Chiltern Loco-Hauled Services

From the start of the winter timetable, 13th December 2010, Chiltern Railways commenced a few services operated by Loco Hauled Coaching Stock (LHCS), though prior to this were several trains that stood in for unavailable 168 units or ran for timing trials, also test trains for clearances etc. Initially, one train was provided by Wrexham & Shropshire as part of its normal diagram, and the other train was operated by Chiltern with a rather scratch set of stock. Since the demise of WSMR, more stock and locos have become available and the set from Birmingham strengthened to five coaches. It seems more LHCS services will be introduced from the new timetable starting in May 2011, and associated training runs have been taking place between Bicester, Banbury, Birmingham Moor Street and Stourbridge.

Former W&S 67015 "David J. Lloyd" is at the head of six W&S TSOs with DVT 82303 bringing up the rear. This set had taken over from Chiltern's blue/grey liveried set as coaches within that set had become due for tyre turning. However, on the first morning the set was brought into use, "problems" were encountered and the train could only be run as ECS. Departing from Banbury at 07:04 as 5H08, vice 06:53 as 1H08, the train is passing non-stop through Princes Risborough some 11 minutes early on its schedule, though dead on time had it been stopping! 07:30, Monday 4th April 2011. Whatever the problems were, they seemed to be sorted out by the evening as the set worked its scheduled train, 1U53, 18:06 Marylebone to Banbury. Digital Image No. GMPI8485.

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Former W&S 67015 "David J. Lloyd" is at the head of six W&S TSOs with DVT 82303 bringing up the rear. This set had taken over from Chiltern's blue/grey liveried set as coaches within that set had become due for tyre turning. However, on the first morning the set was brought into use, "problems" were encountered and the train could only be run as ECS. Departing from Banbury at 07:04 as 5H08, vice 06:53 as 1H08, the train is passing non-stop through Princes Risborough some 11 minutes early on its schedule, though dead on time had it been stopping! 07:30, Monday 4th April 2011. Whatever the problems were, they seemed to be sorted out by the evening as the set worked its scheduled train, 1U53, 18:06 Marylebone to Banbury. Digital Image No. GMPI8485.

GMPI8485 82303 PrincesRisborough 5H08 040411 Chiltern LHCS

From April 2011