[Archive] Northern (Arriva Rail North)

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RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(17/12/2016 20:56)Dentonian Wrote:  Yes, but Pacers have 3x2 seating, and the Guard still steps off the other ones to check people are not actually stepping off the train - he/she can't see someone struggling to get to the doors, though. There's also more "wriggle room" on a Pacer, rather than stood in a narrow corridor partially divorced from the main part of the carriage.

Most Northern class 142s have 3+2 seating (some do have 2+2 seating) and all Northern class 150s have 3+2 seating. If it's a Northern Sprinter with 2+2 seating operating out of Piccadilly then it's a class 156 (46m in length) not a class 150 (40m in length.)

Northern's capacities for DMUs used out of Piccadilly:
Class 142 (ex-ATN) - 106 seated and 31 standing*
Class 142 (ex-Merseytravel) - up to 121 seated (some sets have broken seats which have been removed and not replaced) and 16 standing*
Class 142 (original interior) - up to 114 seated (some sets have broken seats which have been removed and not replaced) and 23 standing*
Class 150/1 (ex-LM) - 124 seated and 80 standing*
Class 150/1 (ex-FNW) - 124 seated and 89 standing*
Class 150/2 (ex-FNW) - 131 seated and 67 standing*
Class 150/2 (ex-LM) - 149 seated and 49 standing*
Class 156 (ex-FNW) - 152 seated and 72 standing*
Class 156 (ex-ATN) - 146 seated and 78 standing*

* Standing figures relate to how many the train can carry without being classed as overcrowded not the maximum number it's permitted to carry like with a bus.