TransPennine Express

[wirralbus]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(06/11/2013 08:52)childwallblues Wrote:  The revised service from Manchester Airport to Scotland via Wigan from 8th December will start with Class 185s as the 350/4s are unlikely to be available.

I had heard that the leasing company wants to do some testing with the other variants of the class 350's first .

Did any of the LM fleet have to do the same testing with there variants ?

[childwallblues]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(07/11/2013 20:46)wirralbus Wrote:  

(06/11/2013 08:52)childwallblues Wrote:  The revised service from Manchester Airport to Scotland via Wigan from 8th December will start with Class 185s as the 350/4s are unlikely to be available.

I had heard that the leasing company wants to do some testing with the other variants of the class 350's first .

Did any of the LM fleet have to do the same testing with there variants ?

There were no variants as such. The 350/1 were a cancelled order for DC 450s.

[wirralbus]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(08/11/2013 06:33)childwallblues Wrote:  

(07/11/2013 20:46)wirralbus Wrote:  

(06/11/2013 08:52)childwallblues Wrote:  The revised service from Manchester Airport to Scotland via Wigan from 8th December will start with Class 185s as the 350/4s are unlikely to be available.

I had heard that the leasing company wants to do some testing with the other variants of the class 350's first .

Did any of the LM fleet have to do the same testing with there variants ?

There were no variants as such. The 350/1 were a cancelled order for DC 450s.

But as such the 350/1 and 350/2 have different speed limits

[Sprinterdriver]

RE: First Transpennine Express
That came later, they were both 100mph when new.

SD.

[childwallblues]

RE: First Transpennine Express
New 350401 was brought north yesterday from Dollands Moor to LNWR Crewe by Eurotunnels 92043.

[childwallblues]

RE: First Transpennine Express
350401 is to start test running today between LNWR Crewe and Carnforth.

[enrag2000]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(11/11/2013 07:20)childwallblues Wrote:  350401 is to start test running today between LNWR Crewe and Carnforth.

The run was cancelled today but there is a path booked for the rest of the week.

[Squire of the Gate]

RE: First Transpennine Express
350401 had its first outing North today to Carnforth (14th Nov).

[N271CKB]

RE: First Transpennine Express
No service north of York tomorrow due to the expected high winds.
Cancelling services in advance seems to becoming more common, but must be a tactic that works

[wirralbus]

RE: First Transpennine Express
Network Rail are going to impose speed restrictions which are going to cause there to be less capacity than there otherwise would have been north of York , don't forget not all the railway north of York is a four track railway.

Lets see if they (Network Rail ) have got it right again.