Just caught the backend of a train consisting of a set of old liveried
Virgin coaches ( MK3 ?,) with the driving trailer. tailed with a
Thunderbird Class 57 going through High Wycombe. Was the leading
engine also a Class 57 and if so which two were used ? Any more info
on this ? Was it a scheduled passenger service ? If it is coming back
a return time through HW would be useful as I would love to shoot some
phots of it !

Thanks again !

UC

wrote:
Just caught the backend of a train consisting of a set of old liveried
Virgin coaches ( MK3 ?,) with the driving trailer. tailed with a
Thunderbird Class 57 going through High Wycombe. Was the leading
engine also a Class 57 and if so which two were used ? Any more info
on this ? Was it a scheduled passenger service ? If it is coming back
a return time through HW would be useful as I would love to shoot some
phots of it !

Yes, it's one of the Virgin BlockBuster services. The standby loco-hauled
set is being used in place of a pair of Class 221 Super-Voyagers.

It does work back later - I'm not sure what time out of Euston but the
BlockBuster service is hourly, to Coventry and Birmingham International.

Jack Taylor wrote:
wrote:
Just caught the backend of a train consisting of a set of old liveried
Virgin coaches ( MK3 ?,) with the driving trailer. tailed with a
Thunderbird Class 57 going through High Wycombe. Was the leading
engine also a Class 57 and if so which two were used ? Any more info
on this ? Was it a scheduled passenger service ? If it is coming back
a return time through HW would be useful as I would love to shoot some
phots of it !

Yes, it's one of the Virgin BlockBuster services. The standby loco-hauled
set is being used in place of a pair of Class 221 Super-Voyagers.

It does work back later - I'm not sure what time out of Euston but the
BlockBuster service is hourly, to Coventry and Birmingham International.

I was one one of those from Crewe, getting into EUS at 1705 last night.

Not being a rail map expert, I have no idea how it actually got from
there to going along the Central Line to Euston. (Feel free to point me
at a line map.)

"Dave Newt" wrote in message
...

Not being a rail map expert, I have no idea how it actually got from there
to going along the Central Line to Euston. (Feel free to point me at a
line map.)

This is exactly what you need...

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...ck-buster.html

Paul S

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008, Dave Newt wrote:

Jack Taylor wrote:
wrote:

Just caught the backend of a train consisting of a set of old liveried
Virgin coaches ( MK3 ?,) with the driving trailer. tailed with a
Thunderbird Class 57 going through High Wycombe.

Yes, it's one of the Virgin BlockBuster services. The standby
loco-hauled set is being used in place of a pair of Class 221
Super-Voyagers.

It does work back later - I'm not sure what time out of Euston but the
BlockBuster service is hourly, to Coventry and Birmingham
International.

I was one one of those from Crewe, getting into EUS at 1705 last night.

Not being a rail map expert, I have no idea how it actually got from
there to going along the Central Line to Euston. (Feel free to point me
at a line map.)

Getting a class 57 to Euston via the Central line would indeed be an
achievement requiring considerable expertise!

tom

--
Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.

Paul Scott wrote:
"Dave Newt" wrote in message
...
Not being a rail map expert, I have no idea how it actually got from there
to going along the Central Line to Euston. (Feel free to point me at a
line map.)

This is exactly what you need...

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...ck-buster.html

Even more complicated than I realised! Thanks!

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
.li
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008, Dave Newt wrote:

Jack Taylor wrote:
wrote:

Just caught the backend of a train consisting of a set of old
liveried Virgin coaches ( MK3 ?,) with the driving trailer. tailed
with a Thunderbird Class 57 going through High Wycombe.

Yes, it's one of the Virgin BlockBuster services. The standby
loco-hauled set is being used in place of a pair of Class 221
Super-Voyagers.

It does work back later - I'm not sure what time out of Euston but
the BlockBuster service is hourly, to Coventry and Birmingham
International.

I was one one of those from Crewe, getting into EUS at 1705 last
night. Not being a rail map expert, I have no idea how it actually
got from
there to going along the Central Line to Euston. (Feel free to point
me at a line map.)

Getting a class 57 to Euston via the Central line would indeed be an
achievement requiring considerable expertise!

Indeed so, and expense too, but to be fair, the route does briefly run
alongside the Central line to Ealing Broadway, as well as the other
branch to West Ruislip. So, while the Virgin trains don't run on any LU
tracks, they do run along the Central's route for two stretches.