Notes for Friday 09:30 to 21:30 Thorpe Station , five hours overtime

 [27/03, 07:02] Michael Noël Turner: ============

[27/03, 07:02] Michael Noël Turner: 🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉

[27/03, 07:03] Michael Noël Turner: 745010 platform 4 - 05:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 06:50 platform 5 -

[27/03, 07:03] Michael Noël Turner: 745002 platform 1 - 1P03 05:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 07:20 platform 10 -

[27/03, 07:04] Michael Noël Turner: 745103 platform 4 - 1P05 06:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 07:52 platform 11 -

[27/03, 07:05] Michael Noël Turner: 745109 platform 2 - 1P07 06:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 08:22 platform 10 -

[27/03, 07:05] Michael Noël Turner: 745105 platform 1 - 1P13 07:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 08:55 platform 11 -

[27/03, 07:06] Michael Noël Turner: 755335 755420 755405 platform 2 - 1P15 07:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 09:23 platform 12 -

[27/03, 07:07] Michael Noël Turner: 755327 1P00 06:39 Ipswich to Norwich Thorpe arrived at   (07:22)

[27/03, 07:07] Michael Noël Turner: 745101 platform 1 - 9P19 08:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 09:39 platform 14 -

[27/03, 07:07] Michael Noël Turner: 745004 platform 2 - 1P02 06:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (07:47) for 1P21 08:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 10:19 platform 11 -

[27/03, 07:08] Michael Noël Turner: 745108 platform 1 - 1P04 06:25 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (08:20) for 1P23 09:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 10:47 platform 5 -

[27/03, 07:09] Michael Noël Turner: 745009 platform 2 - 1P06 07:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (08:47) for 1P25 09:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 11:17 platform 10 -

[27/03, 07:09] Michael Noël Turner: 745001 platform 1 - 1P08 07:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (09:21) for 1P27 10:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 11:47 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:10] Michael Noël Turner: 745002 platform 2 - 1P10 08:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (09:46) for 1P29 10:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 12:17 platform 10 -

[27/03, 07:10] Michael Noël Turner: 745103 platform 1 - 1P12 08:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (10:19) for 1P31 11:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 12:47 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:11] Michael Noël Turner: 745109 platform 2 - 1P14 09:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (10:46) for 1P33 11:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 13:17 platform 5 -

[27/03, 07:11] Michael Noël Turner: 745105 platform 1 - 1P16 09:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (11:19) for 5P16 11:40 Norwich Thorpe to Crown Point Depot 11:58 - no cleaning - 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:11] Michael Noël Turner: 745005 platform 3 arrived at for 1P35 12:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 13:47 platform 6 -

[27/03, 07:12] Michael Noël Turner: 755405 755420 755335 platform 2 - 1P18 10:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (11:46) for 1P37 12:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 14:17 platform 8 -

[27/03, 07:13] Michael Noël Turner: 745101 platform 1 1P20 10:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (12:21) for 1P39 13:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 14:47 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:13] Michael Noël Turner: 745004 platform 2 - 1P22 11:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (12:45) for 1P41 13:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 15:17 platform 8 -

[27/03, 07:14] Michael Noël Turner: 745110 platform 1 - 1P24 11:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (13:18) for 1P43 14:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 15:47 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:15] Michael Noël Turner: 745009 platform 2 -1P26 12:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (13:45) for 1P45 14:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 16:17 platform 11 -

[27/03, 07:16] Michael Noël Turner: 745009 Ipswich platform 4 - 1Y01 05:15 Ipswich to London Liverpool Street 06:30 platform 10 -

[27/03, 07:16] Michael Noël Turner: ------------

[27/03, 07:16] Michael Noël Turner: 745001 platform 1 -1P28 12:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (14:21) for 1P47 15:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 16:51 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:17] Michael Noël Turner: 745002 platform 2 -1P30 13:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (14:45) for 1P49 15:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 17:19 platform 12 -

[27/03, 07:18] Michael Noël Turner: 745103 platform 1 -1P32 13:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (15:18) for 1P51 16:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 17:54 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:18] Michael Noël Turner: 745104 platform 2 -1P34 14:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (15:45) for 1P53 16:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 18:21 platform 7 -

[27/03, 07:19] Michael Noël Turner: 745010 platform 1 1P36 14:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (16:19) for 1P55 17:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 18:50 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:19] Michael Noël Turner: 755405 755420 755335 platform 2 1P38 15:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (16:46) for 1P57 17:30 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 19:17 platform 12 -

[27/03, 07:20] Michael Noël Turner: 745101 platform 1 - 1P40 15:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (17:20) for 1P59 18:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 19:53 platform 10 -

