Voyager 220/221/222 (meridian) photos and videos

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

220004 "New Dawn" at Catholme, Staffs, on 22/06/01 (my photo)

[franciswilliamwebb]

221101 at North Stafford Junction on 24/04/04 (my photo)

 

[jbqfc]

221134 Southampton 08/04/23 

 

 

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

220001 at North Stafford Junction on 24/04/04 (my photo)

(221101 in the distance)

[D6150]

Here's 221129 at Dundee this morning.

 

The Aberdeen to Plymouth service has now been extended to Penzance again, and I think some of the intermediate stops in Fife have been restored (the service was non-stop from Dundee to Haymarket until recently). 

 

Quite a busy service this morning, with a good crowd waiting to board in Dundee. 

 

Thanks 

 

Ken 

 

 

[hexagon789]

41 minutes ago, D6150 said:

Here's 221129 at Dundee this morning.

 

The Aberdeen to Plymouth service has now been extended to Penzance again, and I think some of the intermediate stops in Fife have been restored (the service was non-stop from Dundee to Haymarket until recently). 

 

Quite a busy service this morning, with a good crowd waiting to board in Dundee. 

 

Thanks 

 

Ken 

 

 

Looks like all the Fife calls are back in, but slightly strangely Dunbar is removed after Edinburgh?

 

Something amusing struck me about your photo though. You must've taken it at about 0930 when 1V60 makes its Dundee call, some 11hours ago. 1V60 is however still going even now, it has another 60 mins to Penzance.

 

 

[D6150]

1 hour ago, hexagon789 said:

Looks like all the Fife calls are back in, but slightly strangely Dunbar is removed after Edinburgh?

 

Something amusing struck me about your photo though. You must've taken it at about 0930 when 1V60 makes its Dundee call, some 11hours ago. 1V60 is however still going even now, it has another 60 mins to Penzance.

 

 

However you look at it, it's a very long day. 5 or 6 crew changes I think? There can't be many passengers who do the whole trip...

 

Ken 

[hexagon789]

25 minutes ago, D6150 said:

However you look at it, it's a very long day. 5 or 6 crew changes I think? There can't be many passengers who do the whole trip...

 

Ken 

It has various markets, though if various media reports on the service through the years are believed - the odd regulars did the whole journey, albeit infrequently (maybe monthly).

 

The full service has:

9 drivers 

7 train managers

 

 

 

 

[franciswilliamwebb]

 

221108 at Stafford on 06/03/03 (my photo)

[D6150]

221122 at Dundee this morning on the way to Penzance. Still not there yet either! I walked up to the front of the train for a slightly different view this morning. 

 

Thanks 

Ken 

[4630]

Now on lease to Grand Central to cover for the continuing unreliability of their class 180 units, 221143 slows for a booked stop at Brighouse.

 

 

 

 

 

Working on 19th July 2023 as 5Z21, this was the first visit by one of the class 221 ‘Voyager’ units to the Calder Valley line and was undertaken as test run by Grand Central from its depot at Crofton, near Wakefield.

 

The booked schedule included stops at all of the stations in South and West Yorkshire currently served by Grand Central's Bradford Interchange - London Kings Cross service.

[D6150]

221123 at Aberdeen this morning, with the 08:20 service to Bristol Temple Meads. 

 

I haven't been down to Arbroath/Dundee since June. Does anyone know when the Aberdeen CrossCountry service was cut back from Penzance/Plymouth to Bristol? Is this a permanent change, and does this mean it's no longer the UK's longest passenger rail service...?

 

Sorry lots of questions!

 

Thanks 

 

Ken