This must be false. No wonder so many shout that XC really is the absolute pits of intercity travel. Best route for the HSTs is the Penzance/ Plymouth to Edinburgh/ Aberdeen. Their traffic loadings are incredibly difficult to juggle mixing shorter distance commuting with longer distance and more seasonal leisure. Unless I'm missing something obvious how is the use of HST linked to the expiry of the RDW agreement? 95 Wellingborough Road, Finedon, Wellingborough NN9 5LG. How can they force him to forget how to drive a HST? The CrossCountry franchise was restructured by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2006, incorporating elements of both the Central Trains and the Virgin CrossCountry franchises, ahead of its invitation to tender on October of that year. The death of anyone is tragic; however without evidence to suggest the coaches structural, and survivability integrity was compromised, any call for removal from service is surely not helpful at this stage. The RAIB made the recommendation (18) for operators to investigate and mitigate corrosion in order that the original structural design is maintained. XC Trains Limited. RAIL contributor Fraser Pithie has organised the petition, with the aim of questions being asked in Parliament about the ex-Great Western Railway trains being used to alleviate overcrowding on existing XC operations. Presumably they don't lose as much money and thus improve their financial position. 2 talking about this. GWR class 43s may be fitted with ATP but LNER ones coming off lease are not! Only this week I heard an XC employee who previously extolled the virtues of HSTs state they were very expensive to run, thirsty he might have said. [There really aren't many HSTs left on CrossCountry or GWR, where the few remaining 'Castle' sets have only four MK3s. Other Railnews readers (and I) would prefer not to be SHOUTED AT again!--Ed. info@rmt.org.uk When the new timetable commenced on 9 December 2007 on 11 November 2007, the Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central services were transferred to Virgin Trains West Coast while the Manchester Airport to Edinburgh and Glasgow services transferred to First TransPennine Express.[7]. More All Messages By This Member previous page #3600 next page Join {HSTgen@groups.io to automatically receive all group messages. This is all XCs making. In fact, its probably 20 years or more since an HST has hauled a charter visit here, so were expecting a strong demand for tickets.. With so many Nottingham to Birmingham and Nottingham to Cardiff trains not running next week the frequency of trains between Nottingham and Derby will at certain times of the day be no more than hourly. [8] As a result of these changes, all CrossCountry services now completely avoid Greater London. Make of that what you will, but this is a driver with too my knowledge an unblemished record. 26. r/trains 27 days ago. Similarly, at Worcestershire Parkway, the low-level platforms are served only by CrossCountry, but the station is managed by Great Western Railway, which serves only the high-level platforms. We expect Cross Country to withdraw their demand that revenue staff work in a clearly unsafe fashion and we will take whatever action is required to protect our members. Ends, Login to My RMT below or email Seems it's the coaches that are the issue, if they are withdrawn then what will replace them at such short notice? 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These services combine to provide higher frequencies between Birmingham and the following major destinations: The Sunday service pattern is mostly similar to the weekday one, except that the hourly Birmingham - Nottingham services do not run while the other services do not start until late morning or early afternoon, and often have a slightly different stopping pattern. Limited tickets are available to join the HST at the heritage railway’s Kidderminster Town station for the Severn Valley Railway leg of the journey only. I assume the 170s will be strengthened to compensate for the cancelled services? If you look at somewhere like Bristol Temple Meads, filter for just cross country services, the HSTs will be anything that comes up as 7 coaches. Cuts confirmed to last until at least 10th December. [28] CrossCountry was capable of operating only a very minimal timetable on any of the planned dates for the strikes due to the number of staff involved.[29][30]. If a company has more staff, then it has more resiliency in that it has more staff available to do overtime to cover for illness or other staff absence, rather than covering for a lack of staff being employed in the first place! JavaScript is disabled. Your email address will not be published. Any small numbers of peak extras can / should then be slotted in on top just to make sure everything possible runs. Originally conceived as locomotive-hauled coaching stock, the first coaches . It had continued: 'RAIB considered whether the extent of corrosion may have significantly affected the way the coach structures deformed and in particular the loss of survival space in the leading coach. . Graeme Murray is project manager at the Taylor Woodrow-BAM Nuttall joint venture, which carried out the work, and he described the project as the 'largest and most complex accessibility upgrade' in the Underground's current programme. The situation for 6th December onwards is currently unclear. Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; XC's HST powercars have quite a few differences compared to the GWR ones, including a completely different speedometer and associated equipment, as the GWR ones are fitted with ATP whereas the XC ones aren't. Seat Plans Cross Country HST 7 car Typical services operated : Edinburgh - Doncaster - Birmingham - Bristol - Plymouth New Voyager Typical services operated : Edinburgh - Doncaster - Birmingham - Bristol - Plymouth Newcastle - Doncaster - Leeds - Reading Manchester - Birmingham - Bristol Manchester - Reading / Bournemouth Turbostar [25], Separate strike action was later threatened by the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) union later that month, with strikes planned for 26 January. 