Lancashire Triangle Electrification

[DVG526]

RE: Lancashire Triangle Electrification

(20/10/2013 17:37)childwallblues Wrote:  

(20/10/2013 09:23)DVG526 Wrote:  

(17/10/2013 18:25)wirralbus Wrote:  Good to see that they are now dealing with the line from St Helens to Huyton , it wont be long before we can say bye bye to the pacers and sprinters and say hello Emu's .

EMUs that are the same age as the DMUs they are replacing..

Does it matter? The 319s are excellent units and will be fully refurbished

How extensive the 'refurbishment' is remains to be seen. And yes it does matter. Once again the poor relation in the North are being fobbed off with inferior worn out trains for a well patronised service between 2 major cities, units which despite a lick of paint will soon show their age. A 319 is no better than a 150, no matter how much you tart it up. Then we have this story about them being downgraded to 3 cars, haven't we seen that before around here?