Mail Trains

[Class 66's]

Does anybody know whether this train will run tommorow.

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P94038/2014/10/29/advanced

FRGT 0638 Shieldmuir Mail Terminal to Willesden Prdc

I need to know before 9:00 on 29th.

 

[headshot119]

Best bet is to probably have a look in the morning and see if it has departed Shieldmuir.

 

[Alistair G.]

Don't think it will mate. Haven't seen a postal train in that path for a long time (from memory!).

 

[Bevan Price]

I think that the "Q" paths from Shieldmuir mostly get used mainly in the pre-Christmas period, when additional mail services are operated.

 

[Boothby97]

As has been said, this never runs.

 

[38Cto15E]

Blimey class66, I thought that you were looking at setting up Great Train Robbery 2.

 

[Class 66's]

No. Why would I do that. I film trains for YouTube and was interested in filming one.

 

[rmt4ever]

No. Why would I do that. I film trains for YouTube and was interested in filming one.

LOL humour is wasted on some people.....

 

[Freightmaster]

I film trains for YouTube and was interested in filming one.

The 16.16 and 17.49 departures from Shieldmuir are regular runners, if that helps?

MARK

 

[Alistair G.]

This one runs every week day but only as far as Warrington

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P94030/2014/10/29/advanced

Not sure if that's any help?

 

[theshillito]

This one runs every week day but only as far as Warrington

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/P94030/2014/10/29/advanced

Not sure if that's any help?

Did...ummm...did that service travel through time? Departed Willesden Prdc [XRN] at 0644¾ and then arrived at Willesden Railnet Receptn at 0634¾...

 

[Freightmaster]

This one runs every week day

...apart from Mondays.

There is also a regular (overnight) service on the ECML to/from Low Fell,
but without knowing where and when the OP wants to go and film these trains,
it's difficult to recommend a suitable working...


MARK

 

[DarloRich]

The 16:2(ish) Willesden - Sheildmuir runs every weekday and is almost always bang on time through platform 3 at MKC

 

[33056]

Did...ummm...did that service travel through time? Departed Willesden Prdc [XRN] at 0644¾ and then arrived at Willesden Railnet Receptn at 0634¾...

Don't know where RTT got that from! This is what really happened

WLSDN PR           06:40          06:32A   8 EARLY 1 LINE
WLSDDCREC   06:42  06:47   06:34A 06:44A   3 EARLY

which is exactly as it should be; all done by auto reporting.

 

[darloscott]

They should pretty much always run on time as being a Royal Mail contract there'll be huge penalties for late running. The air network is the same

 

[causton]

Don't know where RTT got that from! This is what really happened

WLSDN PR           06:40          06:32A   8 EARLY 1 LINE
WLSDDCREC   06:42  06:47   06:34A 06:44A   3 EARLY

which is exactly as it should be; all done by auto reporting.

If you hover over the times it says they were direct from the Train Describer; so I am assuming the wrong signalling berth is associated with WLSDN PR, or the wrong offset is there!

 

[33056]

If you hover over the times it says they were direct from the Train Describer; so I am assuming the wrong signalling berth is associated with WLSDN PR, or the wrong offset is there!

There must be something very strange going on there as the times I quoted are from TRUST. The description gets set up in the platform and is carried forward when the train departs, the only thing that might come into play is that there are two TD berths in the platform but if TRUST gets the departure time right you would think that RTT would do the same :?