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According to the Virgin Gen Group, Virgin have hired in a MML HST set to replace 221136, starting from tomorrow and definitely running until Friday. There is also the option of it being used next week too. The diagram will be:
1V05 06.05 Derby-Plymouth
1E47 11.45 Plymouth-Newcastle
1A66 19.25 Newcastle-Sheffield

If interested, full timings are:
1V05

DERBY 06:05
STENSONJN PASS 06:10
NTHSTFDJN PASS 06:10
BURTON 06:14 06:15
WICHNORJN PASS 06:20
TAMWRTHHL 06:24 06:26
KINGSBRYJ PASS 06:31
WATERORTN PASS 06:34
LANDORSTJ PASS 06:40
PROOFHSEJ PASS 06:42
BHAMNEWST 06:45 07:12
SELLY OAK PASS 07:18
KINGSNRTN PASS 07:21
LONGBRIDG PASS 07:23
BARNT GRN PASS 07:27
BROMSGROV PASS 07:29
STOKEWKJN PASS 07:31
ABBOTWDJN PASS 07:38
ASHCHURCH PASS 07:44
CHELTENHM 07:51 07:53
GLOSBARNJ PASS 07:58
GLOS YDJN PASS 07:59
STANDISHJ PASS 08:03
CHARFIELD PASS 08:11
YATE PASS 08:16
WESTRLY J PASS 08:19
BRISPKWAY 08:24 08:26
FILTON AW PASS 08:28
STAPLTNRD PASS 08:34
DR DAYSJN PASS 08:39
BRISTOLEJ PASS 08:40
BRISTOLTM 08:41 08:44
BTLWESTJN PASS 08:45
WORLE JN PASS 09:01
UPHILL JN PASS 09:03
HIGHBRIDG PASS 09:07
BRIDGWATR PASS 09:10
COGLOAD J PASS 09:15
TAUNTON 09:19 09:21
TIVERTNPW 09:31 09:33
COWLEYBDG PASS 09:45
EXETSTDAV 09:47 09:49
DAWLISHWN PASS 09:57
NEWTONABT 10:06 10:08
TOTNES 10:18 10:20
IVYBRIDGE PASS 10:32
HEMERDON PASS 10:38
LIPSON JN PASS 10:43
PLYMOUTH 10:46



1E47
PLYMOUTH 11:45
LIPSON JN PASS 11:47
HEMERDON PASS 11:53
IVYBRIDGE PASS 11:57
TOTNES 12:09 12:10
NEWTONABT 12:21 12:23
DAWLISHWN PASS 12:32
EXETSTDAV 12:41 12:43
COWLEYBDG PASS 12:45
TIVERTNPW PASS 12:56
TAUNTON 13:05 13:07
COGLOAD J PASS 13:11
BRIDGWATR PASS 13:15
HIGHBRIDG PASS 13:19
UPHILL JN PASS 13:24
WORLE JN PASS 13:26
PARSON ST PASS 13:40
BTLWESTJN PASS 13:43
BRISTOLTM 13:44 13:58
BRISTOLEJ PASS 13:59
DR DAYSJN PASS 14:00
STAPLTNRD PASS 14:01
FILTON AW PASS 14:04
BRISPKWAY 14:06 14:08
WESTRLY J PASS 14:12
YATE PASS 14:15
CHARFIELD PASS 14:19
STANDISHJ PASS 14:27
GLOS YDJN PASS 14:32
GLOSBARNJ PASS 14:33
CHELTENHM 14:39 14:42
ASHCHURCH PASS 14:47
ABBOTWDJN PASS 14:54
STOKEWKJN PASS 15:01
BROMSGROV PASS 15:02
BARNT GRN PASS 15:05
LONGBRIDG PASS 15:09
KINGSNRTN PASS 15:13
SELLY OAK PASS 15:18
BHAMNEWST 15:26 15:30
PROOFHSEJ PASS 15:32
LANDORSTJ PASS 15:33
WATERORTN PASS 15:40
KINGSBRYJ PASS 15:42
TAMWRTHHL PASS 15:47
WICHNORJN PASS 15:53
BURTON PASS 15:58
NTHSTFDJN PASS 16:03
STENSONJN PASS 16:04
DERBY 16:11 16:14
AMBRGTEJN PASS 16:22
CLAYXSTHJ PASS 16:30
CHESTRFLD 16:33 16:35
DORESTNJN PASS 16:44
SHEFFIELD 16:51 16:54
NUNN MLJN PASS 16:55
WINCOBANK PASS 16:59
HOLMESJN PASS 17:00
ALDWARKEJ PASS 17:03
SWINTON PASS 17:04
MEXBORO PASS 17:06
HEXTHPEJN PASS 17:12
DONCASTER 17:15 17:17
SHFTHMEJN PASS 17:21
TEMPLHJ PASS 17:26
HMBLTN NJ PASS 17:29
COLTONJN PASS 17:32
YORK 17:43 17:46
SKELTON J PASS 17:48
TOLLERTON PASS 17:53
THIRSK PASS 17:59
NOALLERTN PASS 18:03
DARLINGTN 18:14 18:16
FHILSTHJN PASS 18:24
TURSDLEJN PASS 18:26
DURHAM 18:32 18:34
BIRTLEY PASS 18:42
KEBG JNS PASS 18:45
NCASTLCEN 18:48



