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Originally Posted by Foghut
That's interesting, I have a mate who is leaving my TOC to join the newly formed WSMR (Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway). Their consists have class 67 traction, so I wonder if it has anything to do with this.
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John,
This particular driver training was for Arriva Trains Wales as they had not used Class 67's before. The last time they had a shortage they used Class 57's.
The WSMR haven't started training runs yet but as you say they will be using Class 67's with a push/pull set. They hope to start a regular service next Spring and will, to some extent, be competing against Arriva Trains Wales. There have been a couple of exploratory visits to Wrexham by the EWS VIP train and loco.