Northern Rail

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Rail

(12/12/2015 23:01)Metroline1511 Wrote:  With all these new trains coming here, I wonder whether the idea for class 230s from VivaRail, converted from London Underground D stock, has now been overtaken by events?

They could still play a short term role .

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail
depends on how quick a few sets can be converted.

[childwallblues]

RE: Northern Rail
319371 was on the Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport shuttle yesterday.

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Rail

(15/12/2015 08:05)childwallblues Wrote:  319371 was on the Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport shuttle yesterday.

Apparently it struggled to keep to the timetable.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail
There's a 142 on Liverpool - Wigan stoppers this afternoon - it will be working the 1603 from Wigan.

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Rail

(15/12/2015 15:52)St Helens Rider Wrote:  There's a 142 on Liverpool - Wigan stoppers this afternoon - it will be working the 1603 from Wigan.

Northern's Journey Check is showing 2 diesel diagrams as short formed and one diesel peak time extra as cancelled so they really don't have DMUs available to fill in for 319s.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail

(15/12/2015 16:11)knutstransport Wrote:  Northern's Journey Check is showing 2 diesel diagrams as short formed and one diesel peak time extra as cancelled so they really don't have DMUs available to fill in for 319s.

Are there a few 319's out of action at present? It would be ironic if that was the case ad this is the first week that all were supposed to be in service.

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Rail
Oh well shows how much new stock is needed , but that's some way off yet , so its a case of Northern making do and mend , now abellio know that arriva have the franchise anything they do is just a sticking plaster , remember we saw this with Connex , remember them .

[RedPanda]

RE: Northern Rail

(15/12/2015 18:13)wirralbus Wrote:  Oh well shows how much new stock is needed , but that's some way off yet , so its a case of Northern making do and mend , now abellio know that arriva have the franchise anything they do is just a sticking plaster , remember we saw this with Connex , remember them .

What route will the 319's be doing when all in service?

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail
The following:

Liverpool - Wigan North Western
Liverpool South Parkway/Lime Street - Preston
Liverpool - Manchester Victoria
Liverpool - Manchester Airport
Liverpool - Warrington Bank Quay
Manchester Piccalilly - Manchester Airport Shuttle.