1A66
NCASTLCEN 19:25
HIGHLBGEJ PASS 19:26
GRNSFDJ PASS 19:27
KEBGEJN PASS 19:28
KEBG JNS PASS 19:28
BIRTLEY PASS 19:32
CHESTERLS 19:35 19:36
DURHAM 19:42 19:43
TURSDLEJN PASS 19:49
FHILSTHJN PASS 19:51
DARLINGTN 20:00 20:02
NOALLERTN PASS 20:11
THIRSK PASS 20:14
TOLLERTON PASS 20:20
SKELTON J PASS 20:25
YORK 20:29 20:32
COLTONJN PASS 20:36
HMBLTN NJ PASS 20:40
TEMPLHJ PASS 20:44
SHFTHMEJN PASS 20:48
DONCASTER 20:53 20:56
HEXTHPEJN PASS 20:59
MEXBORO PASS 21:03
THRYBGHJN PASS 21:06
ALDWARKEJ PASS 21:08
RHAM CEN PASS 21:12
BROUGTNLN PASS 21:17
WOODBURNJ PASS 21:20
NUNN MLJN PASS 21:23
SHEFFIELD 21:25
 
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The hire in is Thursday & Friday at present, with an option of Monday -Friday
next week -
although this is not confirmed.

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Why cant it run to bournemouth!!!! give me summit to get of me arse and go see!
 
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You could go to Plymouth via Southampton on your SWT pass mate. ;)
 

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I would expect the main reason HSTs never go to Bournemouth is that the crews on this route no longer sign them, whereas crews on the Plymouth run have continued to work HSTs during each summer.
 
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Birmingham New Street drivers sign Bournemouth and the HSTs.
 

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Bournemouth is not special enough ;)

Although are 220s not normally diagrammed on Bomo services? So as tehre areno damaged 220s they don't need to replace the set. Whereas 1s91 is usually 221 IIRC
 

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I think they dont run to Bournemouth is that only a certain type of mk3 can run on the 3rd rail
 

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I think they dont run to Bournemouth is that only a certain type of mk3 can run on the 3rd rail


I suspect you are thinking of SSL bogies. Mk 3 stock has one of two types of bogies - SSL (Short Swing Link) or LSL (Long Swing Link). Only vehicles with SSL bogies are allowed on the old SR. All of Virgin's HSTs had these, but I suspect the MML fleet is either all LSL, or a mix of the two - which could pose difficulties. Much simpler to go to Plymouth!
 

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I would expect the main reason HSTs never go to Bournemouth is that the crews on this route no longer sign them, whereas crews on the Plymouth run have continued to work HSTs during each summer.

me mates a train mannager with virgin and he signs them i asked him and theres quite a few drivers that sign HSTs at Bomo
 

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Don't forget, with Plymouth you also have the added bonus of in the unfortunate event of a failure, Laira is nearby, who deal with HST's day in day out, what with FGW allocation, plus Virgin HST's used to be based there as well. With Bournemouth, where's the nearest facility that could handle HST's?

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Today's 1E47 is photted at Selly Oak.
Lets hope it lasts a while, who wants to break some Voyagers!;)
 

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Today's 1E47 is photted at Selly Oak.
Lets hope it lasts a while, who wants to break some Voyagers!;)
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Ask the Waves at Dawlish to do that! :druid: :geek:
 

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(I'm getting a 404 on that pic)

Also, 1A66 is apparently timetabled to run to Derby, presumably as a MML HST it stables at Etches Park.
 

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Depends on the job to be done...

Bring it on though, I'm off for the thrash tomorrow...Doing the HST when/if it works the 1530 off Brum to Derby. If it is worked by a Voyager, expect to hear shouts of "BASTARDS!" all over Brum...!
 

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I have heard the it is running till December as well. Suprisingly though the class 90 wasnt out today and there was a spare voyager at New Street
 

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Virgin should knock their head against the walls and run HST from Euston to Holyhead again, so there would be plenty of Voyagers available!
 

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And what is the point of having lots of voyagers lying around when Virgin have to hire the HSTs which costs money?
 

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Virgin should knock their head against the walls and run HST from Euston to Holyhead again, so there would be plenty of Voyagers available!
As fantastic as this would be, how many spare HST sets are still available and working, given that GC may acquire some in the very near future?
 

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43085 and 058 today (same set as Friday). I have also heard it may work until the end of the timetable-lets hope so.
 

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Some problem yesterday with it, 1hx8m down, due to terminate at New Street. 220006 came in to take over the service, the HST then seen quite some time later just east of Water Orton. Terminating in New Street eh? HA!

Never mind I guess, just a waste of £14...Did spend an extra £2.20 to go to International to do the RailAir line and got 87006 back to Birmingham and a HST (just!) off Worcester with an excellent run back to Hereford.
 
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