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TPE looks like to have been loaded on for the change.

It had an interior like this one (not my photo) https://flic.kr/p/HoNo9B

Yeah nothing much has changed around the North East either, which is all to be expected with the major change being postponed.

Northern is now in post 10th December.

It'll be Connect, 2 158s should start in January 2019

Apparently according to a Northern gaurd Heaton are getting 18 158s, all 16 Perkins which was meantioned by someone sometime last October when they went to a stakeholders meeting and then 2 others.

When did 853 get there?....ohh on this http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O36704/2018/09/08/advanced... Also changed the first post to reflect.

As 158851 is now at Heaton the first of the Perkins lot to be transferred for training, I thought about opening a thread to track their progress

To me it would have made sense for all the Angel Train's 156s to move to Heaton seeing as they had the majority of them before, but don't think that has happened as there has been reports of some porterbrook ones that have been allocated to Heaton, but I'll wait and see what is told.

Any updates on the transfer of the 170s and 158s from Scotrail, as mentioned in my previous post?

https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/northern-flex-bi-mode-debut-getting-closer/ Here is the article, just says they are getting close.

Might just be for an exam, but I would be pleased to be proven otherwise.

I've heard for the 170s, end July there or abouts, but not sure about the 158s and I also would like to know for definite

Looks like it

There looks to be a wire on the masts at Platform 2 at Salford Crescent, photo in the Manchester Railways group on facebook.