Northern Unit Refurbishments

[trainmananthon]

Currently on recently returned 158848.

Internally it has the new seats, carpet and tables but does not have the seat reservations or digital screens at the coach ends. Pics to follow tonight

 

[Muenchener]

I'd like to thank everyone for their kind comments, and also confirm the blog will be back very soon.

Nice one. Efforts appreciated.

 

[IamTrainsYT]

I've just travelled on a recently refurbished 150, seats very clean and smart, but the handrails! This one the worst, but not the only one losing it's yellow coating.

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you must have been on 150108, i had that on the hope valley on friday and saw the hand rail.

 

[Killingworth]

you must have been on 150108, i had that on the hope valley on friday and saw the hand rail.

I was.

 

[978wta]

Any news on 150209?

 

[trainmananthon]

158848s interior following refurbishment.

 

[4REP]

Taken at Skipton. We're you in a S&C Service?

 

[modernrail]

I think the black seat frame is a big mistake. Really darkens the interior.

 

[woodhouse122]

I'd just like to thank 507021 for having a change of heart and deciding to continue with his blog -You're a star

 

[trainmananthon]

Taken at Skipton. We're you in a S&C Service?

The service was an ex Carlisle indeed taken at Skipton formed of 158903/158848. I boarded at Skipton and went to Leeds & back on it.

 

[superkev]

I'd just like to thank 507021 for having a change of heart and deciding to continue with his blog -You're a star

I'll echo that. Thanks to 507021.
K

 

[jonesy3001]

would love to know who the person was, who tried to say it was theirs, great work @507021

 

[Andyh82]

I know many will bemoan the loss of the current seats, but that 158 does look much more modern, and to a layman could be mistaken for a new train and could be used interchangeably with a 195.

If anything the seat cushions on the current 158s are too thick, as there is often limited leg room as a result. The cushion and cover often seems like it doesn’t fit right as well.

 

[dave87016]

Does anyone know if 158848 has USB’s ? I know that only 158845/849 have them and before refurbishment one carriage of 158906 had them

 

[Andrew Holland]

I know many will bemoan the loss of the current seats, but that 158 does look much more modern, and to a layman could be mistaken for a new train and could be used interchangeably with a 195.

Indeed, I have a lay-friend who daily commutes from Wigan to Manchester. She excitedly messaged me the other week a photo of her sitting on a refurbed 158 instead of the usual Pacer she grew to hate, "look, new train finally! yay!" was her feeling. I gently had to tell her that the train was 30 years old but that didn't really sour her views "looks new to me anyway" she mused...

 

[woodhouse122]

I know many will bemoan the loss of the current seats, but that 158 does look much more modern, and to a layman could be mistaken for a new train and could be used interchangeably with a 195.

If anything the seat cushions on the current 158s are too thick, as there is often limited leg room as a result. The cushion and cover often seems like it doesn’t fit right as well.

I Prefer the new re-furbished 158s to the new CAFs ,i'm over 6ft and don't have any any problems with legroom unlike the unreburbished seats

 

[trainmananthon]

Does anyone know if 158848 has USB’s ? I know that only 158845/849 have them and before refurbishment one carriage of 158906 had them

No it doesn't.

 

[dave87016]

No it doesn't.

Cheers mate for your reply it seems pretty random which units are getting USB’s for example the 158’s I mentioned above also I know 156440/451 have them aswell

 

[_toommm_]

Not sure if this move has been posted yet, but presumably this is something off for a refurb or PRM:

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K00212/2020-03-11/detailed

 

[OTRail]

Looks to me like a 158 refurb - all of them are PRM’d

 

[3973EXL]

Not sure if this move has been posted yet, but presumably this is something off for a refurb or PRM:

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K00212/2020-03-11/detailed

Have my doubts it will run.
5E17 Crewe - Neville Hill was Caped yesterday.
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K00226/2020-03-10/detailed

 

[3973EXL]

323 X Allerton just arriving Wolverton. One waiting to go back.

 

[59CosG95]

323 X Allerton just arriving Wolverton. One waiting to go back.

The new 323 arriving is 323227.

So far, 226, 229, 234, 236, 238 & 239 have been refurbished.

 

[Wolfie]

158848s interior following refurbishment. View attachment 75229 View attachment 75230 View attachment 75231

That looks pretty decent... Sure that it really is Northern???

 

[trainmananthon]

158872 is at York this morning after suffering from 'collision damage' according to a guard I know. Nobody seems to know what it hit though!

 

[thealm]

Is 158906 back?

 

[superkev]

Is 158906 back?

I believe all the 10 ex WYPTE 158/9s have been fully interior refurbished with wifi etc.
Prob out of date but I have 23 of the 158/0s still left to do of which 790, 790 where reported here to be at Crewe with 860 at Bristol Barton road.
K

 

[Neptune]

158872 is at York this morning after suffering from 'collision damage' according to a guard I know. Nobody seems to know what it hit though!

A tree last night.

 

[Malay States]

158906 was on the 9.54 Wigan NW to Leeds today. It looked pretty good inside.

 

[Flyingsprinter]

Cascade 150131, today on the hope valley line. Dried up sick sprayed all over the side and back of a seat, the whole DMS absolutely stank. Unfortunately the people that had come from Sheffield had a brain and the whole of the DMSL was full!
It looks like it had left newton Heath this morning in that condition.
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That’s terrible. With the current health advice letting a unit leave with that in it is a completely unacceptable. Did you forward this to Northern? Tweeting them usually gets the quickest response.