Double Shift Dyson
Issues just after departing Waverley - firstly with two of the Mk2 coaches' ETS connections and then 92 044 seemingly not wanting to play ball - resulted in 1M16 being reversed back into the station and a significant delay whilst the errant coaches were removed and a replacement engine sourced.
Eventually GBRf Class 92, 92 033 - having just arrived in Edinburgh with the Down Highlander (1S25) from Euston - was kindly asked to do a very rare double-shift and work all the way back to Euston with 1M16 - an 800 mile round trip which took over 13 hours "door-to-door". This is only the second occasion in recent times that the 1S25 EUS-EDB engine has also worked 1M16 EDB-EUS on the same night (the previous time being 90 042 on 7 November 2017).
The Caledonian Sleeper Highlander service ended up departing Edinburgh 175 Late, had recovered marginally to 156 Late here at Acton Bridge, but then drifted a little having been sent via Northampton to eventually arrive Euston 162 Late.
Double Shift Dyson
Issues just after departing Waverley - firstly with two of the Mk2 coaches' ETS connections and then 92 044 seemingly not wanting to play ball - resulted in 1M16 being reversed back into the station and a significant delay whilst the errant coaches were removed and a replacement engine sourced.
Eventually GBRf Class 92, 92 033 - having just arrived in Edinburgh with the Down Highlander (1S25) from Euston - was kindly asked to do a very rare double-shift and work all the way back to Euston with 1M16 - an 800 mile round trip which took over 13 hours "door-to-door". This is only the second occasion in recent times that the 1S25 EUS-EDB engine has also worked 1M16 EDB-EUS on the same night (the previous time being 90 042 on 7 November 2017).
The Caledonian Sleeper Highlander service ended up departing Edinburgh 175 Late, had recovered marginally to 156 Late here at Acton Bridge, but then drifted a little having been sent via Northampton to eventually arrive Euston 162 Late.