Ramsgate Airport shuttle service

The Ramsgate Airport shuttle is a regular service provided by open-access independant Ramsgate Trains, and formerly Northern Rail between Ramsgate and Ramsgate Airport stations. The service runs every 20 minutes between 0640 and 2250, and runs every 10 minutes between 0750 and 2100 in summer. The service departs at 02, 22, 42 minutes past the hour from Ramsgate and 10, 30, 50 minutes past the hour from Ramsgate Airport

Motive Power
The current service is operated by Class 142 Pacer 142045, the Loco-hauled set (hire) or Class 150 Sprinter 150144 (hire). The service was taken over from Northern on January 15th 2012

When the service was at Northern, the service used mainly Class 150 Sprinter 150144, or a Class 153 Super Sprinter (usually 153359). Before it became plagued with problems, Class 156 Super Sprinter 156484 was a regular, but it was realised that smaller trains were needed due to a small platform.

Last day of operation with Northern
The last day of operation with Northern on 15/01/2012 ran smoothly, with no trains late. Four Multiple Units (Class 150 Sprinter 150144, Class 153 Super Sprinter 153324, Class 156 Super Sprinter 156484 and Class 158 Express Sprinter 158905) operating the service in intervals between Platform 2B at Ramsgate and new platform 2 at Ramsgate Airport. The Pacer was also seen running between the two when the shuttle was at Ramsgate Airport.

The plan was to have 156484 running between 0642 and 1247, 158905 between 1302 and 1547, 150144 between 1602 and 1807, 153324 running between 1822 and 2127, and 150144 from 2142 to 2247. The 156's stint was the last the unit did before a motor problem was found in its A exam the next day.