[27/03, 07:20] Michael Noël Turner: 745004 platform 2 - 1P42 16:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at  (17:48) for 1P61 18:32 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 20:18 platform 11 -

[27/03, 07:21] Michael Noël Turner: 745110 platform 3 1P44 16:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (18:18) for 5P44 18:40 Norwich Thorpe to CPD 18:58 -

[27/03, 07:21] Michael Noël Turner: 745009 platform 2 9P46 17:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (18:39) for 1P63 19:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 20:47 platform 6 -

[27/03, 07:22] Michael Noël Turner: 745001 platform 3 1P50 17:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (19:21) not for 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:22] Michael Noël Turner: 745002  platform 1 - 1P54 18:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (19:51) - not for 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:22] Michael Noël Turner: 745105 platform 2 arrived at for 1P67 20:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 21:49 platform 9 -

[27/03, 07:23] Michael Noël Turner: 745103 platform 3 1P56 18:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at ( 20:21) for 1P71 21:00 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 22:55 platform 11 -

[27/03, 07:23] Michael Noël Turner: 745007 platform 1 - 1P58 19:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (20:47) for 5P58 21:09 Norwich Thorpe to Crown Point |Depot 21:27 -

[27/03, 07:24] Michael Noël Turner: 745010 platform 1 - 1P60 19:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (21:19) for 1P73 22:02 Norwich Thorpe to London Liverpool Street 23:57 platform 7 -

[27/03, 07:25] Michael Noël Turner: 755405 755420 755335 platform 2 - 1P62 20:00 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (21:49) -

[27/03, 07:26] Michael Noël Turner: 745101 platform 2 - 1P64 20:30 London Liverpool Street to Norwich Thorpe arrived at (22:18) for 1Y75 23:05 Norwich Thorpe to Ipswich 23:49 platform 4 -

[27/03, 07:26] Michael Noël Turner: ++++++ Friday ++++++ 09:30 to 21:30 Thorpe Station five hours overtime 🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉+🚉🚉🚉🚉🚉

Thursday and trip back to Norwich via London

[26/03, 08:07] Michael Noël Turner: 5Y04 0808 Liverpool Central to Hooton

Departing today

Merseyrail

UID G88040, identity 5Y04

TSC 12306212

SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026

Empty Coaching Stock

Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)

777035

TRUST ID 385Y04MC26

Activated 26/03/2026 07:08

Liverpool Central [LVC]

Pathed as Electric multiple unit at 75mph

3

0808

0808

Liverpool James Street [LVJ]

½ 

3

pass

0809½

pass

0809

Mann Island Junction

pass

0810

pass

0809

Hamilton Square [BKQ]

2

pass

0812

pass

0812

Birkenhead Central [BKC]

½ 

2

pass

0813½

pass

0813

Green Lane [GNL]

pass

0815

pass

0814

Rock Ferry [RFY]

5 

1

pass

0817

pass

0817

Bebington [BEB]

pass

0819½

pass

0819

Port Sunlight [PSL]

pass

0821

pass

0820

Spital [SPI]

pass

0822

pass

0821

Bromborough Rake [BMR]

pass

0823½

pass

0823

Bromborough [BOM]

pass

0825

pass

0824

Eastham Rake [ERA]

pass

0827

pass

0826

Hooton [HOO]

2

0829

0829

[26/03, 08:09] Michael Noël Turner: 2W05 0736 West Kirby to West Kirby

Departing today

Merseyrail

UID G87606, identity 2W05

TSC 12305012

SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026

Ordinary Passenger

Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)

777013

Standard class only seating

TRUST ID 382W05MB26

Activated 26/03/2026 06:36

West Kirby [WKI]

Pathed as Electric multiple unit at 75mph

1

0736

0736

UWK

Hoylake [HYK]

1

0738½

0739

0738½

0739

Manor Road [MNR]

1

0740½

0741

0740½

0741

Meols [MEO]

1

0742½

0743

0742½

0743

Moreton (Merseyside) [MRT]

1

0746

0746½

0745¾

0746¼

Leasowe [LSW]

1

0748

0748½

0747¾

0748¾

Bidston Dee Jn

pass

0750

pass

0749¾

Bidston [BID]

1

0750½

0751

0750½

0751

Bidston East Jn

pass

0751½

pass

0751¾

Birkenhead North [BKN]

2

0753

0754

0753¼

0754

Birkenhead Park [BKP]

1

0756

0756½

0756

0756½

Conway Park [CNP]

1

0758½

0759

0758¼

0759

Hamilton Square [BKQ]

1

0801

0801½

0801¼

0801¾

Mann Island Junction

pass

0803

pass

0803¼

Liverpool James Street [LVJ]

