Northern Rail

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RE: Northern Rail

(14/01/2016 11:12)jtd508110 Wrote:  Indeed they are. Would it be fair to say that Northern have bitten off more than they can chew by relying on these electrics to cascade reliable DMU's elsewhere and leaving very little spare capacity?

It wasn't Northern's decision, it was DfT's decision. Northern actually have 20 x 319s and never need more of 16 of them in service. In contrast TPE have up to 9 of their 10 x 350s in service at the same time, so Northern should be much better placed to deal with maintenance issues.