Mk 3 formations WCML early 00's

[hammy]

Morning folks, bit of back ground for you. I'm in the planning stages of building Tamworth station on the WCML in the earlier 00's between 2000 & 2005 just when the pendos were introduced, but after much YouTube research there are plenty of push pull and hst sets and I was wondering if anyone has any idea what these formations consisted off so I can make some realistic sets

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['CHARD]

You might want to change the topic title, as it stands it's not connected to your question!

[Steven B]

You'll find some of the Virgin Cross country (XC) sets listed here:

http://www.1s76.com/1S76 2000.htm

(and other pages for earlier & later years).

 

The standard Virgin XC formation around your time were Mk2f - RLF TSO TSO TSO TSO TSO BSO; All types have been produced by Bachmann/Farish.

Voyagers started operating in 2001 with a corresponding drop in loco hauled trains.

 

Virgin's Mk3 WCML formations were usually: DVT FO FO FO RFM TSO TSO TSO TSO TSO (all Mk3)

 

In late BR/Early Privatisation, you could also find mixed Mk2/Mk3 rakes: 5 x Mk2 TSOs, a Mk 3 RFM vehicle, and 3x Mk 2 FOs and then Mk3 DVT.

 

Steven B

 

 

[87023Velocity]

Mk3 sets could be either DVT, 2x FO, 1 RFM, 5 TSO, loco or DVT 3x FO, 1 x RFM, 5 xTSO. For added interest, additional vehicles which were being moved between depots were added 'locked out of use' between loco and stock.

Virgin West Coast HSTs 2 x FO, 1 x RFM, 4 x TSO, 1 x TGS. There were 3 Virgin West Coast HSTs, set numbers VW40, VW41, VW42. The spare kitchen car 40619 (usually kept at Longsight) retained Intercity livery so would add variety to a full Virgin rake.

Oxley Push Pull sets consisted of DVT, Mk2 FO (2or 3) Mk3 RFM, Mk2 SO x 5.

 

Cheers

 

Simon

[hammy]

Cheers guys a great help

[Pete the Elaner]

I remember seeing some shorter Mk3 formations, but these probably stood out because they were unusual.

I even saw a 6 coach rake of Mk3s once, which I think was FO-RFM-4xTSO