1

0804

0804½

0804¼

0805

UWKLP

Moorfields [MRF]

3

0805½

0806

0806

0806½

At platformLiverpool Lime Street [LIV]

L

0807½

0808

0808¼

0808

Liverpool Central [LVC]

3

0809½

0810

0810

0810

Liverpool James Street [LVJ]

3

0811½

0812

0812

0812

Mann Island Junction

pass

0813

pass

0813

Hamilton Square [BKQ]

3

0814½

0815

0815

0815

Conway Park [CNP]

2

0816½

0817

0817

0817

Birkenhead Park [BKP]

2

0819

0819½

0819

0820

Birkenhead North [BKN]

3

0821½

0822½

0822

0823

Bidston East Jn

pass

0823½

pass

0824

Bidston [BID]

2

0824½

0825

0825

0825

Bidston Dee Jn

pass

0825½

pass

0826

Leasowe [LSW]

2

0827

0827½

0827

0828

Moreton (Merseyside) [MRT]

2

0829

0829½

0829

0830

Meols [MEO]

2

0832½

0833

0833

0833

Manor Road [MNR]

2

0834½

0835

0835

0835

Hoylake [HYK]

1½ 

2

0836½

0837

0837

0837

West Kirby [WKI]

1

0842

0842

[26/03, 08:54] Michael Noël Turner: Labour’s donations crackdown is a blow to Reform UK – and a highly political move | Party funding | The Guardian https://share.google/7Ec3vmdOv1Da64TMi

Reform UK are no doubt the biggest losers from the government’s emergency measures to overhaul political donations.

Labour MPs are absolutely delighted that No 10 is at last bringing in changes that will hobble Reform’s ability to raise money from its Thailand-based mega-donor, Christopher Harborne, at the same time as making the electoral system fairer in the eyes of the public.

[26/03, 10:11] Michael Noël Turner: 2W15 1006 West Kirby to West Kirby

Departing today

Merseyrail

UID G87630, identity 2W15

TSC 12305012

SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026

Ordinary Passenger

Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)

777013

Standard class only seating

TRUST ID 382W15MG26

Activated 26/03/2026 09:06

West Kirby [WKI]

Pathed as Electric multiple unit at 75mph

1

1006

1006

UWK

Hoylake [HYK]

1

1008½

1009

1008¼

1008¾

Manor Road [MNR]

1

1010½

1011

1010¼

1010¾

Meols [MEO]

1

1012½

1013

1012¼

1013

Moreton (Merseyside) [MRT]

1

1016

1016½

1016

1016

Leasowe [LSW]

1

1018

1018½

1018

1018

Bidston Dee Jn

pass

1020

pass

1019

Bidston [BID]

1

1020½

1021

1020

1021

Bidston East Jn

pass

1021½

pass

1021

Birkenhead North [BKN]

2

1023

1024

1023

1024

Birkenhead Park [BKP]

1

1026

1026½

1026

1026

Conway Park [CNP]

1

1028½

1029

1028

1029

Hamilton Square [BKQ]

1

1031

1031½

1031

1031

Mann Island Junction

pass

1033

pass

1033

Liverpool James Street [LVJ]

1

1034

1034½

1034

1034

Moorfields [MRF]

3

1035½

1036

1035

1036

Liverpool Lime Street [LIV]

A

1037½

1038

1037

1038

Liverpool Central [LVC]

3

1039½

1040

1039

1040

Liverpool James Street [LVJ]

3

1041½

1042

1041

1042

Mann Island Junction

pass

1043

pass

1042

Hamilton Square [BKQ]

3

1044½

1045

1044

1045

Conway Park [CNP]

2

1046½

1047

1046

1047

Birkenhead Park [BKP]

2

1049

1049½

1049

1049

Birkenhead North [BKN]

3

1051½

1052½

1051

1052

Bidston East Jn

pass

1053½

pass

1053

Bidston [BID]

2

1054½

1055

1054

1055

Bidston Dee Jn

pass

1055½

pass

1055

Leasowe [LSW]

2

1057

1057½

1057

1057

Moreton (Merseyside) [MRT]

2

1059

1059½

1059

1059

Meols [MEO]

2

1102½

1103

1102

1103

Manor Road [MNR]

2

1104½

1105

1104

1105

Hoylake [HYK]

1½ 

2

1106½

1107

1106

1107

West Kirby [WKI]

1

1112

1111

[26/03, 15:52] Michael Noël Turner: 1A58 1543 Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston

Departing today

operated by

Avanti West Coast

UID W02808, identity 1A58

TSC 22109001, headcode 8760

SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026

Express Passenger

Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)

