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When Are They Gonna Be Any Pendoleno Drags Into And From New Street Station ?
When Are They Gonna Be Any Pendoleno Drags Into And From New Street Station ?
usually when there is a problem between new st and rugby. pendos are dragged from new st to nuneaton. couldn't say when though.
I imagine it would be quicker and easier to send them upto Stafford and reverse there to Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
Probably never happen though, as it makes too much sense !
That has happened a few times before.
Haven't cross country done it before aswell?
I think Pendolino drags en masse are now dead, Virgin preferring to use 221s. Is there still the single booked drag to Holyhead on Saturdays?
Cross country don't have any Pendolinos.
When Pendolinos are dragged, does the 57 "Thunderbird" have to lead, or can the Pendolino act as a DVT with the loco pushing?
During any midweek disruption, the EBW Wolves services run via the Trent to Stafford then back to Wolves and vice-versa.With the lack of available 57/3s and the various farces that ensued last time there was drags between Nuneaton and New Street, I imagine it would be quicker and easier to send them upto Stafford and reverse there to Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
Probably never happen though, as it makes too much sense !
When Pendolinos are dragged, does the 57 "Thunderbird" have to lead, or can the Pendolino act as a DVT with the loco pushing?
The 57s can only provide power for the on-board electrical and pneumatic services.When Pendolinos are dragged, does the 57 "Thunderbird" have to lead, or can the Pendolino act as a DVT with the loco pushing?
They were not intended to operate as surrogate P/P locos, bearing in mind the reason for their being provided is to rescue a failure.