Northern Rail

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Rail

(26/02/2016 14:37)T42 PVM Wrote:  Noticed before that the LED Screens are now also saying how many carriages the Train has

Does that include the ones with the small 2 line displays?

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Rail

(25/02/2016 21:44)SL64 JDZ Wrote:  It'll be interesting to see what replaces those on their respective routes if that does happen. Perhaps refurbished Class 150s?

Barton Humber branch is going to EMT. I don't think that's that many single 153 diagrams elsewhere Ormskirk-Preston can get one as can Huddersfield-Wakefield but there's a number running round attached to other Sprinters especially on the Clitheroe line and in the Leeds area.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail

(26/02/2016 15:10)knutstransport Wrote:  Does that include the ones with the small 2 line displays?

Yes. This displays after the list of stations/destination.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Northern Rail

(22/02/2016 20:16)Sprinterdriver Wrote:  The debranding process has started!

Saw a few units today with Northern names and web addresses removed. On the 319's only the small Northern logo at the cab ends of the DTS coaches has gone, the Northern Electrics branding has stayed.

Noted that the Northern logo on quite a few station signs has been covered over too.

SD.

It does make sense to start removing the references to the joint Serco & Abellio operation. As Arriva are supposed to be continuing the Northern name I see little need to remove it.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail
If the Arriva Rail North website gives any kind of clue as to the new style logo, it will probably revolve around a lower case 'n' as opposed to the present upper case.

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Rail

(28/02/2016 22:43)Metroline1511 Wrote:  It does make sense to start removing the references to the joint Serco & Abellio operation. As Arriva are supposed to be continuing the Northern name I see little need to remove it.

The current Northern logo belongs to Abellio/Serco so can't be used by Arriva.

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Rail
That may be the case but there is only a certain amount of ways you can actually use the Northern name .

Time for Transport for the North to implement a standard livery for this franchise .

All the stations should have standard station signs as well irrespective of franchise

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Rail

(29/02/2016 12:49)wirralbus Wrote:  All the stations should have standard station signs as well irrespective of franchise

Problem then is people will complain to the wrong TOC when they have an issue with their station. It's OK in PTE areas where complaints can be directed at the PTE but complaining to Northern about Chester could mean a month after submitting a compliant all you have is a response saying they don't manage Chester and have forwarded the complaint on to ATW who manage the station.

[wirralbus]

RE: Northern Rail
Maybe a standard design station name boards with a place across the bottom for a emblem of the company .

Its when franchisee changes hands that a lot of money gets spent , removing previous operators emblems of stations , station signs and trains . Then you get the trains running round in all sorts of liveries maybe not the case for Northern but you only had to look at EMT and London Midland for a while with units running around in Central Trains livery.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail
150111 is working the 0731 Wigan North Western - Liverpool this morning.