390043

First & Standard class seating

Reservations compulsory

Restaurant for First Class passengers

TRUST ID 361A58MR26

Activated 26/03/2026 09:35

[26/03, 15:53] Michael Noël Turner: 1A58 1543 Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston

Departing today

operated by

Avanti West Coast

UID W02808, identity 1A58

TSC 22109001, headcode 8760

SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026

Express Passenger

Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)

390043

First & Standard class seating

Reservations compulsory

Restaurant for First Class passengers

TRUST ID 361A58MR26

Activated 26/03/2026 09:35

[26/03, 15:54] Michael Noël Turner: 192.01

Camden Jn

pass

1800½

pass

1759

A

192.42

Camden South Jn

1 

pass

1801

pass

1800

193.52

London Euston [EUS]

3

1805

1805

1804

[26/03, 18:35] Michael Noël Turner: 1P56 1830 London Liverpool Street to Norwich

Departing today

Greater Anglia

UID P47629, identity 1P56

TSC 21781002, headcode 0129

SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026

Express Passenger

Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)

745005

First & Standard class seating

Reservations recommended

Buffet service

TRUST ID 521P56MX26

Activated 26/03/2026 17:31

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WTT

RTT

Location

Pl

Arr

Dep

Arr

Dep

Dly

PathLine

London Liverpool Street [LST]

Pathed as Class 745 EMU at 100mph

9

1830

1829¾

DM

Wheler Street Jn

pass

1832½

pass

1831¾

Bethnal Green West Jn.

pass

1833

pass

1832

Bethnal Green [BET]

pass

1834

pass

1832½

-1

ML2

Bethnal Green East Jn.

pass

1834

pass

1832¾

-1

Bow Junction [XOW]

pass

1836

pass

1834½

-1

MLML

Carpenters Rd South Jn

pass

1836½

pass

1835

Stratford Central Junction

pass

1837

pass

1835

Stratford (London) [SRA]

Service stops to pick up passengers only

10

1837½

1839

1836

1839

MLML

Stratford Country End Jcn

pass

1839½

pass

1839

Maryland [MYL]

4

pass

1840

pass

1840

Forest Gate [FOG]

pass

1840½

pass

1840

Forest Gate Jn

pass

1841

pass

1841

MLML

Manor Park [MNP]

pass

1841½

pass

1841

Manor Park Junction

pass

1841½

pass

1841

Ilford [IFD]

2

pass

1842

pass

1842

MLML

Ilford Lon End Junction

pass

1842½

pass

1842

Seven Kings [SVK]

pass

1843

pass

1842

Goodmayes [GMY]

pass

1843½

pass

1843

Chadwell Heath [CTH]

pass

1844

pass

1843

Romford London End Jn

pass

1845½

pass

1845

Romford [RMF]

pass

1845½

pass

1845

Romford Junction

pass

1846

pass

1845

Gidea Park [GDP]

1 

2

pass

1846½

pass

1846

MLML

Gidea Park Jn

pass

1847

pass

1847

Harold Wood [HRO]

pass

1848

pass

1847

Brentwood [BRE]

pass

1850½

pass

1850

Shenfield London End Jn

pass

1852

pass

1851

Shenfield [SNF]

½ 

3

pass

1852½

pass

1852

Ingatestone Loop

pass

1854½

pass

1854

Ingatestone [INT]

pass

1855

pass

1854

Church Lane L Xing

pass

1856

pass

1855

Chelmsford [CHM]

2

pass

1900

pass

1859

Chelmsford Arbour Lane

pass

1900½

pass

1900

Beaulieu Park [BPA]

1 1 

3

pass

1902

pass

1901

Chelmsford Brick House Xov

pass

1903

pass

1902

Hatfield Peverel [HAP]

pass

1905½

pass

1905

Witham [WTM]

3

pass

1908

pass

1908

Kelvedon [KEL]

pass

1910½

pass

1910

Marks Tey [MKT]

1 

2

pass

1913

pass

1913

Chitts Hill

pass

1916

pass

1915

Colchester [COL]

2

1918½

1920

1918

1920

Ardleigh

pass

1924

pass

1923

Manningtree [MNG]

1 

3

1927

1928½

1927

1928

Manningtree North Jn

pass

1929½

pass

1928

Ipswich Halifax Junction

pass

1936

pass

1935

DL

Ipswich [IPS]

3

1938

1940

1937

1940

Ipswich East Suffolk Jn

pass

1941½

pass

1941

Ipswich Europa Junction

pass

1942

pass

1942

Claydon

½ 

pass

1944

pass

1944

Needham Market [NMT]

pass

1947

pass

1946

Stowmarket D.G.L.

