From the week commencing 6th April, Virgin Trains has introduced the MkIII set based at DBS Crewe into daily service.
This is to cover for Class 390 Pendolino sets that are currently receiving repairs.
Virgin expect to use the MkIII set on a planned basis, for the next 12-14 weeks, on the Euston-Birmingham route. As a consequence the 1846 Euston-Preston on a Friday will be Class 221 worked. This was the original MkIII diagram.
The MkIII set will work:
0743 EUS BHM
0930 BHM - EUS
1143 EUS - BHM
1330 BHM - EUS
1543 EUS - BHM
1730 BHM – EUS
The set returns to DBS Crewe on Wednesday evenings for maintenance overnight and is also stabled at DBS Crewe at weekends.
The vehicles in the set are TSOs 12017/54/59/94/124, RFM 10242, FOs 11064/84/86. At the time of writing, 12059 is undergoing attention and 11027 is substituting for this vehicle in the set.
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