Ive written today to Ian Prosser, the Chief Inspector of Railways and Director of Railway Safety, calling on him to instruct rail companies across Britain including ScotRail to withdraw their HSTs because of the risk they pose to passengers. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. As for Arriva XC not having enough drivershow long have they had the contract? Cross Countrys approach is that little has changed and that revenue duties should continue in conjunction with previous risk assessments which the union says are wholly inadequate in the face of the new highly virulent COVID strain that has triggered the current lockdown. Only a year earlier, these services had not only been loco-hauled - they'd still in fact been steam-heated. Realtime Trains is an independent source of live realtime running information for the Great British railway network. Hunt. Date: 20 September 2008: Source: Own work: Author . [13][14], While the franchise had been originally due to conclude on 31 March 2016, during August 2013, it was announced that it had been extended until December 2019. What do they mean he had to? Is anyone able to post today's Cross Country HST allocations please. Well as it was you had a very limited number of Newcastle starters, didnt you? Pictured is CrossCountry's first refurbished HST passing by Houndwood in the Scottish borders between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar. The Inter City 125 as it was known then entered service in Mid 1976 running various services throughout the country. Seems it's the coaches that are the issue, if they are withdrawn then what will replace them at such short notice? True though some unions don't appear to be particularly interested in representing the views of many of their members! Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; XC's HST powercars have quite a few differences compared to the GWR ones, including a completely different speedometer and associated equipment, as the GWR ones are fitted with ATP whereas the XC ones aren't. 2,3,4,5,6,8 . High Speed Rail Freight has been suggested as an innovative new plan, and would be ideal for Parcel & Logistics work from far distances and would be more efficient than taken by road or slow freight. Email: If your browser does not recognise the file type PDF a free Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the Adobe website. - 11/07/2019 20:49. 13% (HST) in Ontario 15% (HST) in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island To determine where your specified supplies are made, you must determine the status of your customer and the usual place of residence of your customer. [41], After driver training the ex-Midland Mainline sets returned to service in May 2008 on Glasgow and Edinburgh to Plymouth diagrams while the other Class 43 power cars were overhauled at Brush Traction including repowering with MTU engines[42][43] and the Mark 3 carriages overhauled at Doncaster Works to a similar specification as GNER's Mallard refurbishments. The Owners, Angel Trains are worried about the future of the HSTs sets and fear that they could be lost as they are getting very expensive to store. At Tamworth station, which has tracks and platforms at two levels, the high-level platforms are served only by CrossCountry, but the entire station is managed by West Midlands Trains, which serves the low-level platforms. From Monday 29th November until at least Sunday 5th December there will be no HSTs in use with XC. The six-platform station at Harrow-on-the-Hill on the Underground's Metropolitan Line is the latest Underground station to be declared 'step-free', and the completion of work at Harrow means that a third of the network's stations a total of 91 are now fully accessible. Rather than scrapping them which will be devastating if they were to be scrapped as some are already in service as short sets on GWR and in Scotland used by ScotRail.
On 10 July 2007, the DfT announced that Arriva had been awarded the New Cross Country franchise. You probably can resource the reduced service properly using Voyagers, but not the full service. Robin Boyle 43184 1V50 InterCity HST Cross Country HST Power Car 43184 in Inter City Livery heads up 1V50 the 06:06 Edinburgh to Plymouth, taking the Bristol line at Standish Junction. Download list: Locomotives: Class 43 + Mk3 (HST) - CrossCountry Requires the Classic European Assets pack available from Steam, this is also included with many other products, so you may already have it installed. ( I'm just curious on this one ). One train also operated a Weymouth to Bournemouth return journey, calling at Wareham and Poole. [There really aren't many HSTs left on CrossCountry or GWR, where the few remaining 'Castle' sets have only four MK3s. A petition has been sent to Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright calling for stored High Speed Trains to be used by CrossCountry. GWR class 43s may be fitted with ATP but LNER ones coming off lease are not! (Clearly he would still know how to but that is a different thing.). It really was a 'quantum leap' from previous trains in terms of both comfort and speed. Close Report Message Reason Report to Moderators . From what has been said, in his new job at XC, he isn't authorised to drive HSTs. Free delivery for many products! >
They really should stay until the Avanti 221s are available to replace them. [52] Three years later, a refresh of the interiors was conducted, during which the standard-class seats were re-covered in the existing red and blue moquette and while the first class seats were finished with a maroon moquette. Surely the DfT require a Business Continuety plan as part of the tender evaluation process? Why should customers pay stupid prices to stand on a crammed unit. Download Class 43 - FGW 43027 2 talking about this. RMT has informed the company that we are now in dispute with them and is writing to all our affected members - Train Managers, Senior Conductors, and Revenue Support specialist grades - rebutting the companys irresponsible claims and advising our members not to undertake revenue collection duties as laid out in the current, wholly inadequate, risk assessment guidance and to invoke the companys work safe procedure. Bristol Temple Meads has been selected for a competition in which small companies try out ideas to make all UK stations more passenger-friendly places. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. If you're purchasing a home with a partner who also qualifies as a first-time buyer, they can withdraw the same amount (up to $35,000), meaning you'll have $70,000 to work with as a downpayment. 