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RE: Arriva Trains Wales - cx04axy - 22/10/2017 16:45
175004 was apprently on fire between crewe and chester the ubit was a non passenger service. Dont know how badly damaged the unit is
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - wirralbus - 22/10/2017 21:02
(22/10/2017 16:45)cx04axy Wrote: 175004 was apprently on fire between crewe and chester the ubit was a non passenger service. Dont know how badly damaged the unit is
Im led to believe due to damage this unit required two units one on either end for assistance back to chester .
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - cx04axy - 22/10/2017 21:49
(22/10/2017 21:02)wirralbus Wrote: Im led to believe due to damage this unit required two units one on either end for assistance back to chester .
one unit had to go via wrexham, shrewsbury and via wem and crewe
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - Gordon V - 30/10/2017 18:19
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-41809874
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - wirralbus - 31/10/2017 11:44
This now means that there will be a new operator of the Welsh franchise.
Do you think this may be because of micro management from the Welsh Assembly.
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - knutstransport - 31/10/2017 12:59
(31/10/2017 11:44)wirralbus Wrote: This now means that there will be a new operator of the Welsh franchise.
Do you think this may be because of micro management from the Welsh Assembly.
Reported elsewhere the requirement for the franchise to take infrastructure responsibility is what made Arriva want to pull out.
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - St Helens Rider - 31/10/2017 14:04
More on this story with reaction from all sides.
Arriva makes surprise exit from Welsh competition
https://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2017/10/30-arriva-makes-surprise-exit-from.html
Credit: Railnews.
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - wirralbus - 07/11/2017 06:24
It seems that another Arriva 175 is out of commission following a fire onboard a unit in platform 4A at Shrewsbury Station.
With Arriva Trains Wales potentially two units down there is not going to be much slack in availability now , there is potential for seeing both loco hauled trains out at the weekends maybe ?
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - Gordon V - 07/11/2017 10:48
(07/11/2017 06:24)wirralbus Wrote: It seems that another Arriva 175 is out of commission following a fire onboard a unit in platform 4A at Shrewsbury Station.
With Arriva Trains Wales potentially two units down there is not going to be much slack in availability now , there is potential for seeing both loco hauled trains out at the weekends maybe ?
175109 affected,no injuries
RE: Arriva Trains Wales - YK53 GXO - 10/11/2017 19:29
175004 is stowed up on the sidings at Chester, opposite platform 7, minus it's engine and transmission underneath the A coach. The fire damage is visible, not badly damaged but enough to warrant the entire unit to be off for quite some time.