Northern Trains Ltd

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Government have said operators should be providing around 70% of their usual services from mid-May, up from the current 50%. Although, I'm not sure Northern are providing 50% - on many routes they are currently providing 50% of the standard off-peak frequency with a later start, earlier finish and without providing peak time extras.

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Richard George (Chair of DOHL) and Nick Donovan (Managing Director of Northern Trains Ltd) should be presenting their 100 day review to TfN (via video link) tomorrow, it's item 6 on the meeting agenda: https://transportforthenorth.com/calenda...-may-2020/

[mikestone]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Next week's service appeared during Monday afternoon - wierdly the morning Ellesmere Port runs an hour earlier, but no return working.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Looking on RTT it seems the Liverpool - Wigan Service has extended operating hours from Monday, Still an hourly service but most morning/Evening trips are back

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(12/05/2020 00:13)mikestone Wrote:  Next week's service appeared during Monday afternoon - wierdly the morning Ellesmere Port runs an hour earlier, but no return working.

I hope there's more services still to be loaded. The Mid-Cheshire is still showing a 2 hourly service for next week - that won't exactly allow people to stagger their start and finish times given that means only one pre-9am arrival in Manchester, with the following one not reaching Piccadilly until 10:30!

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Northern have just told Rail North that Pacers will be used to transfer staff around instead of taxis in some cases to allow social distancing. Also:
- A number of Pacers will be retained until 31st December 2020 and could be used for passenger services if needed.
- Class 769 introduction and introduction of further new trains delayed due to COVID-19 delaying training.
- 100 day plan has not been completed and may now be revised if Northern "don't want to return to the pre-COVID19 timetables"

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
Am assuming the Pacers in question are Class 144?

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(12/05/2020 11:55)T42 PVM Wrote:  Am assuming the Pacers in question are Class 144?

Not sure. Wouldn't it mean driver training is needed if a 144 was sent to say Allerton for shunting staff between Allerton and Lime Street, which wouldn't for a 142?

[ant17612]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(12/05/2020 12:05)knutstransport Wrote:  Not sure. Wouldn't it mean driver training is needed if a 144 was sent to say Allerton for shunting staff between Allerton and Lime Street, which wouldn't for a 142?

The 4 142s at Blackburn will probably be used.

[ant17612]

RE: Northern Trains Ltd
195023 has been on test up and down the WCML recently and became the first of the class to visit Carlisle.