Between 2008 and 2009, both the Class 220 Voyagers and Class 221 Super Voyagers underwent refurbishment at Bombardier Transportation's Derby Litchurch Lane Works. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The franchise, which is the most extensive in the UK, will run until 31 March 2016. Our new address is CrossCountry Communications Department, 5th Floor, Cannon House, Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 6BS, Pictured is CrossCountry's first refurbished HST passing by Houndwood in the Scottish borders between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar. ", Andy added; "We have already received excellent feedback from passengers who have travelled on this train and we will continue to monitor their comments and feedback to help provide the highest possible standard of customer service and experience on our HSTs. Ample time to train the drivers and sort out rosters so the company are not too reliant on rest day working. For more information about the Arriva group visit www.arriva.co.uk, STATIONS SERVED: 131 ROUTE MILES: 1,654 WEEKDAY SERVICES: 288 PASSENGERS CARRIED: Over 30 million passenger journeys a year anticipated ANNUAL TRAIN MILEAGE: Approximately 16 million EMPLOYEES: Approximately 1,800 LONGEST TRAIN SERVICE: Penzance to Dundee (701 miles), Select this link to view the Press Release PDF. Based in Worcestershire and Shropshire, the Severn Valley Railway is hosting the heritage leg of the special anniversary railtour which will take place on Tuesday the 27th of September. These trains deliver the extra capacity our passengers and stakeholders tell us they want, and their introduction also means we're on track to deliver our promise of increasing seating by 35 per cent. CrossCountry Unveils First Refurbished HST, The 125mph diesel-powered HST, one of five being introduced this year, will regularly operate on CrossCountry's North East - South West route, serving key towns and cities including; Edinburgh, Newcastle, Durham, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Doncaster, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth. I picked up a few thousand slides from a rare mileage photographer, without knowing what is on them, simply because I read in the notes Miss America 1968 was on one of the trains. Graeme Murray is project manager at the Taylor Woodrow-BAM Nuttall joint venture, which carried out the work, and he described the project as the 'largest and most complex accessibility upgrade' in the Underground's current programme. Manchester-Birmingham which really does justify more than hourly? The company operates medium- and long-distance services that run outside of the London area. About the Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) CROSS is a searchable database of CBP rulings that can be retrieved based on simple or complex search characteristics using keywords and Boolean operators. Perhaps a silly question, but why would a RDW agreement have an end date? ( I'm just curious on this one ). ", Please find notes to Editors, CrossCountry facts and figures below. On The Cameras Tomorrow Thursday 23rd February 2023, On The Cameras Tomorrow Friday 24th February 2023, On The Cameras Today Wednesday 1st March 2023, On The Cameras Tomorrow Thursday 2nd March 2023, On The Cameras Today Tuesday 28th February 2023, On The Cameras Tomorrow Wednesday 1st March 2023, On The Cameras Today Monday 27th February 2023. From lift installations and modified platforms to steel access bridges, all works have been completed during traffic and engineering hours with no possessions and using the latest digital construction methods. Overhauls of the Voyager & Super Voyager fleets were performed, the removal of the shop to fit more seating and storage being a prominent change; the Mark 3 carriages were also refurbished to provide suitable amenities for modern travellers. Registered in England. From December 2010, a number of services from Newcastle were extended from Reading to Southampton. Tickets can now be purchased for the heritage leg of the unique charity railtour which celebrates the 60th anniversary of Modern Railway’s magazine. Q&E #4 inaugural trip through Sellersville. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); East Midlands Railway ones apparently also being replaced in 2020, there cant be that much room left at Ely before theyre chucked in the bin. If when these inspections take place and an operator is not able to maintain the structural integrity of the coaches within commercial realities, then perhaps that is the time to call for their retirement. Would this also mean that we are not going to see the Newcastle- South east services re-introduced, which would be terrible considering the amount of time you have to wait to change at New Street? The six-platform station at Harrow-on-the-Hill on the Underground's Metropolitan Line is the latest Underground station to be declared 'step-free', and the completion of work at Harrow means that a third of the network's stations a total of 91 are now fully accessible. