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Title: Unusual departure at Paddington Post by: Boppy on April 18, 2017, 13:33:49 Just saw a loco pulling passenger carriages depart Paddington.
I think the code is 5Z19 - assuming it's moving empty stock? Title: Re: Unusual departure at Paddington Post by: Adelante_CCT on April 18, 2017, 14:08:15 The inbound working was from West Ealing which suggests a 387, although why would that need dragging to North Pole?
Title: Re: Unusual departure at Paddington Post by: paul7575 on April 18, 2017, 14:22:04 The inbound working was from West Ealing which suggests a 387, although why would that need dragging to North Pole? There's an earlier cancelled move from West Ealing sidings to Reading which would have been a loco hauled move.Perhaps something has changed at quite short notice, and if the EMUs had been specifically prepared for haulage by a loco, they may have just carried on using the loco.? Paul Title: Re: Unusual departure at Paddington Post by: a-driver on April 18, 2017, 20:55:51 The inbound working was from West Ealing which suggests a 387, although why would that need dragging to North Pole? There's an easier cancelled move from West Ealing sidings to Reading which would have been a loco hauled move.Perhaps something has changed at quite short notice, and if the EMUs had been specifically prepared for haulage by a loco, they may have just carried on using the loco.? Paul That's booked to be 387's dragged out to North Pole by a 57. I'm guessing here but maybe it's Class 57 drivers training to couple to and haul the 387's Title: Re: Unusual departure at Paddington Post by: Boppy on April 18, 2017, 21:15:26 Interesting thanks.
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