Derailment Delay (1)
One week on and once again the Caledonian Sleeper Up Highlander passes through Winsford with a heavily delayed Caledonian Sleeper Up Highlander (1M16).
At this point the service was almost five hours late (285 Late) but clawed a little bit of time back and arrived into Euston four hours and 37 minutes after its publicised arrival time (277 Late).
The locomotive this time was 92020 "BILLY STIRLING" and the delay was caused by a DB freight train derailing on the trap points protecting the mainline as it pushed back too far in the Hardendale Quarry sidings at Shap.
The rear derailed wagons were too close to the Up Main line and therefore Single Line Working (SLW) was implemented overnight. Due to the need to isolate a section of OHLE to protect the BRUFF re-railing team, the SLW ended up being a 20 mile stretch from Penrith to Tebay.
This caused major delays to the overnight sleepers and freight as they had to wait their turn to pass through the SLW section.
Derailment Delay (1)
One week on and once again the Caledonian Sleeper Up Highlander passes through Winsford with a heavily delayed Caledonian Sleeper Up Highlander (1M16).
At this point the service was almost five hours late (285 Late) but clawed a little bit of time back and arrived into Euston four hours and 37 minutes after its publicised arrival time (277 Late).
The locomotive this time was 92020 "BILLY STIRLING" and the delay was caused by a DB freight train derailing on the trap points protecting the mainline as it pushed back too far in the Hardendale Quarry sidings at Shap.
The rear derailed wagons were too close to the Up Main line and therefore Single Line Working (SLW) was implemented overnight. Due to the need to isolate a section of OHLE to protect the BRUFF re-railing team, the SLW ended up being a 20 mile stretch from Penrith to Tebay.
This caused major delays to the overnight sleepers and freight as they had to wait their turn to pass through the SLW section.