XC HSTs Newcastle to Birmingham

[Bridge189]

Does anyone know which diagrams XC HSTs work between Newcastle and Birmingham and back weekdays? I have to take a trip down there in the coming months and having a large suitcase I would prefer to avoid voyagers all together.

Thanks

 

[Ivo]

This thread should help, although it does need updating.

P.S.: Please refrain from using "BNS" to mean Birmingham New Street. I'm going to say this softly before someone else attacks you for it! BNS is the code for Barnes in south-west London; use "BHM" for Birmingham New Street

I wouldn't worry too much though. It is a very common mistake, to the point that everyone would know you are referring to Birmingham New Street in this instance - helped by the question at hand of course! One easy way to remember it is that Birmingham has two short forms in common use, which are "Brum" and "B'ham". Something relating to "Brum" wouldn't really suit the station - but "B'ham" mostly certainly would. Just remove the apostrophe and the "a"

 

[GNER 373]

I've just joined XC as a RPI so I can only tell you with my three weeks of on the job experience that the 06:44 out of NCL and the 19:34 in are both HST sets. Hope that's of some help to you!

 

[Bridge189]

I don't know why XC are being allowed to hang onto 5 2+8 sets when they use less than half the fleet. EC could ditch the midland rake and get one of XCs mallards source a buffet and that would be them sorted with a uniform additional set.

 

[brompton rail]

I don't know why XC are being allowed to hang onto 5 2+8 sets when they use less than half the fleet. EC could ditch the midland rake and get one of XCs mallards source a buffet and that would be them sorted with a uniform additional set.

Do they? - I understood that on weekdays the first 2 departures from Leeds and 2 other departures from Scotland are HSTs, with similar workings back from Plymouth. You are probably correct that the sets are 2+7 rather than 2+8 but I believe 4 of the 5 HSTs are out each day.

Link here from a December 2011 topic - http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKRail-HaulageBashers/message/4045

 

[louis97]

Monday

1V50 0741 from Newcastle, Arrive Birmingham NS 1108

1S51 1603 from Birmingham NS, Arrive Newcastle 1935
1S53 1703 from Birmingham NS, Arrive Newcastle 2034

Tuesday - Thursday

1V50 0741 from Newcastle, Arrive Birmingham NS 1108

1S51 1603 from Birmingham NS, Arrive Newcastle 1935

Friday

1V50 0741 from Newcastle, Arrive Birmingham NS 1108
1V54 0941 from Newcastle, Arrive Birmingham NS 1307
1V64 1442 from Newcastle, Arrive Birmingham NS 1807

1S51 1603 from Birmingham NS, Arrive Newcastle 1935

 

[Lampshade]

Since (I think) December 2010 XC uses 4 out of 5 HSTs per day.

 

[GNER 373]

Apologies I meant 7:41 out of Newcastle as detailed above

 

[Eagle]

XC HST diagrams can be worked out from FGW Timetable 22 (Bristol to Worcester), which marks all HSTs with (H).

 

[43094]

Copied from my post on www.hstgen.co.uk.... WTT from Dec '11

Sundays:
08:10 Leeds – Plymouth; 14:23 Plymouth - Edinburgh
09:00 Leeds – Plymouth; 15:23 Plymouth - York
08:50 Edinburgh – Plymouth; 18:23 Plymouth – Leeds
13:23 Plymouth – Edinburgh

Mondays to Fridays:
06:00 Leeds – Plymouth; 12:23 Plymouth – Glasgow
06:32 York – Plymouth; 13:23 Plymouth – Edinburgh (Mondays ONLY)
06:06 Edinburgh- Plymouth; 15:23 Plymouth – Leeds
06:32 Dundee – Plymouth; 17:23 Plymouth – Leeds (Fridays ONLY)
13:08 Edinburgh- Plymouth (Fridays ONLY)

Saturdays:
06:00 Leeds – Plymouth; 12:23 Plymouth – Glasgow
06:32 Dundee – Plymouth; 17:23 Plymouth – Leeds