397003 has been out on a test run from Crewe to Carlisle and back today.
Will the Glasgow services be going via Bolton from May since electrification is now complete?
397003 has had a bump with a hole in the bodywork at one end,looks awful
The Liverpool-Glasgow trains have now been changed to ECS workings until September, implying that introduction is postponed.
Interesting to note that the extensions of some services from Newcastle to Edinburgh will now run as a 3xxx working. The first trip from EDB (runs to Liverpool) and last trip to EDB (From Liverpool) are down as running normal service though.
11:33 EDB - NCL 13:01
15:36 EDB - NCL 17:05
16:29 NCL - EDB 18:04
19:29 NCL - EDB 21:06
Revert to cl.9 from 27th July.
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Liverpool-Scotch revert to Cl.1 in September.
397004 has been delivered to Crewe.
The Huddersfield to Leeds all station trains are operated these days by TPE. units on the service yesterday were 185128 and 170456 presumably on hire from Northern.