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On April 14 unbranded AWC Class 805 No. 805001 ran ECS (Empty Coaching Stock) from Oxley, Wolverhampton as the 5Q80/21.17 to Carlisle and back overnight. On Friday, April 15 the Class 805 unit called briefly at Platform 3 at Lancaster at 23.08 before continuing northwards. In daylight on Monday, April 17, No. 805001 ran ECS on the 5Q87/08.07 from Oxley to Carlisle and back as 5Q88/10.51. On both occasions, when seen passing Lancaster, No. 805001 had a raised pantograph. Just over a week later on Tuesday, April 25, it ran from Oxley, Wolverhampton as the 5Q90/18.43 to Glasgow Central and returned overnight as 5Q91/23.12.
A Milton Keynes to Lancaster service was diagrammed through Bolton and Chorley on Sunday, April 30, formed of Class 390 No. 390128.
The operational Class 91s continue to attract much attention from enthusiasts. A visit to King’s Cross on Saturday, April 1, found No. 91110 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, in Lest We Forget livery, at the head of the 1N87/15.06 departure to York. No. 91110’s celebrity livery most definitely did not match the colours of the LNER InterCity train. DVT No. 82212 was noted at the rear of the train. A little later, the 1A30/12.45 from Leeds, was noted arriving with DVT No. 82223 at the front and Class 91 No. 91127 at the rear. The formation was then seen leaving as empty stock train 5Y30 to Ferme Park.
The 1D19/15.03 departure to Leeds, diagrammed to be worked by a Class 91, was cancelled. According to Realtime Trains ‘This service was cancelled due to a problem at the depot.’