Do we have any dates for the remaining scotrail units for northern.
I rode on two of the refurbished 150s yesterday, and both had a sewage smell in the car with the toilet.
Except going by other trains with the same design, the lock switch is designed to prevent you locking the toilet with nobody inside, so it won’t actually lock unless you only move it when the door has fully closed. Has caused me to walk in on people thinking the door has locked.
If you can be bothered to look at the indications, unlike a woman who tried to open the door when it was locked and then didn't lock it when she went in only to have it opened on her.
Rumours I think but considering the hash of the FLEX project, will probably be true.
It's a closed group. Screenshot if you can?
It would more be a stay of execution than permanent IMO.
I'm talking about the present, not the future. With dynamic testing of the 769 only starting next week, they won't see passenger service by December and that's when the 323's go off-lease so considering the predicament Porterbrook put Northern in with delays to the project, I highly doubt they'd leave Northern hanging and let them keep the 323's until other rolling stock becomes available.
Well that sucks. Seems like Northern are more than happy to let Porterbrook take them for a ride.
From the pacer withdrawal thread according to the franchise ten 144s where to go off lease 15 Sept18. List reproduced below
The reason the 158/9s have (a) fewer toilets, and (b) smaller luggage racks is that WYPTE had wanted to order a further 10 155s, but as the production line for those units had closed 158s were all that was available. They were therefore specified as close to the original 155 specifications as possible.
I wouldn't say they were perfect for metro services, due to the end doors. They work well on Calder Valley fasts and Leeds to Nottingham, but agree they lack the space for all the rucksacks on the S&C.
