Strike and CHAOS at FROSTY Carlisle!
Tescoliner STRUGGLES to restart after crew change!
Avanti timetable chaos after signalling issues in the south
14 and 15 Dec 22
14th December saw the second day of an RMT strike. Only Avanti were running some Euston - Glasgow passenger services. Freight was restricted to Intermodals running before the signal centres and power signal boxes closed after being run by managers.
Additionally Network Rail had hired Locomotive Services Ltd to run early trains on the Crewe to Carlisle section of the WCML to break ice from the power wires.
On 15th December little seemed different, despite not being a strike day. Neither Northern nor Scotrail ran trains.TransPennine Express ran some and Avanti tried to deliver a service. Two issues caused Chaos as the timetable fell apart for Avanti - a signalling issue in the morning caused delays and Avanti some terminating trains from both North and South at Crewe. The second issue appears to have been the weather in Scotland affecting the WCML south of Carstairs and on Beattock bank.
With Northern parking two 156 units were blocking Platform 1 For whatever reason the signallers routed the southbound Tesco train through A Road. The track was covered in frost and ice after several days unused. Thanks to the skill of DRS drivers, the train was brought in cautiously and came to a stop without issue. After a crew change, the new driver took things very carefully with his pair of Class 68s. but from my viewpoint the locos struggled to restart the train without slipping.
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