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. An InterCity 125 travelling along the 16 miles of our beautifully preserved line isnt something you see every day. CrossCountry has designated four stations as alternative changeover stations: Cheltenham Spa, Derby, Leamington Spa and Wolverhampton. In the meantime, mk3s could be obtained and put through the required upgrade. About time at last I live in Southampton and the a.ount of times travelling back from oxford and you sre standing. [11][12] From 15 June 2020, both passengers and staff on public transport in England, including CrossCountry services, were required to wear face coverings while travelling, and that anyone failing to do so would be liable to be refused travel or fined. They have been developed by MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, Germany and Detroit Diesel Inc, USA. From Monday 29th November until at least Sunday 5th December there will be no HSTs in use with XC. 95 Wellingborough Road, Finedon, Wellingborough NN9 5LG. Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; XC's HST powercars have quite a few differences compared to the GWR ones, including a completely different speedometer and associated equipment, as the GWR ones are fitted with ATP whereas the XC ones aren't. The power cars are fitted with new MTU-built engines to increase reliability, improve fuel efficiency and produce lower emissions. These included:[36]. Other Railnews readers (and I) would prefer not to be SHOUTED AT again!--Ed. The withdrawal of the HSTs also means that Neville Hill Depot will no longer see EMR stock being maintained there due to the new Leeds services seeing the Meridian operate a Leeds to Derby service where the train would return to Etches Park Depot. Entirely possible that this could in the eyes of XC render it to require a conversion course. [35], During December 2016, CrossCountry published a consultation document for changes to the timetable proposed to be implemented in December 2017. 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While the franchise had been originally due to conclude on 31 March 2016, multiple subsequent agreements have been enacted; in October 2020, the DfT confirmed that the franchise has been extended for a further three years for a finish date of October 2023. 'Frankly, its time to ban the HSTs. Surprised the company have not gone hell for leather on trying to renew the RDW (rest day working) agreement. All your workforce needs. Then those Txxxxx at the DFT would do something about then. Theres a HST driver training course running as we speak. A petition has been sent to Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright calling for stored High Speed Trains to be used by CrossCountry. This type of engine is widely used on ferries, merchant vessels, yachts, railway vehicles and heavy machinery. TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said it was not clear whether any corrosion had been dealt with when Wabtec had been upgrading the trains. Learn how your comment data is processed. RAIL contributor Fraser Pithie has organised the petition, with the aim of questions being asked in Parliament about the ex-Great Western Railway trains being used to alleviate overcrowding on existing XC operations. BillD Sometimes there's some other services covered by a HST. The Department for Transport has announced its intention to make a Direct Award to CrossCountry, following the expiry of its current three-year contract. Cross Country could well do with taking 10-12 Class 43 and shed load of coaches cos Girls 3000m Varsity - New York Section I Kick Off 3 2022 . 12 in) standard gauge. Limited tickets are available to join the HST at the heritage railway’s Kidderminster Town station for the Severn Valley Railway leg of the journey only. They really should stay until the Avanti 221s are available to replace them. However, sources within the rail industry suggest using HSTs is not a simple solution, as some believe. The Company's exciting HST refurbishment programme includes a redesign of the First Class and Standard carriages, providing extra capacity that will see each HST having 542 seats spread between eight carriages - that's more seats than a jumbo jet! Is anyone able to post today's Cross Country HST allocations please. SVR director Jonathan Dunster, whos also the chairman of the railways diesels committee said:The HST was introduced by British Rail in 1976, and its now largely been replaced on the main line. Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 10:37, Sailing at the 2012 Olympics & Paralympics, passenger rail franchising in Great Britain, 20162019 United Kingdom railway strikes CrossCountry, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, "New Cross Country Franchise Consultation Document", "New Cross Country Franchise Invitation to Tender", "New rail franchise to increase capacity between major cities", "Arriva welcomes new CrossCountry rail franchise award", "Bristol and Manchester linked every two hours in CrossCountry's December timetable", "Frequently Asked Questions: How will the timetable change and when? Sponsor Post - registered members do not see these adverts; I'll start with what's already known. 15:01 - Cross Country HST power cars route refresher - 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot DERBY CAMERAS (In partnership with Rail Operations Group) DONCASTER CAMERA 03:56 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 3Q59 Darlington Up Sorting Sidings to Derby Rtc Serco Only a year earlier, these services had not only been loco-hauled - they'd still in fact been steam-heated. Well lets face it, the HSTs arent cheap to run so could be true if the funding is being cut. or call our freephone More All Messages By This Member previous page #3600 next page Join {HSTgen@groups.io to automatically receive all group messages. GWR intercity services are now provided by Class 8xx Intercity Expresses.--Ed.]. Great Western Railway withdrew all of their HST 2+8 Sets in May, but many still remain with other operators. There is no guarantee that the services listed above will run, at the time of posting these are believed to be correct. Importantly, the refurbishment also delivers significantly more space for luggage. Realtime Trains - Departures from Nottingham. [27] Its workers were amongst those who voted in favour of industrial action due to a dispute over pay and working conditions. 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Boys 1000m Section 1 - Jim Mitchell Invitational 2022 . Rightly or wrongly different TOCs do sometimes have different working arrangements for the same routes and traction. When the new timetable commenced on 9 December 2007 on 11 November 2007, the Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central services were transferred to Virgin Trains West Coast while the Manchester Airport to Edinburgh and Glasgow services transferred to First TransPennine Express.[7]. CrossCountry is keen to support our heritage rail partners where we can., To purchase tickets for the Severn Valley Railway leg of the HST railtour please visit: svr.co.uk, For further information about the rail tour, please visit: www.modernrailways.com/railtour. Registered No:04402048. Most had been in store at Long Marston for a few years. Only this week I heard an XC employee who previously extolled the virtues of HSTs state they were very expensive to run, thirsty he might have said. Moderator note: Some posts have been split to, https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/media/5488/sat-27-sun-28-nov-other-routes.pdf, https://www.railforums.co.uk/threador-to-go-to-directly-operated-railway.225338/. Andy Cooper, Managing Director at CrossCountry said; "We're delighted to have our first HST operating. It had continued: 'RAIB considered whether the extent of corrosion may have significantly affected the way the coach structures deformed and in particular the loss of survival space in the leading coach. In summer 2014, CrossCountry began removing the quiet coach designation from such vehicles across its Voyager fleet, believing them to be outdated and to take up an excessive amount of space on a four-car unit; however, it did retain the quiet coaches on its five HST sets. Eddi'sdad 7d Robin, great shot, well lit. JavaScript is disabled. The CrossCountry franchise was restructured by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2006, incorporating elements of both the Central Trains and the Virgin CrossCountry franchises, ahead of its invitation to tender on October of that year. The proposed withdrawal did not include the morning/evening services that run only between Edinburgh and Dundee. They were great in their day, but that day is nearly 50 years ago now and they simply arent up to modern safety standards. Wast Midlands could do with using HSTs on the Nottingham to Liverpool route via Hope Valley, the 158s they are using now are normally crowded. Also on cross country services. I have travelled on most trains in the UK none are in the same league as the 43 . How can they force him to forget how to drive a HST? - 03/05/2021 17:13, ATP didnt seem to cause any difficulties when GWR 43s moved to Scotland, Nova 3 A variant of the Mark 3 became the rolling stock for the High Speed Train (HST). If your browser does not recognise the file type PDF a free Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the Adobe website. CrossCountry is one of only two franchised train operating companies that does not manage any stations, the other being Caledonian Sleeper. Heritage lines have struggled during the pandemic they are working railways which are major tourist attractions and therefore provide valuable support for the local economies of the regions they serve. Bristol Temple Meads has been selected for a competition in which small companies try out ideas to make all UK stations more passenger-friendly places. [32], As of December2022[update], the Monday-Friday daytime services, with frequencies in trains per hour (tph), include:[33][34]. Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester: two trains per hour, Sheffield, York, Darlington and Newcastle: one train per hour via Leeds, Leamington Spa, Oxford and Reading: two trains per hour (including one via Coventry), Extending all hourly BristolManchester services to and from. XC's HST powercars have quite a few differences compared to the GWR ones, including a completely different speedometer and associated equipment, as the GWR ones are fitted with ATP whereas the XC ones aren't. Entirely possible that this could in the eyes of XC render it to require a conversion course. They only seemed to run to Banbury. . CrossCountry services are operated using diesel trains only, since none of the routes it operates are fully electrified. > Modern Railways editor Philip Sherratt said: We’re hugely grateful to the Severn Valley Railway for their fantastic support in making this trip possible, and we are looking forward to a great fundraising effort to support the valuable work of RBF., CrossCountry managing director Tom Joyner said:We’re really excited about what promises to be a fantastic collaborative fundraising event and are grateful to our hosts at the Severn Valley Railway for supporting this initiative so enthusiastically. RMT has informed the company that we are now in dispute with them and is writing to all our affected members - Train Managers, Senior Conductors, and Revenue Support specialist grades - rebutting the companys irresponsible claims and advising our members not to undertake revenue collection duties as laid out in the current, wholly inadequate, risk assessment guidance and to invoke the companys work safe procedure. > RMT general secretary Mick Cash said; RMT has made it clear that we will not tolerate train operators playing fast and loose with staff and passenger safety in light of the emergence if the new COVID variant and we are deadly serious. RailAdvent Ltd 2014 - 2023 Rail Minister Andrew Jones replied: The Department is aware that additional capacity is needed on CrossCountry routes, including Oxford. [33][34], The above table shows the basic service pattern; however, a small number of these services are extended beyond their usual destination:[33], CrossCountry extended some of its Bournemouth services to Weymouth for the Sailing at the 2012 Olympics & Paralympics. The class 43 is with out any doubts the best trains I have ever travelled on. The 43 has at least another twelve to fifteen years in them. Staffing + Permanent Placement Workforce Solutions Technology Platform Insight + Advisory Services Charles Silas, MD Emergency Medicine "I love Cross Country. If it is indeed a RDW agreement (what is it about Arriva and understaffing?) Likewise Ill be sending off a few emails to various politicians tomorrow, cross party, who are in a better position to do something about this shambles than I am. Do you think COVID restrictions are being lifted on trains too soon. IN a surprise development on November 28, the Arriva UK Trainsoperated CrossCountry franchise (XC) has withdrawn its four HST sets following the cessation of a rest-day working (RDW) agreement with the drivers' union ASLEF. the 4/5 car HST services on Scotrail and on GWR . Presumably this nonsense is to save what is, in the grand scheme of things, a pretty trivial sum on the cost of using the HST fleet for a short period? Here is 1968 Miss America on inaugural Q&E #4 trip. - 10/07/2019 19:49. On 10 July 2007, the DfT announced that Arriva had been awarded the New Cross Country franchise. [47] High Speed Trains were hired from East Coast and East Midlands Trains on a number of occasions to operate services from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth when HSTs or Voyagers were unavailable. These services combine to provide higher frequencies between Birmingham and the following major destinations: The Sunday service pattern is mostly similar to the weekday one, except that the hourly Birmingham - Nottingham services do not run while the other services do not start until late morning or early afternoon, and often have a slightly different stopping pattern. However, since the forces applied to the collision pillars are not known, the investigation was not able to determine whether or not the original strength of the pillars (that is, without any material loss due to corrosion) would have been sufficient to prevent the loss of survival space that led to the death of the trains conductor'. I wouldn't mourn the HSTs in and of themselves, just the capacity they provide. Your feedback will help us to improve this page. [44][45] Once these were completed, the ex-Midland Mainline examples were also overhauled. The use of HSTs on CrossCountry routes began at scale in May 1982, when British Rail deployed its then futuristic 125s on many North East - South West services. 