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142's soon be a thing of the past , would it also be for driver route and signal training as well considering the length of time the route has been out of comission.

I just want to remind that Blackpool North station will reopen this Monday (16th April).

https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/news/l...or-upgrade

(14/04/2018 19:07)boby32 Wrote: [ -> ]I just want to remind that Blackpool North station will reopen this Monday (16th April).

https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/news/l...or-upgrade

It is actually a phased return to Blackpool North with a limited service , supplemented still by a replacement bus service still.

This is probably the best way to reintroduce the service so that any hiccups can sorted easily.

Surely a better way would have been to have kept closed until a full service can run as it's guaranteed most passengers will try to cram on to the hourly service with replacement buses running near to empty. I have also read that a planned switch on of the overhead wires has been postponed (it was due to have taken place this weekend)so I think reopening is possibly a little premature.

Here's an another preview of Blackpool north station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9tgFidDldA

The new platform 1 and 2 seem to be the longest platforms on the station , would an eleven car pendolino be able to fit on this platform ?

(16/04/2018 14:35)wirralbus Wrote: [ -> ]The new platform 1 and 2 seem to be the longest platforms on the station , would an eleven car pendolino be able to fit on this platform ?

I think an 9-car pendolino can fit into platforms 1 and 2.

Passenger train at Blackpool North station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTDPxqjSe_w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C-Qo97pXLg

The live signalling map at Blackpool.

http://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/blackpool

Its now been advised that the amended timetable will be in operation until at least May 4th , something tells me that something is not quite right yet.