(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.
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(13/01/2015 08:51)St Helens Rider Wrote: [ -> ]14 are due in total over the next few months.
Thanks SHR - much appreciated!
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.
(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.
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 .
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.
(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.
(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.