5 carriages on Manchester to Wigan line

[D9006]

This is 1st time seen this, are platforms long enough to accommodate them all.https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L08495/2021-08-02/detailed#allox_id=0

 

[Adam0984]

It's the first weekday of the Miles Platting block and northern only have a short window to get units from Newton Heath to Man Vic platform 6 so probably less a case of strengthening more a case of we need to get 2 sets on that service as it splits once it gets back to Man Vic

 

[scrapy]

It's the first weekday of the Miles Platting block and northern only have a short window to get units from Newton Heath to Man Vic platform 6 so probably less a case of strengthening more a case of we need to get 2 sets on that service as it splits once it gets back to Man Vic

Moorside and Hag Fold certainly can't accommodate 5 coaches so the rear set would probably be locked out of use.

 

[Adam0984]

Anything west of Man Vic is a mystery to me

 

[Dspatula]

Its doable two 150s so 100 meters. You'd be able to get the all the passenger doors on at Hag Fold.

 

[Kite159]

I would imagine that time of day the number of passengers would easily fit in the front unit and the rear unit was simply locked out of use.