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Yeah I get that. It’s not like this is a rare edge case or a one-off incident though. It seems to be happening fairly regularly. It seems more like Northern are acting like if they don’t officially acknowledge the problem then they can’t be held responsible for it.

Seems like that message needs to get out to all the drivers then. Does Northern have any way of doing this? It feels like for things like this a crib sheet needs to go round to the existing drivers saying do this, don't do that etc (like never take the key out when passengers are boarding or...

The first attempt at the brake test failed too. It took another full shut down and reboot to resolve it. Passengers were trying to get off when the TfW service turned up but they obviously couldn't open the doors and we ended up at Victoria 42 minutes late where it was finally cancelled...

Doors have just tripped a woman up boarding 195115 at Warrington Bank Quay. Luckily she tripped into the carriage but she seems a bit shaken up. I’m gonna make a complaint to Northern because enough is enough with this. I don’t care what the excuses are it’s totally unacceptable, especially...

Only 61 minutes late in the end. Bet you’re glad you weren’t on that one!

The train stopped just after the Lower Rake Lane bridge and the Encirc freight train came through in the opposite direction straight after so maybe it wanted to clear the points before that happened. It didn't move until the freight was long gone though so why it couldn't have waited at the...

I imagine it was what you said if it was late out of EP. It's supposed to arrive at 07:25 and depart at 07:29 but I'm usually there around 07:24 and it doesn't normally arrive until 07:27 and depart until 07:32 (which was when the signal cleared today too). The guard probably thought the arrival...

Usually 5 but there were roadworks so I was delayed for a couple of minutes. I would have run for it if I’d known but I thought I’d be fine being three minutes early. There was another guy in the same boat too. Think I’ll have to go back to driving as I can’t take this kind of stress. These new...

I think I’ll have to completely give up on this service. The 07:29 from Helsby departed at 07:26 as I was coming down the stairs from the footbridge then spent 5 minutes sitting at a signal just outside the station. It was a 150 as well. Northern are the most useless operator I’ve ever experienced.

I wonder if it will eventually be a 195 as its first journey of the day is the 06:37 Leeds to Chester and the morning Ellesmere Port to Leeds is now a 195.

The 17:07 Leeds to Ellesmere Port ran today but it’s a London Midland Class 150. Something different I guess.

It says on RTT "This service was cancelled between Warrington Bank Quay and Chester due to a problem with the doors (M7)." Not sure if the door issue happened at Bradford or if they've just put that when there was another issue and it was just turned round at Warrington to make up the lost...

Thanks. I guess that’s how it might be then. The morning is a 195 and the evening is a 158. Might as well just stick to TfW in the evening then. That’s the one that seems to get cancelled more often anyway.

Seems to be a regular thing. Shame as I’d like to actually make use of the new trains if I could rely on them.

The evening service was no service at all. “This service was cancelled between Manchester Victoria and Ellesmere Portdue to the planned train being replaced with a slower train (MS).”

17:07 to Ellesmere Port was “This service was cancelled between Manchester Victoria and Ellesmere Portdue to the planned train being replaced with a slower train (MS).” Just to add to the misery, the 17:15 from Piccadilly is only two coaches.

Ah right. Wasn’t looking out the window then sorry. That’s the boring crawl bit so I was on my phone. I’ll be getting it back tonight so I’ll let you know if it’s even running at all.

1E52 is 195002 today so I guess Ellesmere Port to Leeds is also a 195 diagram now as well as Chester after all.

195002 on the 07:15 Ellesmere Port to Leeds service (1E52). That was a surprise based on what they’ve been saying in the 195 introduction thread.

I’ll try it on Monday and report back.