Yesterday, whilst pulling into New Street on a Cross City line train, I noticed that the 12:30 Birmingham New Street to London Euston service was being opperated by a 221 Voyager. Was this just a one off working or are these units becoming more common on routes usually opperated by 390's?
Select diagrams in summer go over to 221 operation to free up 390s for busier Scotland - Birmingham diagrams. I'll try and find up the details.
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From Bengolding:
Edinburgh Pendolinos Mon-Sat
1051 Edinburgh - Euston via Birmingham
0843 Euston - Edinburgh via Birmingham
1451 Edinburgh - Euston via Birmingham
Mon-Fri only
New 0928 Glasgow Central - Euston (0940 has fewer stops)
1030 Euston - Lancaster extended to Glasgow
An additional Super Voyager is added to strengthen Euston - Chester services.
And:
07:19 Birmingham N St to Glasgow Central
12:00 Glasgow Central to Birmingham N St
14:30 London Euston to Lancaster
17:36 Lancaster to London Euston
16:00 Glasgow Central to Birmingham N St
are now all Pendo vice Super Voyager
And:
For North Wales:
09:10 Euston to Holyhead is now a double throughout, with the 13:58 return working being the same double-set back from Holyhead, not just south of Chester.
16:35 Chester Euston/19:10 Euston Holyhead also both doubles, not sure If 19:10 is double throughout.
Edit: I forgot to mention several Saturday Birmingham-Edinburgh/Glasgow workings are going to be double sets as well
Most comprehensive update:
Diagrams now to hand, and changes from 16th July to 10 September, in addition to the 06.20 Bham, 08.43 Euston and 10.52/14.52 Edinburgh being 390s mon-sat as last year, and the all day SX diagram for a 221 on EBWs, are:
Monday to Friday.
390 will work 07.20 Birmingham/12.00 Glasgow/16.20 Birmingham, balanced by the set off 10.30 dated Euston-Glasgow working 16.00 back to Birmingham.
The Voyager saved will allow the 09.10 Euston-Holyhead to be 10 cars throughout, with a set off Crewe to work the 11.35 Chester-Euston, and the set off the 13.10 from Euston strengthening the 16.35 up and 19.10 down as far as Chester.
The 13.43 Euston-Glasgow is a pair of 221s - on Fridays one set is detached at New St for the 19.20 to Glasgow.
14.30 Euston-Lancaster and 17.37 return will be a Pendolino
10.36 FO Preston-Euston and 18.46 FO return are (different) 221s.
18,43 Euston-Crewe remains diagrammed for a mythical VW699, but presumably as now will be WB64.
Saturday
08.00 Glasgow/12.20 Birmingham/16.52 Edinburgh
05.57 Crewe/10.00 Glasgow
08.20 Birmingham/12.52 Edinburgh/17.20 Birmingham
are ten cars
05.50 Glasgow-Birmingham and 13.43 Euston-Glasgow
18.40 Glasgow-Birmingham and 17.43 Euston-Birmingham-Preston are 390s.
are 390s
Sunday
10.52 Edinburgh-Birmingham/15.20 Birmingham-Glasgow
10.20 Birmingham/14.52 Edinburgh/19.20 Birmingham
are ten cars
12.52 Edinburgh/17.20 Birmingham
10.17 Preston/12.20 birmingham/16.52 Edinburgh/21.20 Birmingham
are Pendolino.
