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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 03:27 #115321
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Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone had definitive train consist information for services operating on the West Coast Main Line during the Summer of 1992?

I know that 2+8 HSTs worked to/from Holyhead (& occasionally Manchester) but it is the electric hauled daytime and sleeper services that are of greater interest. I have seen a few photos that show the loco and part of a trains formation and some videos on YT show mixed 9+10 coach formations but these only provide a brief snapshot of the overall operation.

I have been trying to locate either loco diagrams or a passenger train marshalling document from the time but so far all searches have proved fruitless.

Thanks in advance.

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 09:08 #115326
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I've used a 1986/7 document Pascal provided me. The main difference is most consists (not all) replace the NEX for a DVT. It's amazing how many different sets there were at the time.
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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 10:14 #115328
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jc92 in post 115326 said:
I've used a 1986/7 document Pascal provided me. The main difference is most consists (not all) replace the NEX for a DVT. It's amazing how many different sets there were at the time.
Pardon for asking but NEX?

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 10:27 #115329
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Its the TOPS code for a Mark 1 Full brake coach. WCML sets had either a full brake or mark 2 air conditioned half brake coach to accomodate the guard. Mark 3 sets had to run with a full brake as the Mark 2 coaches could only run at 100 mph.
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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 11:05 #115330
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Paul worth double checking but I'm pretty sure the Blackpools also HST
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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 13:19 #115335
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bnsf734 in post 115329 said:
Mark 3 sets had to run with a full brake as the Mark 2 coaches could only run at 100 mph.
Mark 1 coaches were also only 100mph; so I doubt that’s the reason...

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 13:31 #115337
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JamesN in post 115335 said:
bnsf734 in post 115329 said:
Mark 3 sets had to run with a full brake as the Mark 2 coaches could only run at 100 mph.
Mark 1 coaches were also only 100mph; so I doubt that’s the reason...
Mark 1s were generally limited to 90mph only rebogied catering and a few others were allowed 100mph

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 13:37 #115338
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JamesN in post 115335 said:
bnsf734 in post 115329 said:
Mark 3 sets had to run with a full brake as the Mark 2 coaches could only run at 100 mph.
Mark 1 coaches were also only 100mph; so I doubt that’s the reason...
Nothing to do with speed. The full brakes are 100mph cleared same as teh RMBs until the Mk3 resteraunts came online.

Incidentally the WTT is a bit misleading as it shows workings that are shown as 110mph stock which are timed for Mk2 sets

Incidentally I've checked my platform 5 for 1992 and there are also a number of NHA BGs rated for 110mph running on B4 and commonwealth bogies.

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 15:24 #115341
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jc92 in post 115326 said:
I've used a 1986/7 document Pascal provided me. The main difference is most consists (not all) replace the NEX for a DVT. It's amazing how many different sets there were at the time.
@jc92 - thank you......I believe I have a copy of such a document, I'll take a look. Must have been a headache in train planning when it went wrong to ensure the right sets were on the right route/circuit!

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Paul worth double checking but I'm pretty sure the Blackpools also HST
@Meld - shown as electric hauled to/from Preston with 47s working to/from Blackpool North.

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 16:02 #115345
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officer dibble in post 115341 said:
jc92 in post 115326 said:
I've used a 1986/7 document Pascal provided me. The main difference is most consists (not all) replace the NEX for a DVT. It's amazing how many different sets there were at the time.
@jc92 - thank you......I believe I have a copy of such a document, I'll take a look. Must have been a headache in train planning when it went wrong to ensure the right sets were on the right route/circuit!

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Paul worth double checking but I'm pretty sure the Blackpools also HST
@Meld - shown as electric hauled to/from Preston with 47s working to/from Blackpool North.
Most of the sets had 4-5 day cycles so if it got allocated wrong its stuck that way for the week unless it happens to end up at the same depot overnight. I suspect the real pain would be seat reservations.

The Blackpool and Shrewsbury workings were still Crewe 47/4s, the HSTs were limited to 3 sets working all the Holyhead turns. I think HSTs did make it to Blackpool later on, possibly under Virgin.

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 04/02/2019 at 16:36 #115346
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@Officer Dibble

Sent an e-mail to your 2006 hotmail telling you where you can source various CWNs (although nothing for 1992 unfortunately).

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 15/02/2019 at 12:32 #115725
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Most of the sets had 4-5 day cycles so if it got allocated wrong its stuck that way for the week unless it happens to end up at the same depot overnight. I suspect the real pain would be seat reservations.
This was not necessarily the case, sets were often swapped at Euston mid-diagram for numerous reasons including:
- returning Mk2 & Mk3 sets to booked diagrams to ensure services timed at 110mph had Mk3 vehicles wherever possible and to sort out
capacity & seat reservation issues
- returning MA based 3FO sets to booked diagrams
- getting non-TDM sets onto diagrams finishing at WB/PC/OY/MA so they could attempt to rectify
- stock shortage (you could operate the timetable 2 sets short with numerous stepping up moves at Euston)
- to meet end of day maintenance requirements ('A' exams mainly)

Mk2s ex Oxley worked on 3 day diagrams with an 'A' exam required every 3 days or 2400 miles.

Mk3s at other depots worked on 4 day diagrams with an 'A' exam required every 3200 miles.

Generally standard formations were as follows:

Oxley (OY)
DVT - 3 Mk2 FO - RFM - 5 Mk2 TSO
Oxley also had two sets that were 2 Mk2 FO

Wembley (WB)/Polmadie (PC)
DVT - 2 Mk3 FO - RFM - 5 Mk3 TSO

Longsight (MA)
DVT - 3 Mk3 FO - RFM - 5 Mk3 TSO
DVT - 2 Mk3 FO - RFM - 5 Mk3 TSO


There were also a small number of Mk3 BFOs in traffic that whilst normally allocated into a set with a DVT making the brake van part of the vehicle redundant, were utilised on occasions to provide a brake van/guards area when a particular set ran non-TDM without a DVT due to DVT shortage.

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The West Coast Main Line - Summer 1992 15/02/2019 at 18:03 #115749
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Thanks for that 47417, most useful indeed. That, along with the loco diagrams I have been given should make things much easier when it comes to "allocating" stock in the timetable.
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