Northern (Arriva Rail North)

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RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
Northern always have at least some peak time services booked as EMUs but timed so that a DMU can fill in if they are short of EMUs, which are usually the shorter services e.g. in the case of services booked to be operated by a 323 the Alderley Edge workings.

It appears the morning peak Crewe to Bolton service is to be operated by a 319 from December but will run to the same times as now (it's currently booked as 2 x 142s.)

There will be no trains to Blackpool North at all from December until March next year, then a limited service should start but the full service won't be reinstated until the May 2018 timetable change which will see some changes e.g. they'll no longer be a Blackpool to Victoria service but there will be a Blackpool to Macclesfield service operated by 323s (until the 331s arrive.)