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Midland Compound 29th May 2009 23:30
From Euston to Birmingham by Voyager ?
 
Coming back from Coventry to Birmingham yesterday (see Class 90 thread), was surprised to find that the train was a Virgin Voyager. Is this a normal working or a one-off ? Train was 1802 ex Coventry, which makes it something like 1700 off Euston.

martin adamson 31st May 2009 18:29
Sounds like it VT had a voyager spare so they put it on in place of the 90, or the 90 had broken down or something like that. Virgin used to do this (or at least once) with the XC class 90 Brum to Manchester service, put on a Pendolino instead at one point.

robbo 31st May 2009 22:15
http://www.prestonstation.org.uk/

on the timetable

says that is a 221 voyager for 12 weeks from 10th April

hope that helps

John

Midland Compound 1st June 2009 12:12
Quote:
Originally Posted by David A Hicks (Post 28020)
Sounds like it VT had a voyager spare so they put it on in place of the 90, or the 90 had broken down or something like that. Virgin used to do this (or at least once) with the XC class 90 Brum to Manchester service, put on a Pendolino instead at one point.

No. The 90 was runnning. The Voyager was the train I caught back from Coventry to Birmingham...

Midland Compound 1st June 2009 12:13
Quote:
Originally Posted by robbo (Post 28024)
http://www.prestonstation.org.uk/

on the timetable

says that is a 221 voyager for 12 weeks from 10th April

hope that helps

John
No. This was a Euston - BIRMINGHAM service, that would (I presume) normally be a Pendolino.


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