One of those nights/days... 92018 on 5M16
Due to major severe weather-related delays in Cumbria, GBRf Class 92, 92 018, powers the Caledonian Sleeper Southbound Highlander ECS through Hartford on 5M16, approximately 10 hours after it should have come through with the loaded 1M16 service. Indeed, so late it was getting dark again...!
The Sleeper ended up immediately behind a Freightliner intermodal train (4M49) which had hit some corrugated sheeting blown loose in Storm Caroline just south of Penrith at c.3am. The Sleeper was effectively trapped behind the disabled freight train and eventually was hauled back to Carlisle by the Virgin Trains/DRS Thunderbird loco based at Carlisle - Class 57/3 57 304. The train was cancelled there with passengers transferred to day trains. Finally the ECS was able to make its way as 5M16 back from Carlisle to Wembley Intercity Depot.
The delay in returning the stock and further severe weather being forecast resulted in the cancellation of that night's Northbound Highlander service and the following night's Southbound Highlander too.
Also see video here.
One of those nights/days... 92018 on 5M16
Due to major severe weather-related delays in Cumbria, GBRf Class 92, 92 018, powers the Caledonian Sleeper Southbound Highlander ECS through Hartford on 5M16, approximately 10 hours after it should have come through with the loaded 1M16 service. Indeed, so late it was getting dark again...!
The Sleeper ended up immediately behind a Freightliner intermodal train (4M49) which had hit some corrugated sheeting blown loose in Storm Caroline just south of Penrith at c.3am. The Sleeper was effectively trapped behind the disabled freight train and eventually was hauled back to Carlisle by the Virgin Trains/DRS Thunderbird loco based at Carlisle - Class 57/3 57 304. The train was cancelled there with passengers transferred to day trains. Finally the ECS was able to make its way as 5M16 back from Carlisle to Wembley Intercity Depot.
The delay in returning the stock and further severe weather being forecast resulted in the cancellation of that night's Northbound Highlander service and the following night's Southbound Highlander too.
Also see video here.