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    Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern

    450 on 2W68 19.30 Southport-Stalybridge has got as far as Wigan W then been cancelled. Unit should have finished at NH but appears to have gone to Wigan Wallgate sidings.. Thurs 10/9 4 start the day 424/42/50/56. 1 x 2 car 156 DMU (415) covering off SP, 1 x 2 car 156 DMU (406) covering off AN...
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    But at least you can travel on a knackered 156 on a Sunday!
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    Agree, not dismissing it - but try living in the north west (far worse than anywhere else in Northernland) with shortforms, cancellations and Sunday non-working.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    Am somewhat more concerned about shortforms , cancellations and Sunday non-working than stickers on the side or what colour its painted.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    150274 as well. Note that 150222 is in Wolverton.
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    Incident between Wigan Wallgate and Southport (29th August 2026)

    The maintenance base is Allerton. Overnight stabling of 3 769's units, fuelling and cleaning (and I understand resolving very minor faults) takes place at SP, with units rotated in/out of AN over the 6 diagrams as there are 2 ECS movements at night from Wigan NW to AN, and 2 ECS movements in a...
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    Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern

    Mon 31/8 4 start the day 424/42/50/58. 1 x 2 car 156 DMU (414) covering off NH, whilst the 2nd AN unit is 1 x 2 car 150 DMU (109) - but this morning starting from NH. Of the others 431 at AN since 17/8, 434 recovered from Burscough last night by 450 and is partially visible at SP, 456 at AN...
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    Incident between Wigan Wallgate and Southport (29th August 2026)

    1Z99 22.00 Southport-Springs Branch booked for tonight. 769450 has been at Southport, being the train booked behind 2O79 and will presumably be used to assist in the removal of 769434 as normally only a 769 can rescue a 769, train is booked nearly 4 hours before reaching SP, arrived 02.18 31/8...
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    150/1 and 150/2 swaps

    NH-NL so far 150101/05/14/15/21/22/24/25/27/31/34/35/43/44/45/46/48/49/50 although 150150 has gone back to NH, (18 so far) NL-NH so far 150201/03/04/05/06/10/11/14/15/18/20/28/68/69/70/71/72/73/77 (19 so far) with 150222/24/74/75/76 still to move. 150222 is in Woverton at present, so there are 5...
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    Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern

    A 769 has at around 15.30 apparently collided with a van near Burscough (between Wigan and Southport). Reports in Liverpool Echo have a photo, with some damage at one end and the 'front' door' missing. No other details at present, website initially said no casualties but from another source van...
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    Could Northern get additional stock?

    When the 175's were first introduced, Wigan (SP) instructors were trained on them (Ron Davies RIP and others) as there was going to be some work for Wigan men on them, with some units to be stabled overnight at Wigan Wallgate but a change meant that never came off.
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    Could Northern get additional stock?

    Apparently only short term as well.
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    Could Northern get additional stock?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/northern-unit-refurbishments-and-depot-allocations.128846/ Seems that there are some mods required on Northern's 195 units and to cover 4 x TfW 158's are coming to Northern upon release from TfW, remainder of the TfW 158's (20 odd)...
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    222 (currently in Wolverton)/224/274/275/276.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    769448 at Brodies since 4/7, work on the 769's usually is 8-10 weeks.
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    Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern

    Thurs 20/8 5 start the day 424/34/42/56/58. 1 x 2 car 156 DMU (417) covering off AN. 442 back in action (again so far) 3 days of door failures in last week... Bad news- Another disruptive day- for the second time this week cancellations between Wigan & Southport (both directions) because of...
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    Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern

    Wed 19/8 5 started the day 424/31/42/50/58. 1 x 2car 150 DMU (218) covering off NH, as no 769 went to NH last night- 424 went to SP instead. No evidence of any failures around Man Vic last night though. Of the others 434 & 456 went to AN 18/8 as booked, 448 at Brodies since 4/7. 442 (again, see...
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    Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern

    Tues 18/8 5 started the day 424/34/42/50/58, 1 x 2 car 156 DMU (414) covering off AN. However 442 (again, but this time on-board safety systems -presume doors) only made it from SP to Wigan W this morning and then failed on 2W40 06.05 Wigan-Stalybridge at Bolton, return 2W05 07.52...
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    158755/57/58 on the circuit today, which is correct as per diagrams. 2 on Leeds-Carlisle, 2 faffing about in Yorkshire, 1 not in use.

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