Northern Unit Refurbishments

[Liverpool 507]

Digital train mods have already started on 150s. There's quite a few with USB, WiFi and the new screens running around now.

All Porterbrook 150’s have received them, as well as 150101. Have any others been done?

Does anybody know how many units still have flat cloth and the old ARN style logos?

 

[3973EXL]

STP 05/12

Realtime Trains - FRGT 1014 Crewe C.S. to Newton Heath T.M.D.
Realtime Trains - FRGT 1302 Newton Heath T.M.D. to Crewe C.S.

 

[158757]

Digital train mods have already started on 150s. There's quite a few with USB, WiFi and the new screens running around now.

The Porterbrook 150s and 156s were completed months ago but of the Angel sets only 150101/150220/156451/158845/158849 currently have the USB and wifi.

All Porterbrook 150’s have received them, as well as 150101. Have any others been done?

Does anybody know how many units still have flat cloth and the old ARN style logos?

5 units with flat cloth and 5 with purple moquette. I understand the 170's are to be changed too but I've not yet seen any reports of once being done. Anything with Fainsa sets keeps the flat cloth and the 319's aren't getting changed as they go next year.

 

[skyhigh]

5 units with flat cloth and 5 with purple moquette. I understand the 170's are to be changed too but I've not yet seen any reports of once being done. Anything with Fainsa sets keeps the flat cloth and the 319's aren't getting changed as they go next year.

First 170 is being done at the moment while stopped for other repairs.

 

[superkev]

STP 05/12

Realtime Trains - FRGT 1014 Crewe C.S. to Newton Heath T.M.D.
Realtime Trains - FRGT 1302 Newton Heath T.M.D. to Crewe C.S.

10.14 Crew to NH is running Probably 150 115 which went fo refurb on 21st Nov.
The return NH to Crewe has also run possibly 150 129 which is the last in refurbished 150./1.
Anyone confirm?
Thus would leave toiletless 150209 as the only unrefurbished 150.
Thanks
K

 

[northernchris]

Both 150204 and 150272 have the moquette seats covers which I think now concludes the Neville Hill 150s

158903 has also now received digi-mods

 

[skyhigh]

170453 is the first 170 with the new seat covers, as I understand.

 

[OTRail]

170453 is the first 170 with the new seat covers, as I understand.

Same moquette or different?

 

[3973EXL]

STP 06/12

Realtime Trains - FRGT 1001 Holbeck Loco Sidings to Heaton T&R.S.M.D.

 

[158757]

Both 150204 and 150272 have the moquette seats covers which I think now concludes the Neville Hill 150s

158903 has also now received digi-mods

Still 150205 and 150206 to change from purple to blue, unless these have now been done.

 

[Neptune]

Same moquette or different?

I suspect that they will be the same. No point changing it suddenly with the majority of the fleet already done

 

[OTRail]

I suspect that they will be the same. No point changing it suddenly with the majority of the fleet already done

No worries, thank you!

 

[northernchris]

Still 150205 and 150206 to change from purple to blue, unless these have now been done.

Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the purple ones!

 

[ls2270]

STP 06/12

Realtime Trains - FRGT 1001 Holbeck Loco Sidings to Heaton T&R.S.M.D.

That’s 156481.

 

[St. Paddy]

Can anyone confirm what was on the Crewe to Newton Heath/Heaton and return runs yesterday please

 

[Liverpool 507]

Apologies to ask again but can anybody confirm that the only Porterbrook 156s based at Heaton are 156421, 156428, 156429 and 156441?

Many thanks indeed!

 

[superkev]

Apologies to ask again but can anybody confirm that the only Porterbrook 156s based at Heaton are 156421, 156428, 156429 and 156441?

Many thanks indeed!

507021s blog at https://merseyrailpep507.blogspot.com/
lists Portabook 156s 421, 428, 429, 440 and 441 as at Heaton.
K

 

[jonesy3001]

150142 is on the hadfield line due to 323227 bringing the wires down at guide bridge.

 

[jonnyfan]

150142 is on the hadfield line due to 323227 bringing the wires down at guide bridge.

I think that might struggle with keeping to time!

 

[jonesy3001]

I think that might struggle with keeping to time!

Already down 7L

Realtime Trains - 2G50 1044 Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly

Realtime Trains provides live realtime running information for the Great British railway network using open data.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

 

[simon7929]

Heaton has 4 Porterbrook 156s. These are 421/8/9/40. Unit 441 was Heaton but transferred back to NH. Number 156442 is a ScotRail unit.

 

[_toommm_]

Already down 7L

Realtime Trains - 2G50 1044 Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly

Realtime Trains provides live realtime running information for the Great British railway network using open data.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

Ignore this post - there’s been a unit swap to take it back to 323 operation.

 

[jonesy3001]

Ignore this post - there’s been a unit swap to take it back to 323 operation.

It's on Sheffield's now must of been an interesting morning for the passengers and enthusiasts.

 

[_toommm_]

It's on Sheffield's now must of been an interesting morning for the passengers and enthusiasts.

I just wish I was at home so I could photograph it as it’s probably quite rare!

 

[4REP]

507021s blog at https://merseyrailpep507.blogspot.com/
lists Portabook 156s 421, 428, 429, 441 and 442 as at Heaton.
K

I'm sure 442 is a Scotrail unit

 

[507021]

I'm sure 442 is a Scotrail unit

It is, I haven't got that unit listed.

 

[superkev]

I'm sure 442 is a Scotrail unit

Sorry typo.156440 is shown as a Heaton Portabook unit.

 

[DB]

The Porterbrook 150s and 156s were completed months ago but of the Angel sets only 150101/150220/156451/158845/158849 currently have the USB and wifi.


5 units with flat cloth and 5 with purple moquette. I understand the 170's are to be changed too but I've not yet seen any reports of once being done. Anything with Fainsa sets keeps the flat cloth and the 319's aren't getting changed as they go next year.

Presumably the Fainsa seats will all be under warranty at the moment so they won't want to change the covers on them until whenever that expires...

 

[3973EXL]

VSTP 09/12

Realtime Trains - 5N31 1638 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Newton Heath T.M.D.

STP 12/12

Realtime Trains - FRGT 1014 Crewe C.S. to Newton Heath T.M.D.
Realtime Trains - FRGT 1302 Newton Heath T.M.D. to Crewe C.S.
Realtime Trains - FRGT 1022 Bristol Barton Hill W.R.D. to Heaton T&R.S.M.D.
Realtime Trains - FRGT 0205 Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Wolverton Centre Sidings
Realtime Trains - FRGT 0937 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Allerton Depot

VAR 12/12

Realtime Trains - FRGT 0808 Wolverton Centre Sidings to Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D

STP 13/12

Realtime Trains - FRGT 1032 Holbeck Loco Sidings to Heaton T&R.S.M.D.


New WTT paths
SuO 13/12/20 to 09/05/21

Realtime Trains - FRGT 1425 Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Crewe C.S.

SO 19/12/20 to 15/05/21

Realtime Trains - FRGT 0922 Crewe C.S. to Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D
Realtime Trains - FRGT 1429 Neville Hill T&R.S.M.D to Crewe C.S.

 

[sd0733]

319372 now has the new capital letter Northern lettering but no other branding on its Thameslink base livery.