17:58 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, 01:07 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 02:35 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 02:52 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 05:44 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 08:05 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z59 Carlisle to Motherwell Tmd (drs), 08:48 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z57 Carlisle to Edinburgh Waverley, 14:13 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z58 Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle, 14:38 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z60 Motherwell Tmd (drs) to Carlisle, BOLTON LE SANDS CAMERA (freightmaster.net), 01:18 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 02:42 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 03:42 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 04:10 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 02:13 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 04:46 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 01:23 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST ECS move 5Z20 Crewe Holding Sidings to Potters Bar, 06:56 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 07:23 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move 0M11 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston, 07:44 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 08:02 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper ECS move 3M11 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot, 08:53 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper ECS move 3M16 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot, 19:22 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper ECS move 5S95 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston, 21:18 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 21:24 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper ECS move 5S96 Wembley Inter City Depot to Euston, 21:45 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move 0A95 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot, 23:53 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 23:56 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 light engine move 0A96 Euston to Wembley Inter City Depot, CHESTERFIELD CAMERAS (Hasland/Chesterfield Sth Jn), 12:27 GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) 0M90 Bescot Up Engineers Sidings to Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb, 12:34 GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) 0M90 Bescot Up Engineers Sidings to Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb, 12:41 GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) 0M90 Bescot Up Engineers Sidings to Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb, 02:46 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 04:11 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 05:27 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 23:50 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 01:17 DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) 0C18 Arpley Sidings to Crewe Basford Hall Ssm, 02:47 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 04:08 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 05:25 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 20:36 DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) 0K27 Crewe Basford Hall Ssm to Arpley Sidings, 23:52 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 00:11 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST ECS move 5Z20 Crewe Holding Sidings to Potters Bar, 00:45 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1A50 Penzance to Paddington, 04:22 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1C50 Paddington to Penzance, 08:23 Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train 2Q08 Penzance to Exeter Riverside North Yard, 09:07 Cross Country HST power cars route refresher 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, 15:03 Cross Country HST power cars route refresher 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, 00:46 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1A50 Penzance to Paddington, 04:21 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1C50 Paddington to Penzance, 08:26 Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train 2Q08 Penzance to Exeter Riverside North Yard, 09:09 Cross Country HST power cars route refresher 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, 15:01 Cross Country HST power cars route refresher 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, DERBY CAMERAS (In partnership with Rail Operations Group), 03:56 Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train 3Q59 Darlington Up Sorting Sidings to Derby Rtc Serco, 07:10 GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) 0D15 Scunthorpe Trent Terminal Complex to Doncaster Down Decoy Gb Railfreight, 09:18 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z21 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Potters Bar to Carlisle, 11:21 DB Cargo light engine move (Diesel) 0D02 Normanton Wakefield Europort to Doncaster Belmont Down Yard, 19:14 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, 00:46 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 03:17 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 03:37 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 04:37 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, GRATELEY CAMERA (facebook.com/grateleytrains/), 12:06 Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train 1Q99 Woking Up Carriage Holding Sidings to Woking Up Carriage Holding Sidings, 15:40 Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train 1Q99 Woking Up Carriage Holding Sidings to Woking Up Carriage Holding Sidings, 17:39 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, 05:11 Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train 3Q59 Darlington Up Sorting Sidings to Derby Rtc Serco, 08:56 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z21 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Potters Bar to Carlisle, 19:33 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, 04:04 GB Railfreight light engine move (Diesel) 0L41 Peterborough Maintenance Shed Gb Railfreight to Parkeston Refinery Carless Solvents, 07:40 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z21 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Potters Bar to Carlisle, 20:36 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, 01:03 