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Title: Unusual ECS moves for a 153 Post by: Trowres on September 27, 2016, 22:12:27 An unusual tour by a class 153 unit on 27th September:-
Westbury (1133) - Heywood Rd Jn (reverse) - avoiding line - Fairwood Jn - East Somerset Jn (reverse) - Fairwood Jn - Heywood Rd Jn (reverse) - Hawkeridge Jn - Bradford Jn (reverse) - Hawkeridge Jn - Heywood Rd Jn (reverse) - Westbury (arr 1249 actual). 5Z75 on RTT for a week: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O30900/2016/09/27/advanced (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O30900/2016/09/27/advanced) Is anyone here able to share the purpose of this outing for the 153? Title: Re: Unusual ECS moves for a 153 Post by: rower40 on September 28, 2016, 05:46:18 That's got to be a route-learning train, to refresh drivers' route knowledge in preparation for diversions.
Title: Re: Unusual ECS moves for a 153 Post by: Trowres on September 30, 2016, 19:23:51 Thanks for that suggestion. It whizzed through without me noticing if it was full of train crew.
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