pass

1949½

pass

1949

Stowmarket [SMK]

2

1950

1951½

1949

1951

Haughley Jn

pass

1953½

pass

1953

Cow Green Crossover

pass

1955

pass

1954

Diss [DIS]

2002

2003½

2001

2003

Flordon

1 

pass

2011

pass

2010

Trowse Jn

pass

2017½

pass

2016

Trowse Swing Bridge

pass

2018½

pass

2017

D

Thorpe Junction

pass

2019

pass

2018

W

Norwich [NRW]

3

2021

2020

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photos for today

 

Notes for trip to London

 

Here’s a clear, structured history of Class 390 Pendolino unit 390043 — one of the most photographed and easily recognisable sets on the West Coast Main Line.

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🚄 390043 — A Concise History

🏭 Build & Entry Into Service

• Class: 390/0 Pendolino
• Builder: Alstom (Washwood Heath, Birmingham)
• Built: 2000–2003 (390043 is from the early production batches)
• Entered service: 2003 with Virgin Trains West Coast
• Formation: 9‑car tilting EMU
• Top speed: 125 mph
• Traction: 25 kV AC overhead

The unit was part of the major WCML modernisation programme, replacing loco‑hauled sets and enabling faster timings through tilt technology.

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🎨 Liveries & Branding Timeline

1. Virgin Trains West Coast (2003–2019)

• Delivered in the classic red/yellow Virgin Pendolino livery.
• Name: Virgin Explorer (as confirmed by multiple sightings and photo archives). flickr.com
• Operated flagship services such as:
  • London Euston ↔ Manchester Piccadilly
  • London Euston ↔ Glasgow Central
  • London Euston ↔ Liverpool Lime Street

2. Avanti West Coast (2019–present)

• Rebranded after the franchise change in December 2019.
• Repainted into the Avanti West Coast dark green/white/yellow scheme.
• Continues to operate the same core WCML intercity routes.
• Frequently photographed at:
  • Nuneaton
  • Stafford
  • Wigan North Western
  • Poulton‑le‑Fylde
  • Crewe
    (all visible in the image set above)

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🔧 Refurbishment & Upgrades

Between 2021–2024, the Pendolino fleet underwent a major £117m refurbishment programme:

• New seating and interior layout
• Improved lighting and toilets
• New passenger information systems
• Overhauled bogies and traction equipment

390043 is part of this refreshed fleet now in regular service.

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📸 Notable Sightings (from search results)

• Rugeley Trent Valley (2022) — working 14:20 Euston → Manchester Piccadilly Railway Herald
• Poulton‑le‑Fylde (2023) — in Avanti livery youtube.com
• Stafford (2024) — passing on 1F16 youtube.com
• Nuneaton (multiple years) — frequent spot for enthusiasts youtube.com

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🛤️ Operational Role Today

390043 remains a core part of Avanti’s long‑distance electric fleet, typically diagrammed on:

• Euston–Manchester
• Euston–Liverpool
• Euston–Glasgow/Edinburgh (via WCML)

Its tilt capability still gives it a performance advantage on the curving northern sections of the WCML.

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Want a deeper dive?

If you’d like, I can map:

• A full timeline of 390043’s allocations and diagrams
• A spotter’s log of known sightings by date
• A technical comparison with other Pendolino sets (e.g., 390104, 390155)
• A WCML fleet evolution model showing where 390043 fits in the broader system

Just tell me what angle you want to explore.

1A58 1543 Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston

Departing today

operated by

Avanti West Coast

UID W02808, identity 1A58

TSC 22109001, headcode 8760

SSuX - 15/12/2025 to 15/05/2026

Express Passenger

Great Britain (Network Rail, TPS)

390043

First & Standard class seating

Reservations compulsory

Restaurant for First Class passengers

TRUST ID 361A58MR26

Activated 26/03/2026 09:35

192.01

Camden Jn

pass

1800½

pass

1759

A

192.42

Camden South Jn

1 

pass

1801

pass

1800

193.52

London Euston [EUS]

3

1805

1805

1804

Wednesday

I only got one Black Pudding, I did ask for another one, and told it will come latter, but never did ? 

I seem to have problems with O2 internet on my phone, and then I had , issues with WiFi, at most places, as well , even in hotel room, O2 been working, then not, so needed to restart some phones, and restart apps, to hope get something connected, little thing going wrong.

Even no soap in room 413, just ask if they still put soap in the rooms ? As they had in the past got little bottle of soap, and two bars. but the change in this room, was holders for two large bottles, that was not there ? May be I did not ask that question very well ?