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 03:01 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 03:55 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 04:26 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, PRINCES RISBOROUGH CAMERA (chinnorrailway.co.uk), REDRUTH (SCORRIER) CAMERAS (kernowmodelrailcantre.com), 05:07 Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train 2Q08 Penzance to Exeter Riverside North Yard, 07:17 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1C50 Paddington to Penzance, 22:19 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1A50 Penzance to Paddington, RYDE ESPLANADE (royalesplanadehotel.co.uk), 08:52 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z66 Motherwell Tmd (drs) to Carlisle, 10:53 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z66 Mossend Down Yard to Carlisle, 12:33 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z67 Carlisle to Motherwell Tmd (drs), 13:35 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z67 Carlisle to Mossend Up Yard, 16:13 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, 16:30 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT CAMERA (In partnership with Settle & Carlisle Railway Properties Ltd/FoSCL & S&C Trust), 16:25 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z23 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Carlisle to Potters Bar, SHEFFIELD CAMERA (Electric Works Sheffield), SHREWSBURY ABBEY FOREGATE CAMERA (beachifa.co.uk), ST ALBANS (http://www.tlr.ltd.uk/sigbox/home.eb), 00:42 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1A50 Penzance to Paddington, 04:25 Great Western Railway Class 57 hauled Night Riviera 1C50 Paddington to Penzance, 08:17 Colas Rail operated Network Rail DMU test train 2Q08 Penzance to Exeter Riverside North Yard, 09:04 Cross Country HST power cars route refresher 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, 15:06 Cross Country HST power cars route refresher 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot, 00:46 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 02:13 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 03:16 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 06:07 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 08:27 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z59 Carlisle to Motherwell Tmd (drs), 09:23 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z57 Carlisle to Edinburgh Waverley, 13:14 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z58 Edinburgh Waverley to Carlisle, 13:55 Direct Rail Services light engine move (Diesel) 0Z60 Motherwell Tmd (drs) to Carlisle, 00:13 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 03:53 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST ECS move 5Z20 Crewe Holding Sidings to Potters Bar, 06:38 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 07:31 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 21:30 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, WIGAN NORTH WESTERN CAMERAS (swanandrailwayhotelwigan.co.uk), 00:33 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1S25 Euston to Inverness, 03:24 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1S26 Euston to Glasgow Central High Level, 03:27 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Lowland sleeper 1M11 Glasgow Central High Level to Euston, 04:47 Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 hauled Highland sleeper 1M16 Inverness to Euston, 03:06 Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train 3Q59 Darlington Up Sorting Sidings to Derby Rtc Serco, 10:13 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z21 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Potters Bar to Carlisle, ROC CAMERA 1 (Station) (networkrail.co.uk), 10:00 Locomotive Services Group operated Midland Pullman HST 1Z21 Settle & Carlisle Pullman (Midland Pullman) Potters Bar to Carlisle, ROC CAMERA 2 (Avoider) (networkrail.co.uk), 03:11 Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train 3Q59 Darlington Up Sorting Sidings to Derby Rtc Serco, 16:31 Freightliner light engine move (Diesel) 0E05 York Yard South Freightliner Heavy Haul to Leeds Balm Road Loco Freightliner Heavy Haul. Heritage lines have struggled during the pandemic they are working railways which are major tourist attractions and therefore provide valuable support for the local economies of the regions they serve. CrossCountry's services have been periodically disrupted by industrial action amongst its staff, often due to disputes over rostering and pay. You are using an out of date browser. The company operates medium- and long-distance services that run outside of the London area. One XC source told RAIL: We cannot use the GWR power cars without the Automatic Train Protection being removed, as none of our drivers are trained on it. Had the DfT been vaguely competent in negotiating franchise and contract extensions, they would have ensured that there were sufficient penalties for not running trains, or operating short formed trains that Arriva XC made sure that they did actually recruit and train enough drivers. 15:01 - Cross Country HST power cars route refresher - 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot DERBY CAMERAS (In partnership with Rail Operations Group) DONCASTER CAMERA 01:04 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 3Q58 Derby Rtc Serco to Darlington Up Sorting Sidings Then those Txxxxx at the DFT would do something about then. - 12/07/2019 06:36. Similarly, at Worcestershire Parkway, the low-level platforms are served only by CrossCountry, but the station is managed by Great Western Railway, which serves only the high-level platforms. 12 in) standard gauge. Fax: 0844 443 2700 | Originally conceived as locomotive-hauled coaching stock, the first coaches . Midland Mainline had six Class 43 power cars and fourteen Mark 3 carriages that were off lease from November 2007 that were leased. The trip on Tuesday 27 September will run from Leeds to the Severn Valley Railway, including the unusual chance to enjoy a return trip on the preserved line on this iconic train. XC Trains Limited. Based in Worcestershire and Shropshire, the Severn Valley Railway is hosting the heritage leg of the special anniversary railtour which will take place on Tuesday the 27th of September. But don't worry guys. So no I dont think they will be scrapped but used either for high speed freight or in shortened 2+4 form regional passenger services replacing some or all the older diesel trains used on these regional lines. 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