Varamis Rail Given Operators Licence from ORR

[Class15]

On the return trip, the train has only 6 minutes between passing Camden Junction and Willesden West London Junction !

Doesn’t need any more than that surely?

 

[The Planner]

On the return trip, the train has only 6 minutes between passing Camden Junction and Willesden West London Junction !

What is wrong with that? its about 4 miles?

 

[jagardner1984]

Does anyone have insight into or understand the logic of Liverpool Street as opposed to Euston which would presumably be more direct ? Or would NR veto on the basis of HS2 works in coming years ?

 

[Skimpot flyer]

What is wrong with that? its about 4 miles?

My apologies, I forgot about the shorter route via Primrose Hill. Was thinking in terms of the West Hampstead route that the London Overground trains use

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Varamis unit 321419 was stabled outside PRDC at Willesden yesterday afternoon
(image shows the refurbished unit in situ, with a northbound London Overground train heading towards Stonebridge Park in the background)

 

[LUYMun]

Looks like 321419 formed part of a move from Mossend to Birmingham International, then return to Rugby.

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It's daylight and we're at International. We aren't used to this but you'll have to wait a while to find out why.

Realtime Trains | 5Z01 1022 Mossend Down Yard to Birmingham International | 12/06/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Z01 1022 departure from Mossend Down Yard to Birmingham International on 12/06/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Realtime Trains | 5Z02 1710 Birmingham International to Rugby Depot Access Line | 12/06/2024

Real-time train running information for 5Z02 1710 departure from Birmingham International to Rugby Depot Access Line on 12/06/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[Class15]

The London trains haven’t really taken off. What’s gone wrong I wonder?

 

[Skimpot flyer]

I don’t know, but there is an article in today’s Guardian that quotes a Royal Mail spokesman, saying that “it will decommission its remaining freight trains (the DB Cargo operated Class 325 units) by 10 October, with a plan to increase the amount of post it moves by road”

Curiously, the RM spokesperson is later quoted as stating “it was becoming difficult to secure parts for maintenance and, after reviewing plans to acquire new trains, it was decided that using other commercial rail services and increasing road deliveries was a better option”.

Varamis ???

 

[DBS92042]

I don’t know, but there is an article in today’s Guardian that quotes a Royal Mail spokesman, saying that “it will decommission its remaining freight trains (the DB Cargo operated Class 325 units) by 10 October, with a plan to increase the amount of post it moves by road”

Curiously, the RM spokesperson is later quoted as stating “it was becoming difficult to secure parts for maintenance and, after reviewing plans to acquire new trains, it was decided that using other commercial rail services and increasing road deliveries was a better option”.

Varamis ???

321407 has been at Willesden Railnet Sidings for about a month now, I wonder if that's down there for training purposes?

 

[_toommm_]

Don't know if this has been posted elsewhere, but Varamis now have a 9th unit, 321342, collected from Wolverton yesterday:

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[Class 170101]

Does anyone have insight into or understand the logic of Liverpool Street as opposed to Euston which would presumably be more direct ? Or would NR veto on the basis of HS2 works in coming years ?

Not insight perhaps but when Varamis did their Presentation at Liverpool Street their map inplied services from Liverpool Street to Norwich and Liverpool Street / Kings Cross to Kings Lynn (also Kings Cross to Scotland via ECML I think) rather than Liverpool Street to Scotland.

The video in question, map visible around 12:00 to 12:30