northwichcat
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So the TPE stock changes in summary are:
Gain : 6 Class 156 sets from Northern = 12 carriages
Loss : 5 Class 170 sets to Chiltern = 10 carriages
Therefore Net Gain of 2 carriages.
Hmm. Is that it ?
There's a separate thread for discussing this, which I gave the link to earlier. It's an average increase in carriages for one TPE route but the 156s will not directly replace the 170s* so some TPE services will see a reduction in capacity.
And of course the DMUs freed up by electrification were supposed to provide extra capacity for routes not being electrified or not being electrified yet, so Northern are looking at splitting up Liverpool to Blackpool to try and get some DMUs freed up for that purpose but the split may not happen.
* because the 75mph 156s with no FC, seat reservations or facility for a trolley service.
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