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    Plans announced to open a new train maintenance facility at Shipley

    Stabling at Leeds and Skipton will continue but the chances are that the sets that stable at Bradford FS and possibly even Ilkley will most likely stable instead at Shipley TCC. It saves on security staff for a start and staff taxis are required to those locations regardless so it would make...
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    Derailment near Grange Over Sands

    It will depend on whether the repairs can be handled at one of our depots. Most likely Wolverton or CAF Newport if it can’t.
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    Plans announced to open a new train maintenance facility at Shipley

    No they will be based at Shipley TCC with Siemens/CAF staff offered the chance to transfer workplace. The shed (located the Bradford side of Valley Road) will be able to handle exams/maintenance with the sidings/wash planned to be on the Shipley station side of Valley Road. The only thing that...
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    Baildon landslip

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czqz7vd8pgno As expected 2 homes will sadly have to be demolished.
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    It’s fine. We have a STP unit/crew plan in place. For Leeds crews we also have a plan running alongside it for the Knottingley block too. A few days for the associated planners working into the night got this in place.
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    The unit for the 1742 goes to the sidings at Skipton on arrival and is used on 2H11 0640 SKI - LDS the following morning so best to have it as a 333. The 331 on the 1719 finished at BDQ which puts it on a quieter diagram this morning. It worked 0655 BDQ - LDS and 2V13 0816 ILK - LDS which both...
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    Bradford Interchange Bus Station closed until further notice

    https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24209449.bradford-interchange-t-calls-review-foi-request/ WYCA will not disclose the info in an FOI request by the T&A (local paper). They say they have the info but won’t disclose it. What have they got to hide? It won’t surprise many in the know...
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    Thanks for explaining why you find it infuriating. However, if you actually read what I said previous to my question to you then you would see that there isn’t consistently poor performance on the peak triangle services with regards to capacity. I was simply saying that on 1 particular service...
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    All peak services Leeds - Skipton are booked for a 333. Every effort is made to ensure this but essential scheduled and unscheduled maintenance cannot be simply deferred so guarantees cannot be made. I’m lucky to be privy to the sort of information such as short forms and can tell you it has...
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    I’ve no idea to be honest as legacy fleet upgrades is not the area of the company that I work in. It will be done though as it is funded.
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    Nothing, but when it’s constantly being asked it gets a little grating. When the work starts on the first unit I’m sure it’ll be reported on here, until then a little patience is needed.
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    The current announcements came with the units when built in 2000.
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    It’s still going to happen. Maybe a little patience required? It will be reported once it starts, asking all the time doesn’t make it happen any quicker.
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    Northern Class 331 East:West unit swap

    It’s due to it being 2 back to back triangles.
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    Derailment near Grange Over Sands

    Absolutely nothing to do with the train in any way shape or form. I know there’s a huge anti-Northern rhetoric from some on here but that’s pushing it to a whole new level. Have you seen the track that caused it?

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