TransPennine Express

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RE: First Transpennine Express

(05/03/2014 08:47)childwallblues Wrote:  A recent comment from on high was that units replaced by Class 319s would not necessarily remain with Northern. This comment would now make sense. Although only six Class 319s (319362/63/65/80/82/83 are the likely ones) are due in June others will follow once the Class 387s enter service on Thameslink. My thoughts are that six Class 156 would be released to transfer from Allerton to Neville Hill replace Class 158s for TPE service.

I understand that further 319s will not be released until at least early 2016 when the 700s start to enter service. The 387s will only facilitate the return of 377s to Southern for further strengthening down there. So, it looks like just three 319s to Northern for the next couple of years.

There are suggestions now that the FTPE 170s could be sub-leased back to them once they are obtained by Chiltern, giving some time for permanent replacements to be sought.