virgin loco hauled service
 

Does anyone know when the 90 hauled service from Euston to Preston in starting. ?

Think it's meant to be the 1623 service, should have started on the 26/1.

Apparently due to the ongoing engineering works on the line vt and lm have had to withdraw some services until the beginning of February. The 16:33 to Preston loco hauled has been included in this:

http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/travel...s/default.aspx

Hope this helps.

Suppose so. There are still some speed restrictions around the Weaver Jn area and the new VHF frequency service doesn't leave much/any room for manoevre if something goes wrong.

Have they said they will make an announcement when this service starts?

That would be the 1758 off Stafford would it not ? I can catch that every day to Crewe ! :D I didn't know it was going to be class 90 hauled. But no doubt it will be full of "haulage freaks" !:eek:

I'll let you know when it starts...

Should be running from 9th February.

This should be the 1846 Euston to Preston, set-down only all the way with first stop Tamworth IIRC. Was a 221 last week due to the posted reason by the other gentleman. Date of beginning unknown for this sadly.

Isn't this service using Cargo-D MK3s, due to VWCs WB64 set being sold off. Virgin said they didn't need them, Porterbrook sell them off, only for Virgin to turn around and change their mind!

the extra trains are now scheduled to start next Monday (Feb 16th). I'll have a look at the 1758 ex Stafford on Monday (ifd it's not too late), but am then away for the next couple of days.

Bad News - arrived at Stafford station 1733, no 1758 listed

Good News - 1750 announcement "tonight there will be an extra train at 1756 to Crewe, Warrington, Wigan, Preston

Bad News - it was a Pendolino

Good News - it was virtually empty

Even better news - Stafford to Crewe in maybe as little as 15 mins ! [Forgot to notice exact time leaving Stafford, certainly not before 1758, and arrived Crewwe 1814] Best time I've ever done in over 2 years daily travel, due to no crossing back and forth to the slow line, no signal check outside Crewe, no using a 20mph crossover to reach platform 11.

Good job the train was running because nothing else was ! All trains stopped between Stafford and Wolves due to a bridge strike ...

By chance on this train again tonight. 16mins 2sec Stafford - Crewe start to stop. Quickest I've ever done it.

On the down side

1. train was fuller - mainly with people addicted to talking on mobile phones in loud voices ! [ Couldn't use quiet coach because I was on call ]

2. delayed by 5 mins from Stafford due to lte running Birmingham - Glasgow being signalled onto fast line directly in front of Euston - Crewe - Manchester which had to slow virtually to a stop.

On this train again tonight. It gets more crowded, slower and later by the day.

only spare double seats were in the quiet coach
17 mins 02sec Stafford to Crewe
our turn to get stuck behind late riunning Birmingham - Glasgow tonight !

Still light years better than what London Midland had to offer. Their service in total chaos for the third day in four this week.:mad:

90 hauled service operating tonight (20th February 2009)

90018 working 1P05 18:46 EUS-PRE

Location Booked
72410 EUSTON 18:46
72316 CAMDENSJN PASS 18:49
72315 CAMDEN JN PASS 18:49
72268 WILSDNWLJ PASS 18:52
72021 WEMBLEY C PASS 18:54
72007 HARROWWLD PASS 18:56
71040 WATFORDJN PASS 19:00
71009 BORNE END PASS 19:04
70411 TRING PASS 19:08
70320 LEDBURNJN PASS 19:11
70306 BLETCHLEY PASS 19:16
70261 MILTON KC PASS 19:18
70201 HANSLOPEJ PASS 19:23
70050 WEEDON PASS 19:31
70070 HILMORTNJ PASS 19:39
70030 RUGBY 19:41 19:43
70029 RUGBY TVJ PASS 19:44
69025 BRINKLOW PASS 19:47
69023 ATTLBROSJ PASS 19:51
69021 NUNEATON PASS 19:52
69003 AMINGTONJ PASS 20:00
69001 TAMWRTHLL 20:02 20:04
65311 LICHFTVLL 20:10 20:12
65309 LICHFLDNJ PASS 20:13
43333 RUGELYNJN PASS 20:19
43328 COLWICH PASS 20:24
43326 MILFORD&B PASS 20:25
43322 STAFF TVJ PASS 20:33
43314 STAFFORD 20:34 20:36
42312 NORTONBGE PASS 20:42
42302 MADELEY PASS 20:51
42155 CREWEBHJN PASS 20:57
42140 CREWE PASS 21:00
42128 CWECOALYD PASS 21:01
37011 WINSFORD PASS 21:06
37003 HARTFORDJ PASS 21:09
37001 ACTONBDGE 21:13 21:17
35591 WEAVER JN PASS 21:21
35555 ACTNGNGJN PASS 21:23
35531 WARRTN BQ 21:26 21:28
35509 WARRDALLJ PASS 21:30
35505 WINWICK J PASS 21:31
35149 SPRINGS B PASS 21:36
35137 WIGAN SJN PASS 21:36
35136 WIGAN NW 21:37 21:39
30165 BLSHAWLJN PASS 21:46
30164 EUXTON JN PASS 21:49
30120 PRESTON 21:55

From North-West-Gen group.