"Richard J." wrote in message
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Yes, you're right, and it was a fault on the 57+Pendolino combination
that led to the train being cancelled. Passengers had to get another
(conventional diesel) service to Chester, and another one to Crewe. I
read a similar report on BBC News Online, at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/3692886.stm.

AIUI it was not possible to couple the ETS (Electric Train Supply) between
the locomotive and the Pendolino. Although the Pendolino has two ETS jumpers
(for redundancy) the 57 only has one. The same problem occurred last night
at Crewe with the down train, resulting in a Mark III stock formation and
locomotive being substituted, which returned this morning on the up train. A
Pendolino was booked to make the down journey again this evening - let's
hope that they have managed to resolve the problems!