Northern Rail

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail

(12/01/2015 23:27)SL64 JDZ (4593) Wrote:  I think the Class 319s look really smart in the new livery - I'm really looking forward to taking a ride on them when they enter service. How many are Northern Rail due to receive?

14 are due in total over the next few months.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Northern Rail
Hi All

I thought it was only fair i shared this special offer, You collect 2 Tokens from Certain Newspapers on Certain Days and that will get you a Day Ticket Valid on all Northern Services for £10

More Info - http://www.northernrail.org/JP2015?utm_c...tm_content

EDIT: You also need to Print and Fill in a form from their Website.

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Northern Rail

(13/01/2015 08:51)St Helens Rider Wrote:  14 are due in total over the next few months.

Thanks SHR - much appreciated!

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Northern Rail
It's been upped to 20 x 319s due to the loss of 6 x 156s to TPE last I heard. The increase to 20 units has supposedly been confirmed by the DfT too but I have no source to quote, apologies.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern Rail

(14/01/2015 00:16)CX54 DKD Wrote:  It's been upped to 20 x 319s due to the loss of 6 x 156s to TPE last I heard. The increase to 20 units has supposedly been confirmed by the DfT too but I have no source to quote, apologies.

The extra 6 possibly in readiness for the next phases of electrification between Manchester & Preston and Preston - Blackpool North although the latter is only scheduled to be ready for April 2017.

[wirralbus]

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Oh well its scheduled for April 2017 , but with everything else in the electrification projects its going to slip probably , I would hazard a guess and say that those 6 units will be away longer than first thought .

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Northern Rail
The 156s? They're not going to TPE for any reason electrification related.. They're going to cover 185s which will be redeployed following the loss of 170s to Chiltern.

[childwallblues]

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(15/01/2015 07:44)wirralbus Wrote:  Oh well its scheduled for April 2017 , but with everything else in the electrification projects its going to slip probably , I would hazard a guess and say that those 6 units will be away longer than first thought .

What gives you the impression that Blackpool North electrification is going to slip back?
Unfortunately it looks like the additional 319s will be for a truncated Lime Street to Preston service.

[St Helens Rider]

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(15/01/2015 16:59)childwallblues Wrote:  What gives you the impression that Blackpool North electrification is going to slip back?
Unfortunately it looks like the additional 319s will be for a truncated Lime Street to Preston service.

I didn't realise the plans had changed. The plan being that the Liverpool - Blackpool North was staying diesel until the Preston - Blackpool section was wired.

[St Helens Rider]

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A last found a full picture of 319 in Northern Livery:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124397326@...GVR-mP6MBH

Credit: Andrew Gwilt.