Northern Rail

Class 333 refurbishment unveiled by Northern

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd April 2019

NORTHERN has begun a refresh and refurbishment programme on its fleet of 16 Class 333 EMUs.
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Late start for new trains puts ‘Pacer’ withdrawal months behind schedule

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2019

PLANS to withdraw the first Northern Rail ‘Pacers’ at the end of September 2018 have missed their scheduled date by four months. The plan, published by the DfT, was for five two-car Class 144s to start the ball rolling on the withdrawal programme back in September, with all two-car sets out of traffic by January…
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Days numbered for Cumbrian coast loco haulage

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd February 2019

THE Class 37 loco-hauled diagram on the Cumbrian coast is scheduled to end by January 25. DRS provides the locos, driver and rolling stock for the trains. The two daily Northern Rail diagrams was reduced to one a couple of months ago after the top-and-tailed Class 68 diagram was replaced with a Class 156 DMU.…
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Northern denies ‘crisis talks’ rumour as timetable changes are reduced

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Sam Hewitt

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5th December 2018

By Tony Miles SUGGESTIONS in the Sunday Telegraph on November 4 that Arriva is “locked in crisis talks with the Government” over the future of the Northern rail franchise and that it is trying to “renegotiate terms” have been strongly denied by the company. The story, which was repeated in other news outlets, said the…
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Northern Rail

Class 333 refurbishment unveiled by Northern

Late start for new trains puts ‘Pacer’ withdrawal months behind schedule

Days numbered for Cumbrian coast loco haulage

Northern denies ‘crisis talks’ rumour as timetable changes are reduced

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