Northern (Arriva Rail North)
Northern (Arriva Rail North)
(28 Apr 2016, 12:59 pm)anvil1984 Incorrect again ALL York drivers sign 156s and most Leeds drivers. This is incase they have to take one at short notice from Newcastle - York / Leeds for a visiti to the wheel lathe at Neville Hil as Heaton does not have those facilities.
It is not an occasional ECS it is a nearly nightly ECS move (northbound Knaresbrough to Heaton empties, southbound Monday to Friday its 2221 Newcastle to Darlington then empties to York) plus any movements as required. Usually 2 X 142 but can have any combination of 142 / 156.
142s / 156s do have set depot allocations however the unit diagrams can have a Heaton unit in Lancashire or it may have been as a result of a set swap at the start of the day. As mentioned if a Ex FNW 142 ends up in the northeast (especially the ex merseyrail examples) they don't last long before being swapped back
(28 Apr 2016, 12:59 pm)anvil1984 Incorrect again ALL York drivers sign 156s and most Leeds drivers. This is incase they have to take one at short notice from Newcastle - York / Leeds for a visiti to the wheel lathe at Neville Hil as Heaton does not have those facilities.
It is not an occasional ECS it is a nearly nightly ECS move (northbound Knaresbrough to Heaton empties, southbound Monday to Friday its 2221 Newcastle to Darlington then empties to York) plus any movements as required. Usually 2 X 142 but can have any combination of 142 / 156.
142s / 156s do have set depot allocations however the unit diagrams can have a Heaton unit in Lancashire or it may have been as a result of a set swap at the start of the day. As mentioned if a Ex FNW 142 ends up in the northeast (especially the ex merseyrail examples) they don't last long before being swapped back