Whose train is this?

[trainophile]

I'm sitting in Southport station and on the Manchester line there's a 2-coach train which is mainly lime green with a blue band at the bottom and yellow doors. Numbers I can see are 57112 and 52112.

Just wondered whose this is as never seen it before.

 

[Chapeltom]

I'm sitting in Southport station and on the Manchester line there's a 2-coach train which is mainly lime green with a blue band at the bottom and yellow doors. Numbers I can see are 57112 and 52112.

Just wondered whose this is as never seen it before.

Could be an ex London Midland 150? Oh wait, yellow doors? No idea then...

 

[Hydro]

Sounds like an ex London Midland 150, now working for Northern.

 

[Gathursty]

I see that often when at Preston station and I'm sure it's gone straight past me at Wavertree Technology Park recently if memory serves me correct.

 

[Wolfie]

I'm sitting in Southport station and on the Manchester line there's a 2-coach train which is mainly lime green with a blue band at the bottom and yellow doors. Numbers I can see are 57112 and 52112.

Just wondered whose this is as never seen it before.

Former LM (Central Trains livery) Class 150, 150012, now operated by Northern.

 

[trainophile]

Sounds like an ex London Midland 150, now working for Northern.

Thanks for the quick replies both of you. Maybe they've repainted the doors to make it distinctive. I thought it was really pretty!

 

[Wolfie]

Former LM (Central Trains livery) Class 150, 150012, now operated by Northern.

My bad, should have said Centro ;livery, sorry. See:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=376491

 

[fgwrich]

Former LM (Central Trains livery) Class 150, 150012, now operated by Northern.

Now also renumbered back to its original number of 150112 too!

 

[90019]

My bad, should have said Centro ;livery, sorry. See:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=376491

It's the debranded Central livery, not Centro.

 

[dvboy]

No, this is the Centro livery (second version). I don't think Central Trains had a non-Centro livery for class 150.

 

[trainophile]

It's the debranded Central livery, not Centro.

Yes that photo is it, and it IS pretty isn't it?

Just wondering if they are going to replace pacers. Or are they also pacers? Couldn't inspect as was on a M/rail waiting to depart.

 

[Lampshade]

No, this is the Centro livery (second version). I don't think Central Trains had a non-Centro livery for class 150.

Network West Midlands? Or was that exclusively under LM?

 

[Darandio]

No, they won't be replacing Pacers, more like supplementing them. They are not a Pacer themselves, they are part of the Sprinter family.

 

[dvboy]

Network West Midlands? Or was that exclusively under LM?

Network West Midlands is basically a public facing brand name for Centro introduced in 2005, and this meant putting "n" stickers over the Centro logos on the trains. This would have been under Central Trains as London Midland came into being in 2007.

So NWM isn't a London Midland brand, nor is it exclusive to them as it includes all train, tram and bus operators within the West Midlands, but Centro subsidise many of the LM "city" services (as they did previously under Central Trains) hence the "n" logos on the trains.

 

[Sheridan]

I got 150118 from Stockport to Buxton on Monday - that one has 'Network West Midlands' clearly visible still on it.

 

[dvboy]

To be fair, the trains with the "n" stickers on were regularly being used outside of the West Midlands county to places like Shrewsbury, Worcester and Stratford upon Avon anyway, I always thought it a bit pointless and perhaps confusing having that extra bit of branding on them.