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There does seem to occasions when trying to source another unit for the Bidston - Wrexham service takes longer then normal , this is because not all units at Chester are passed for operating on the line .

Is it only a handful of 150's can operate?

The 150's i think of the arriva Trains Wales fleet yeah , but there isnt a big supply of them in North wales .

I think if a set suffers something major one has to be attached to a northbound 158 from the cardiff area.

(13/12/2014 12:14)DVG526 Wrote: [ -> ]Just a quick reminder that the new loco hauled ATW diagram is due to start on Monday, the trains due to be worked by Class 67 are as follows;

1D11 0711 Crewe - Chester
1H82 0738 Chester - Man Picc
1D34 0950 Man Picc - Holyhead
1H89 1301 Holyhead - Man Picca
1D31 1650 Man Picc - Llandudno
1K96 1934 Llandudno - Crewe

I finally got round to having a ride on a loco hauled set today. I had intended doing this the first week of the new timetable, but confusion between myself, my wife and the alarm clock thwarted the previous attempt.

I travelled out from Chester on 1D34 to Holyhead and back on 1H89, which were formed of 67001, DVT 82308 and three coaches. The train was immaculate inside and out. A very pleasant change from the usual DMUs.

Has the plans to make the Bidston to Wrexham line Electric been dropped or where they rumours like merseyrail taking over the line

(16/01/2015 12:51)E208 WBG Wrote: [ -> ]Has the plans to make the Bidston to Wrexham line Electric been dropped or where they rumours like merseyrail taking over the line

No there were plans to transfer the line to Merseyrail and electrify it. However Merseytravel estimated the cost to be £80 million pounds whilst Network Rail quoted £207 million.
The electrification is in Merseytravels 20 year plan.

Reckon the cost is somewhere nearer to the Network Rail figure than Merseytravel's .

It wont get off the ground though unless Merseyrail gets some more stock.

does anyone know or heard if the 175's are been put into new livery like 158's or 150's. i was on 175 105 and its in desperate need of an upgrade or something disabled toilet is coming appart and the door wont close properly with many other faults (poor thing)

Have just read in Today's Railways UK that from May, most journeys on ATW's Llandudno - Manchester Piccadilly service will be extended to Manchester Airport thus eliminating the 50 minute layover time on Mayfield loop. Arrival into the Airport will be xx15 and departure xx37. So in both instances, the service will be followed by the Liverpool - Manchester Airport service. The pathing to/from Piccadilly on the Chat Moss line is so uneven (ie 2 services in 5 minutes then nothing for 55).

Unfortunately to alter the timetable to have a more even spread from Newton le Willows would require a lot more services to be tinkered with not just the Oxford Road / Piccadilly corridor , so until a major recast comes along we are left with that situation.