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It's booked a unit so it will just show what is on the full diagram, it's part of a 197 disgram.
It won't change until later if and when HD03 gets allocated to that half of the diagram.


To be fair, HD02 has been a good performer since it's big exam. I've not come across any real faults with it since.
The HD02 displays might be a candidate for the lies thread though. As we waited for a platform at Shrewsbury it was attributing the delay to "this train being late from the depot", which seemed odd as it had been on time to that point.

Having seen the loading, it is good that they do use 5 carriages on that train. I cannot imagine how a 3-car would have coped. It is a nice one to use north though, very quiet until Shrewsbury.
 
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Hi @sd0733

Is HD04 still due to move from Holyhead to Crewe today?

Dave

That's the path.

HD03 won't now work 1W61/1V62. It's now planned to replace HD07 on the 18:55 Cardiff to Manchester to get it to Crewe for its exam rather than Canton.
 

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5T17 1340 Holyhead - Crewe CS VSTP schedule just loaded
Thank you @swidnod

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That's the path.

HD03 won't now work 1W61/1V62. It's now planned to replace HD07 on the 18:55 Cardiff to Manchester to get it to Crewe for its exam rather than Canton.
Thank you @sd0733

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HD02 is out on the 04:35 from Cardiff. Behaving itself so far.

Seems it’s good luck has ran out, it has failed to materialise from Holyhead this morning with a fault, leaving 1V91 starting at Chester. 197 currently on diagram.

Bit of swapping, HD06 + 67022 has swapped into the 10:52 Cardiff - Manchester, a 197 is now covering the 08:49 Cardiff - Manchester diagram instead.
 
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Seems it’s good luck has ran out, it has failed to materialise from Holyhead this morning with a fault, leaving 1V91 starting at Chester. 197 currently on diagram.

Bit of swapping, HD06 + 67022 has swapped into the 10:52 Cardiff - Manchester, a 197 is now covering the 08:49 Cardiff - Manchester diagram instead.
HD02 had a battery fault at Holyhead. It's planned to be fixed today, rather than run a unit on w96, the plan is for HD02 to work 16:36 Holyhead to Cardiff tomorrow so that it's back on diagram to start in Cardiff Saturday morning.

Most sets are planned swaps today anyway. HD05 is planned to work the 16:49 Cardiff to Manchester to.get it to Crewe this will allow a loco swap, 67013 coming off for 008 going on.
HD07 is then planned to swap onto the 17:14 Holyhead.
 

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HD02 had a battery fault at Holyhead. It's planned to be fixed today, rather than run a unit on w96, the plan is for HD02 to work 16:36 Holyhead to Cardiff tomorrow so that it's back on diagram to start in Cardiff Saturday morning.
Oh well, luck has finally run dry. HD07 didn't get far either. Does result in HD02 working down to Canton so that's good in place for the weekend
 

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Oh well, luck has finally run dry. HD07 didn't get far either. Does result in HD02 working down to Canton so that's good in place for the weekend
It's far from the only fleet failure today, there will always be the odd failure for anything. Around a month without any at all Is pretty good going really.
HD07 was planned to be swapped this morning.
 

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Today at Crewe: (22/8/24) 67013 and HD03, 67020 was on HD04 until it worked 20:00 0Z20 Crewe C.S. to Holyhead. (HD04 now has no loco on it). 67017 and 67008 also at Crewe.
 

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Looks like the 0849 from Cardiff to Manchester is being started at Crewe. I guess this will impact what is on which diagram ?
 

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Looks like the 0849 from Cardiff to Manchester is being started at Crewe. I guess this will impact what is on which diagram ?
The Marches has fallen trees in a few locations with some services approx 200 mins late so sets will end up all over the place tonight. Nothing was due exams in service today so it doesn't desperately matter which sets end up where tonight as long as something finishes there it can be dealt with later/tomorrow.

The 1130 from Crewe is being formed off the 0830 from Manchester
 

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I can see things continue to be messed up. The 12:49 from Cardiff does not seem to be running, at least the ECS working in has not run.

The Marches line itself seems to be back open with the latest trains only a few minutes late (some very heavy delays earlier).
 

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The Marches has fallen trees in a few locations with some services approx 200 mins late so sets will end up all over the place tonight. Nothing was due exams in service today so it doesn't desperately matter which sets end up where tonight as long as something finishes there it can be dealt with later/tomorrow.

The 1130 from Crewe is being formed off the 0830 from Manchester
Thanks. I'm travelling back from Leeds today changing at Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff. Just about made the connection at 1230 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff as train from Leeds delayed. Its very busy with all the cancellations but my luck was in so far as this one wasn't cancelled and is 5 carriage MK4 still.

67014 set 1
1V37 MAN - Crewe
1W55 Crewe - MAN
Thank you. Good its still a MK4
 

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Thanks

It just spent 10 minutes in the platform at Newport. Hopefully not linked to whatever caused it to be late off Canton.
Awaiting crew of late inbound trains by the looks of it.

Thanks. I'm travelling back from Leeds today changing at Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff. Just about made the connection at 1230 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff as train from Leeds delayed. Its very busy with all the cancellations but my luck was in so far as this one wasn't cancelled and is 5 carriage MK4 still.


Thank you. Good its still a MK4
Looks like that 1230 is the first for a long time to run through
 

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Awaiting crew of late inbound trains by the looks of it.


Looks like that 1230 is the first for a long time to run through
I was very lucky..fingers crossed it gets to Cardiff for my connection 1601 Fishguard service.

The food bar has just opened one hour Into journey and no chef on board but at least its open!
 

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I was very lucky..fingers crossed it gets to Cardiff for my connection 1601 Fishguard service.

The food bar has just opened one hour Into journey and no chef on board but at least its open!
Hopefully!

Most of the catering crew are Newport/Shrewsbury based so they'll have struggled to get to it any earlier. Chef may well get on at Shrewsbury
 

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I was very lucky..fingers crossed it gets to Cardiff for my connection 1601 Fishguard service.

The food bar has just opened one hour Into journey and no chef on board but at least its open!

The chef for the 12:30 is Newport based and works off the 08:49 from Cardiff, so that will be why there isn’t a chef on it today, with that being cancelled. It should have Manchester based caterers on though however so at least the food bar is open to some extent.
 

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Due to all the disruption and swapping around HD02 will no longer work to Cardiff, instead, it is planned to run empty to Crewe with 67020 now on it but also 67025 Heading Crewe for repairs.

All the other sets have swapped diagrams so HD01 now finishes Crewe, HD05 at Holyhead while HD06 will finish at Canton and HD07 planned to stay there at 18:00 with the 18:55 from Cardiff running as a unit.

If that all goes to plan it gets HD01/02/06 and 07 in place for full diagrams tomorrow and HD01+02 out on Sunday.
 
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Hello @sd0733

RTT has HD05 finishing at Holyhead...

Which set and 67 is this ECS move please ?


Dave
Yes correct 05 is the Holyhead finish, typo as 04 is on it's exam at Crewe. Corrected on the original post.

ECS should be 67020+67025+HD02, unsure if it'll run top and tail or both locos at the front.
 

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