(06/01/2016 08:08)childwallblues Wrote: [ -> ]Due to the problems with the bridge at Lamington the Caledonian sleepers are currently being diverted via the East Coast Main Line.
As the West Coast route north of Gretna Junction will not re-open before February GBRf are planning to use pairs of Class 47s between Carlisle and Glasgow/Mossend with the sleepers reverting to the WCML.
Flooding and a land slip at Hexham has put paid to any diversions between Newcastle and Carlisle at the moment
There are no plans to divert the sleepers along the Tyne Valley.
47847 was declared a failure when due to operate the sleeper on Tuesday from Carlisle to Glasgow Central with 47812. It was replaced by Freightliners 66957.
The Highlander Caledonian Sleeper has moved its London Terminal from Euston to Kings Cross until the line between Carlisle and Carstairs re-opens. This will enable the train to run to time north of Edinburgh. This is the first time that the sleeper has regularly operated from Kings Cross since services were moved to Euston 28 years ago.
The Lowlander Sleeper is running via Carlisle and the G & SW but only to Glasgow.
I wonder whether the Lowlander is running to its full formation or is it using a reduced formation for just the Glasgow service.
Havent Caledonian Sleeper been having some problems with there rolling stock , this incident could be a blessing in disguise if so.
(04/02/2016 11:10)wirralbus Wrote: [ -> ]I wonder whether the Lowlander is running to its full formation or is it using a reduced formation for just the Glasgow service.
Havent Caledonian Sleeper been having some problems with there rolling stock , this incident could be a blessing in disguise if so.
Tell us more. You seem to be the one with the knowledge!
There has been articles in the railway press with regards the unserviceability of some Caledonian sleeper vehicles . If as you say the lowland sleeper is only running to Glasgow a much smaller service can operate which will allow for some unplanned maintainence to take place.
Caledonian Sleeper doesn't seem to be having a good press since its takeover . I wonder whether this would have happened if First had managed to retain the Sleepers , we will never know .
(04/02/2016 19:57)wirralbus Wrote: [ -> ]There has been articles in the railway press with regards the unserviceability of some Caledonian sleeper vehicles . If as you say the lowland sleeper is only running to Glasgow a much smaller service can operate which will allow for some unplanned maintainence to take place.
Caledonian Sleeper doesn't seem to be having a good press since its takeover . I wonder whether this would have happened if First had managed to retain the Sleepers , we will never know .
First would probably have stuck with Class 90s and 67s from the outset instead of trying to use the 92/73 combination which was completely untested. And what are CS having to use at present? 90/67 combination of course.
The Class 92 is suffering because of Voltage Changes in the North warrington area. The Class 92 is a very complicated piece of machinery compared to the older electric classes and the equipment just shuts down if the voltage isn't correct .
(04/02/2016 21:10)wirralbus Wrote: [ -> ]The Class 92 is suffering because of Voltage Changes in the North warrington area. The Class 92 is a very complicated piece of machinery compared to the older electric classes and the equipment just shuts down if the voltage isn't correct .
The Class 92s which GBRf had planned to use for the CS had been out of service and stored in France for over ten years, so that would not have helped.