Northern Queries

[M60lad]

Not sure if this has already been answered but here goes anyway

1> Are Northern currently using the same units day in/day out on Burnley Manchester Road-Blackpool North route at the moment

2> How are the units on Burnley Manchester Road-Blackpool North route being serviced/maintained as I'm guessing they can't get back to Neville Hill at the moment while the Holme Tunnel works are going on

 

[driver9000]

Not sure if this has already been answered but here goes anyway

1> Are Northern currently using the same units day in/day out on Burnley Manchester Road-Blackpool North route at the moment

2> How are the units on Burnley Manchester Road-Blackpool North route being serviced/maintained as I'm guessing they can't get back to Neville Hill at the moment while the Holme Tunnel works are going on

They are being rotated back to Neville Hill using the booked stock transfer move of the 22:20 Blackpool North-Manchester Victoria and 22:22 Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North as required. They are stabled and fuelled at Blackpool North as they would when the through service is operating. The Burnley service does seem to run with the same units for a few days at a time.