them kind of being in service...
I could hear it on the Pendo I'd just pulled in on. I raced to the overbridge and just about filmed it's departure from the high vantage point as it left. Sounded great inside the cavernous Piccadilly.Happened to be walking through Manchester Piccadilly last night with one of these in platform 1 waiting to return to the depot. You could hear it faintly on the other side of the concourse near the toilets. I wouldn't describe myself as a huge train nerd but fantastic sound. The whole train shed was booming as it set off.
The 1400 departure from Huddersfield was a few minutes late in, and then had a fair old dwell time in the platform (I was on the Castleford Scud in platform 5) in part due to very few people moving down towards the front 2.5 cars until platform staff asked them to. Hopefully once longer trains become commonplace people will wise up and move down to the ends, weather permitting.
Black Douglas sounded in fine form on the rear.