RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted January 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2015 A quick and slightly silly question: Apart from Mk3s on HSTs and the East Anglia lines, is there any other manual slam door stock still running on the network today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted January 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 19, 2015 Theres a 122 (?) bubble car on Chiltern. Then theres all the Charter Mk1/2s, the Queen of Scots rake (including the LNWR timber bodied kitchen car). Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Most (all ?) of the charter sets, and the NYMR Grosmont - Whitby service. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Scotrail run a loco-hauled set on the Fife Circle, only once or twice a day I think. And just announced that DRS will be running loco-hauled in place of DMUs on the Cumbrian Coast as part of a sort of reverse cascade to replace the 170 units that Chiltern grabbed from Transpennine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nightstar.train Posted January 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ones I can think of British Pullman, Pullman cars Northern Belle, Mk 2 and 3 Royal Scotsman (land cruise train) Mk1 Pullman and Mk3 DRS Mk2 Loco hauled serivces for Abellio Greater Anglia (Norwich to Yarmouth I think) Arriva Trains Wales Mk3s for the WAG express, Cardiff to Holyhead, and I think Cardiff to Manchester now. The Jacobite steam train Fort Bill to Mallaig, Mk1 stock Scotrail sleepers, Mk 2 and 3 stock Great Western sleepers, Mk3 stock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2015 the chiltern 'banbury set' is slam door MK3s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted January 20, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thanks to all for replying. I was generally thinking of timetabled services rather than charters or other specials. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The Royal Train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted January 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 21, 2015 Thanks to all for replying. I was generally thinking of timetabled services rather than charters or other specials. In which case the answer to your original question is pretty much a resounding no, although as has been noted Ariva Trains Wales services between Cardiff and Holyhead via Shrewsbury and Wrexham use a Mk3 + DVT + class 67 setup. Use of Slam door stock on things like the Aylesbury shuttle, the forthcoming use of a DRS coaches on the Cumbrian coast or on Northern are basically short term solutions to a lack of DMUs which and as such are in a different league to the HSTs, sleepers, GEML or ATW operations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I reckon your loco service up north will be around a lot longer than you think. Id actually not be surprised to see it used elsewhere up north, theres been plans for that for sometime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 There's a persistent rumour that Scotrail will possibly run a second set round Fife (as they have done in the past) once the "off lease" turbos go back down south. I think all slam door stock in daily use these days has to have central door locking fitted to stop stupid people falling out. Scotrail will also be using shortened HSTs during the new franchise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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