 HST on west london freight line
"Clive D. W. Feather" <clive@on-the-train.> wrote in message
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> In article <Ep6dnanZjbA6PeHV4p2dnAA@bt.com>, Paul Scott
> <notvalidpmscott@> writes
> >thagor2008@ wrote:
> >> I was walking over a bridge near the central line near Hangar Lane
> >> today which has a freight only NR line running beside it and I saw an
> >> HST going into london on that line. Since it was empty I'm guessing it
> >> was a stock transfer but where has it come from and where is it going?
> >This is usually Paddington - Paddington via Greenford to turn the train,
> >maybe because a power car has a defect, or to get it the right way round
> >again after a previous occasion.
>
> Or it could be driver training for Virgin's Blockbuster (IIRC) service.
>
Possibly, but why use a HST for that? The blockbusters are 221s, so it's not
traction, and Chiltern have a route learning bubble car (which has been
uised for route learning for the blockbuster).
Peter |