432 subscribers Subscribe 1 view 5 minutes ago WIGSTON A Cross country fest on Charlemont Parkway loft layout, with HST, Class 220, class 170 dmu and a few more runners, some night running. The 43 has at least another twelve to fifteen years in them. Required fields are marked *. These included:[36]. ], Copyright 2023 Railnews Limited. [19] In October 2020, the DfT confirmed that the franchise has been extended for a further three years, putting the finishing date back to October 2023. Learn how your comment data is processed. 12 in) standard gauge. Girls 3000m Varsity - New York Section I Kick Off 3 2022 . I have travelled on most trains in the UK none are in the same league as the 43 . For more information feel free to contact us on 0121 2006115 or by email to communications@crosscountrytrains.co.uk, CrossCountry has moved offices. Rail Minister Andrew Jones replied: The Department is aware that additional capacity is needed on CrossCountry routes, including Oxford. The carriages feature contemporary and modern colour schemes and have been fitted with new seating and tables, carpets, curtains, refreshed toilet facilities, enhanced lighting and power sockets throughout. True, but GWR drivers already drive XC HST power cars on Laira depot anyway so he is familiar with driving XC power cars. The ITT did not require retention of the services beyond Guildford after December 2008, so the services to both Gatwick Airport and Brighton soon ceased. XC appear to be publicly using the Covid 19 excuse At the moment I am hearing of 3 and 4 hour gaps in service, even at the brand new Worcestershire Parkway station. Cross Country HST Power Car 43366 is pictured at the rear of the 08-43 to Taunton, on Platform 3 at Newcastle Central, on January 28th 2014. Virgin CrossCountry - abbreviated as VXC - is the only national railway operating company (TOC). Why should customers pay stupid prices to stand on a crammed unit. then they might be back, though. The withdrawal of the HSTs also means that Neville Hill Depot will no longer see EMR stock being maintained there due to the new Leeds services seeing the Meridian operate a Leeds to Derby service where the train would return to Etches Park Depot. [citation needed], During 2008, the Class 170 Turbostar fleet was refurbished, during which the three-carriage units repainted at Marcroft Engineering, Stoke on Trent, the two-carriage units at EWS's Toton depot and the interiors renewed by Transys Projects, Clacton-on-Sea, including the fitting of first-class seating to the Class 170/5s and 170/6s.[48][49]. CrossCountry has designated four stations as alternative changeover stations: Cheltenham Spa, Derby, Leamington Spa and Wolverhampton. These will be having around double the power / weight ratio of full sized sets ; would it help cost - wise for these short sets to have just one power car , with a driving position built in at the other end coach ? Moderator note: Some posts have been split to, https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/media/5488/sat-27-sun-28-nov-other-routes.pdf, https://www.railforums.co.uk/threador-to-go-to-directly-operated-railway.225338/. BillD For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Rolling stock manufacturer Vivarail announced its intention to appoint administrators on November 23, after failing to secure new investors. Registered No:04402048. Likewise Ill be sending off a few emails to various politicians tomorrow, cross party, who are in a better position to do something about this shambles than I am. Between 2008 and 2009, both the Class 220 Voyagers and Class 221 Super Voyagers underwent refurbishment at Bombardier Transportation's Derby Litchurch Lane Works. [20], During November and December 2017, CrossCountry on-board train managers and senior conductors affiliated with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) staged five 24-hour and two 48-hour strikes in an industrial dispute regarding staff rostering, in particular in relation to working on Sundays. Our new address is CrossCountry Communications Department, 5th Floor, Cannon House, Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 6BS, Pictured is CrossCountry's first refurbished HST passing by Houndwood in the Scottish borders between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar. Special services have been occasionally, run, such as between Bournemouth and Weymouth in support of the Sailing at the 2012 Olympics & Paralympics. [21][22][23][24] Further strikes had been planned for January 2018, but these were cancelled after CrossCountry and the RMT came to an agreement over staff working conditions on 11 January. Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester: two trains per hour, Sheffield, York, Darlington and Newcastle: one train per hour via Leeds, Leamington Spa, Oxford and Reading: two trains per hour (including one via Coventry), Extending all hourly BristolManchester services to and from. Power car 43303 brings up the rear. So no I dont think they will be scrapped but used either for high speed freight or in shortened 2+4 form regional passenger services replacing some or all the older diesel trains used on these regional lines. The replacements are 4 car voyagers, made available by splitting diagrams that currently use voyager pairs. RAIL contributor Fraser Pithie has organised the petition, with the aim of questions being asked in Parliament about the ex-Great Western Railway trains being used to alleviate overcrowding on existing XC operations. Tickets can now be purchased for the heritage leg of the unique charity railtour which celebrates the 60th anniversary of Modern Railway’s magazine. [17] In July 2019, the Direct Award was further extended by one year, moving the expiry date back to October 2020. Nottm is a "winner" in the HS2 stakes. Hunt. Using HSTs would replace four and five-coach trains with seven-coach trains, significantly increasing the available seats while also overcoming the weather-related reliability issues in the South West affecting passengers between Exeter, Newton Abbot, Plymouth and beyond., AndrewJG8918 For example, passengers travelling from Cardiff to Edinburgh could change at Cheltenham where both their trains use the same platform instead of Birmingham New Street, a larger, more complex station. Several services from the Central Trains franchise were also to be added. Avoid Greater London four MK3s many shout that XC really is the Plymouth. 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