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Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.
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darylyates17
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I didnt think the ironing board seats were getting the moquette covers this must mean all are getting done except for the 319s.
py_megapixel
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Not sure there'd be any point in doing the 319s, as I believe Northern want rid of them as soon as they can get hold of enough 323s.
darylyates17
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I know that some 319s still have the First Capital Connect moquette but the rest of the interior is in Northern spec, the decision to replace them with 323s must have been during their refurbishment.
py_megapixel
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Yes. Porterbrook originally refused to agree to lease the 323s to Northern beyond the end of 2020 because they thought West Midlands would want the whole fleet, so until mid-2020 the plan was that the 323s would be leaving to be replaced (strangely, in a backwards sort of way) by the much older 319s. (The decision to keep the 323s was quite sudden and resulted in a rush to get them upgraded to meet accessibility requirements).
By the time it became clear the 323s didn't need to go anywhere (and could be joined by the rest of the WM fleet), they had, per the 'old' plan, secured a long lease on the 319s and had them refurbished to their spec.
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STP 30/11
5M60 dep 1146
Realtime Trains - FRGT 1148 Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Barton Under Needwood Rsmd
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Realtime Trains - FRGT 1148 Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Barton Under Needwood Rsmd
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Liverpool 507
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Does anybody have any photos of the new ironing board moquette covers?
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Liam L
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Which one is currently down there?
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diligentdave
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Won't be running. 238's been hit by Covid and is coming out a week later.
sbrignall72
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What is the latest with regards 323227.
Liam L
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I heard on a Facebook group that it will be back in service soon.
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Liam L
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Which 323 is going down tomorrow?
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323239 went down to Wolverton yesterday
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Philip
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Interestingly I've just been on a Northern 158 (850) which played the old Wessex Trains/Wales & West 'Welcome Aboard' safety announcement (the woman heard on the TfW trains and stations); it even followed the standard auto Northern announcement listing the stops. I didn't think any ex-Wales & Borders Northern 158s retained this announcement!
There's a couple that still do (not intentionally though). The old auto announcer system hasn't been isolated, though it was an oversight on works rather than a deliberate choice.
MP393
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Ex EMR 156401 has entered traffic with Northern today, still with East Midlands interior & livery working with 150104 on Kirkby - Blackburn’s. It’s not showing on RTTs allocations, however just search for 150104 and that brings up it’s workings.
NoMorePacers
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It's on both 158867 and 868 as well.
simon7929
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There are a few of them still fitted with it.
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Liverpool 507
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Not sure if it has been reported but 319372 has had the new moquette applied to the seats onboard.
LOL The Irony
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Unless the previous covers had reached the end of their life, this seems pointless.
MP393
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It was subject to a “slashing” attack by mindless youths one night, many seats slashed beyond repair with knives, as that’s what constitutes “fun” these days
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Only flat cloth in one coach, unless it's changed since last time I saw it.
MP393
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Yeah it’s now the full unit
Liverpool 507
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I'm sure 319372 has also had it's previous First Capital Connect rubber floor replaced earlier in the year with the blue and white Northern vinyl non-slip flooring.
darylyates17
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Beat me too it just got on it and noticed it makes sense if the old moquette was vandalised