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RE: Northern Rail - omnicity4659 - 06 Oct 2015
156444 went up for refurbishment last month, Bus_User. So its a full 156 refurbishment.
Good review there, mind.
RE: Northern Rail - Bus_User - 06 Oct 2015
(06 Oct 2015, 9:43 am)GX03 SVC 156444 went up for refurbishment last month, Bus_User. So its a full 156 refurbishment.
Good review there, mind.
When you say a refurbishment, is it to completely strip the unit down to the bodyshell or is it a refurbishment in respect of the DDA modifications?
Wonder who is paying for this then? I can't imagine Northern paying to do this seeing as they won't have the franchise next year so is it a DFT funding? I'm still led to believe one of the next franchise commitments is to completely refurbish the existing carriages.
On another note, those new CIS(customer info screens) at Prudhoe and Wylam are plain awful and they were not working when I past yesterday, signal problem I think it read. What is it with just the 2 line display also instead of the bog standard 3 line you see elsewhere. Corbridge do have the 3 line displays but that is only because the support for the display was put up earlier in the year.
Better than nothing I suppose and Northern do things on the cheap.
RE: Northern Rail - omnicity4659 - 06 Oct 2015
(06 Oct 2015, 11:26 am)Bus_User When you say a refurbishment, is it to completely strip the unit down to the bodyshell or is it a refurbishment in respect of the DDA modifications?
DDA.
RE: Northern Rail - Michael - 08 Oct 2015
Sunderland railway station’s £10m revamp is finally set to go ahead
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/business/sunderland-railway-station-s-10m-revamp-is-finally-set-to-go-ahead-1-7502221
RE: Northern Rail - northern156 - 08 Oct 2015
Re the door release beeps being too much - a lot of units down the south (especially Electrostars and Turbostars) have seven beeps. Those I do not mind - it's just the likes of South West Trains' Class 458/5s that have an ear-piercingly loud Desiro-style 'bing bing bing' which, once the door opens, is absolutely deafening.
RE: Northern Rail - NK53 TKT - 09 Oct 2015
(08 Oct 2015, 9:27 pm)northern156 Re the door release beeps being too much - a lot of units down the south (especially Electrostars and Turbostars) have seven beeps. Those I do not mind - it's just the likes of South West Trains' Class 458/5s that have an ear-piercingly loud Desiro-style 'bing bing bing' which, once the door opens, is absolutely deafening.
That is one if many issues with the desiro, in summer they seem to have air conditioning set to -20 degrees, I get on in shorts and t shirts, come out with a coat on!
RE: Northern Rail - Adrian - 09 Oct 2015
(09 Oct 2015, 10:24 am)NK53 TKT That is one if many issues with the desiro, in summer they seem to have air conditioning set to -20 degrees, I get on in shorts and t shirts, come out with a coat on!
This isn't relevant to the thread. I doubt the air conditioning unit is set to -20 degrees, otherwise you'd have been frozen to death, and wouldn't be here to post in this thread.
Back to topic.
RE: Northern Rail - NK53 TKT - 10 Oct 2015
(09 Oct 2015, 8:31 pm)Adrian This isn't relevant to the thread. I doubt the air conditioning unit is set to -20 degrees, otherwise you'd have been frozen to death, and wouldn't be here to post in this thread.
Back to topic.
OK
RE: Northern Rail - Michael - 18 Oct 2015
Seems something has happened between Sunderland & Newcastle - somethings hit a bridge...
Cant attach a photo of the post because i'm on my phone.
RE: Northern Rail - Davie - 18 Oct 2015
(18 Oct 2015, 2:36 pm)Michael Seems something has happened between Sunderland & Newcastle - somethings hit a bridge...Hopefully it's nothing serious and every/any one involved is ok.
Cant attach a photo of the post because i'm on my phone.
RE: Northern Rail - Michael - 18 Oct 2015
(18 Oct 2015, 2:50 pm)Davie Hopefully it's nothing serious and every/any one involved is ok.
Still no more info... trying to find out.
Hopefully its not serious.
RE: Northern Rail - DanPicken - 25 Oct 2015
158793 worked 2N07 the 1210 Northern to Carlisle.
RE: Northern Rail - tyresmoke - 25 Oct 2015
(25 Oct 2015, 3:50 pm)DanPicken 158793 worked 2N07 the 1210 Northern to Carlisle.
Indeed, it came across on 2N02 with 156484 tagging along (unit from cancelled 2N01).
First time in 3 years that one has operated on the Tyne Valley!
RE: Northern Rail - NK53 TKT - 25 Oct 2015
(25 Oct 2015, 4:52 pm)tyresmoke Indeed, it came across on 2N02 with 156484 tagging along (unit from cancelled 2N01).I am on the 19:25 service NCL-Metrocentre, wish they could get me one
First time in 3 years that one has operated on the Tyne Valley!
RE: Northern Rail - Michael - 27 Oct 2015
TyneWearTravel
4 mins ·
❌? TRAIN DISRUPTION: The 15:51 Northern train from #Sunderland to #Nunthorpe has been cancelled due to a train fault.
RE: Northern Rail - omnicity4659 - 01 Nov 2015
I picked this leaflet up at Sunderland yesterday from the timetable racks there. I only got to have a look at it now, and it turns out it's a staff leaflet. Are these supposed to be distributed into the public?
RE: Northern Rail - NK53 TKT - 01 Nov 2015
(01 Nov 2015, 12:25 pm)GX03 SVC I picked this leaflet up at Sunderland yesterday from the timetable racks there. I only got to have a look at it now, and it turns out it's a staff leaflet. Are these supposed to be distributed into the public?
Don't think so
RE: Northern Rail - LeeCalder - 01 Nov 2015
(01 Nov 2015, 12:25 pm)GX03 SVC I picked this leaflet up at Sunderland yesterday from the timetable racks there. I only got to have a look at it now, and it turns out it's a staff leaflet. Are these supposed to be distributed into the public?
They've been there for some while, I got one in about May.
So I would have thought it is a public leaflet, and is just worded as if it was directed at staff, this way showing what they should be achieving.
RE: Northern Rail - northern156 - 04 Nov 2015
Not a public leaflet. Why would a passenger need to know the various points in the leaflet?
RE: Northern Rail - omnicity4659 - 05 Nov 2015
(04 Nov 2015, 7:27 pm)northern156 Not a public leaflet. Why would a passenger need to know the various points in the leaflet?
That's what I thought, I found it strange that I was able to pick it up from the Travel Centre there.