2,3,4,5,6,8 . English: CrossCountry HST power car 43303 at Birmingham New Street on 20/09/08. Two of the existing five-car sets releasing a centre carriage that, when combined with the reactivated pair of driving cars, formed an additional four-car set to be formed. [46], To operate services to Paignton and Newquay on summer Saturdays, two High Speed Trains were hired from National Express East Coast in 2008. It may not display this or other websites correctly. This remains a priority for the Department as we consider successor franchise arrangements when the current franchise ends.. I have emailed my local MP over the cuts and proposed short formations. Mick. Open Women's 6 km - USATF National Club Cross Country Cham. The Owners of the Great Western Railway HSTs say time is running out unless they can find a realistic franchisor to take them on. 26. r/trains 27 days ago. Download list: Locomotives: Class 43 + Mk3 (HST) - CrossCountry Requires the Classic European Assets pack available from Steam, this is also included with many other products, so you may already have it installed. Is this then a suggestion that XC are never going to increase service back to what it was, e.g. These are usually operated by. The celebratory event has been organised by Modern Railways magazine in conjunction with CrossCountry trains and will use one of the rail operators High-Speed Trains for the tour which will run from Leeds to Bridgnorth. While the withdrawal is tax-free, you must pay the full amount back within 15 years. Company Number: 13512367 Notes to editors. But then no doubt the DfT pulling the purse strings doesn't help. [19] In October 2020, the DfT confirmed that the franchise has been extended for a further three years, putting the finishing date back to October 2023. Ethiopia Country Report Context. Klaus Eldritch The Inter City 125 as it was known then entered service in Mid 1976 running various services throughout the country. For example, passengers travelling from Cardiff to Edinburgh could change at Cheltenham where both their trains use the same platform instead of Birmingham New Street, a larger, more complex station. 7th February 2023. 15:01 - Cross Country HST power cars route refresher - 5Z43 Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot to Laira Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot DERBY CAMERAS (In partnership with Rail Operations Group) DONCASTER CAMERA 01:04 - Colas Rail diesel hauled Network Rail test train - 3Q58 Derby Rtc Serco to Darlington Up Sorting Sidings These included: In April 2017, it was announced the proposed changes would not be proceeding. He is based in a marginal seat and is well placed in govt so let's hope he has a chat with the SoS. - 11/07/2019 20:49. If you're purchasing a home with a partner who also qualifies as a first-time buyer, they can withdraw the same amount (up to $35,000), meaning you'll have $70,000 to work with as a downpayment. Email: [39], A franchise commitment was the acquisition of ten Class 43 power cars and forty Mark 3 carriages. TFW UNVEILS NEW TRAIN MOCK-UPS 'Train stations are not just arrival and departure locations' Mike Goggin, Steer Davies Gleave - Webinar, Tuesday 31 October Any small numbers of peak extras can / should then be slotted in on top just to make sure everything possible runs. I would describe that as sub optimal but assume this id DfT working up the plans for GBR. [3] As a result of these changes, a 'New Cross Country' franchise was produced, which incorporated the existing InterCity Cross Country franchise run by Virgin CrossCountry, while excluding those services ran on the West Coast Main Line (while the Birmingham to Scotland services were transferred to Virgin Trains West Coast and the Manchester to Scotland services transferring to First TransPennine Express). A petition has been sent to Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright calling for stored High Speed Trains to be used by CrossCountry. We're absolutely delighted to hand over this accessible station to the local community.'. Until that changes, and the Direct Award is sorted out, therell be no change. 432 subscribers Subscribe 1 view 5 minutes ago WIGSTON A Cross country fest on Charlemont Parkway loft layout, with HST, Class 220, class 170 dmu and a few more runners, some night running. 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