Under the (Almost) Full Moon
GB Railfreight Class 92, 92006 prepares to depart Crewe after a brief stop as it works 5S26 21:16 Wembley Inter City Depot to Polmadie Carriage Maintenance Depot.
This was an ECS move to take nine Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 coaches from Wembley to Polmadie for repairs/maintenance (including tyre-turning).
Normally the coaches rotate through Polmadie every fourth day of service, but with the 11-day RMT strike on-going a specific move was required. A balancing ECS move of nine Mk5s also ran in the opposite direction (as 5M12) to keep Wembley up to its full quota of stock ready for the resumption of services.
Under the (Almost) Full Moon
GB Railfreight Class 92, 92006 prepares to depart Crewe after a brief stop as it works 5S26 21:16 Wembley Inter City Depot to Polmadie Carriage Maintenance Depot.
This was an ECS move to take nine Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 coaches from Wembley to Polmadie for repairs/maintenance (including tyre-turning).
Normally the coaches rotate through Polmadie every fourth day of service, but with the 11-day RMT strike on-going a specific move was required. A balancing ECS move of nine Mk5s also ran in the opposite direction (as 5M12) to keep Wembley up to its full quota of stock ready for the resumption of services.