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Roof collapse at Northwich station causing disruption: https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/life...isruption/

(18/05/2021 12:19)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]Roof collapse at Northwich station causing disruption: https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/life...isruption/

When you look at the pictures it actually looks like a gable end of the building that was attached to the metal and Glass canopy has collapsed , sending debris all over the Manchester bound platform .

Probably before they can run services again through the station , they will need to make the canopy safe by removing most of the canopy , that is now a twisted wreck and ensuring the rest of the building wont collapse.

(18/05/2021 12:39)wirralbus Wrote: [ -> ]Probably before they can run services again through the station , they will need to make the canopy safe by removing most of the canopy , that is now a twisted wreck and ensuring the rest of the building wont collapse.

There is a disused platform 3 which freight trains sometimes stop at to allow another train to overtake, which may be possible to reopen before it's safe to allow passengers in to the station again.

(18/05/2021 09:55)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]See posts 216, 217 and 218. These were created while 4 car 150s were still running on the Southport services, so probably used the trains not being used while lines were running at a reduced frequency. There was always a plan to reform some 150s in to 3 car sets when the cascaded trains arrived from GWR, to use alongside the 2 x 3 car 150/0s.

Thank you for that. I didn't see those posts.

(17/05/2021 18:26)childwallblues Wrote: [ -> ]The 769s were finally into service between Southport and Alderley Edge today.

Not yet the full daily service. I caught the 21.06 from Stockport heading for Southport yesterday but it was a class 150.

(23/05/2021 13:23)Metroline1511 Wrote: [ -> ]Not yet the full daily service. I caught the 21.06 from Stockport heading for Southport yesterday but it was a class 150.

150102 replaced 769458 after the latter failed at Wigan on the 08:14 Southport to Alderley Edge, the third time that unit failed in passenger service in 3 days. 769431 and 769434 have also managed to fail while in passenger service in the past week.

Has anyone seen InPost lockers appear at Northern stations?

I notice their website says some stations have them but I haven't seen them and they aren't listed as locations on the InPost website.

(23/05/2021 16:24)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]150102 replaced 769458 after the latter failed at Wigan on the 08:14 Southport to Alderley Edge, the third time that unit failed in passenger service in 3 days. 769431 and 769434 have also managed to fail while in passenger service in the past week.

So it sounds as though my train had been scheduled to be a 769. I hope eventually to have a proper ride on one rather than just 1 stop.

153316 was taken away from Heaton on Thursday via low loader believed to be heading for scrap.

Yet looking at journey check the other day dozens of trains were 2 cars v 3 cars - why on earth they couldn't have been semi-permanently coupled to 150/2s escapes me.
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