Northern Trains Ltd

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RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(06/06/2021 14:16)mikestone Wrote:  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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Might not be as easy as you think. Looking at what's currently showing as 2 cars instead of 3:

16:48 Manchester Airport to Liverpool. 195005 is running the service, so not possible to add a 153 on the rear. If you put a 156+153 on that service instead then you'd need to find a 156 diagram which only goes on to lines where 195s are cleared which crews who sign 195s also sign.

16:47 Barrow to Manchester Airport. 156465 is running the service, so you could add a 153 on but is there not a clearance issue with 153s at Wigan?

16:57 Sheffield to Scarborough. 158860 is running the service, so you could add a 153 but the service is timed for 90mph running so adding a 153 might cause performance issues.

The other short formed services appear to be a 319 in lieu of 2 x 331s and single CAF trains instead doubles.