Recent content by 156441

The answer to that question has many variables but let’s look at the slowest case scenario. A multiple platform station (let’s say Oxford Road) Northerns ASDO (Automatic selective door opening) system relies on input to tell it which platform it has arrived on. Only opening the correct amount...

Well yes as you clearly work there this shows just how sheltered a life you lot live!! Quite surprising there are two guards links. But then I assume you need extra spaces for all the sofa warming you lot do! My apologies for the lack of accuracy, the Northern depot I work at actually puts a...

I think they have a couple of 0400 starts but 0100 latest finish sounds about right.

We call Blackburn ‘The Penthouse’. The depot is in the glass office over the road from the station and was a multimillion pound investment in the area. As you can imagine for a depot that is only a few years old it’s really nice inside. As for routes. Blackburn Guards get about quite a bit...

The lights will get brighter as they are on light sensors which should dim and brighten the lights according to the external light source.

Final Platform interface testing is taking place overnight for the next 3 nights on the following nights prior to the introduction of Cl331’s on the Liverpool - Blackpool runs. (Monday/Tuesday night, Allerton-Wigan) https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/N32042/2019/09/03/advanced...

Yes. They’ll pretty much be staying till the very death.

CTR - LDS Start 21/10 (But subject very likely to delay) Everything else you mention won’t be till Mid/End November. 331s SHOULD start on LIV-BPN replacing 319s in full 9th September also.

Driver Instructor training starts Wednesday at Allerton with a Big Bang of courses planned at 3 per week running simultaniously at Allerton,Blackpool N and Leyland once the pool of instructors are trained. The course is 7 days on the diesel with a further 2 day conversion to the 331 planned in...

Just for confirmation FHH will be doing mileage accumulation on these new units. Planned path is Edge Hill - Ditton and return.

Track circuit operating device. More commonly known as T-COC (Track circuit operating clip) 2 would be used when protecting both lines after a derailment where the derailed train may not be operating its own track circuit thus operating the circuits on both lines with two clips.

According to a reliable source from Network Rail the 'new platforms' at Roby and Huyton have failed clearance for 319's by 15mm :oops: and are having to be rebuilt to spec, hence the building work. I assume they were designed prior to NR knowing Northern would be getting 319's!

Piccadilly drivers don’t sign Newton Heath. Only Victoria and Wigan drivers do. The Early ECS from NH to Chester works as follows. Victoria Driver goes taxi to N/H for 3 units. 2 x Picc Drivers, 2 x Picc conductors taxi over Picc- Vic Vic Driver stops at Victoria picks up the other 4...

The 'option D' thing for the refurb seats has some truth. The public voted mainly for option A and options C which were the soft seat and the seat with more leg room. Both important factors. Northern took this back to the supplier who said they could do something in between as a trade off...

Just had an internal memo about 319450 saying it's 'not in our northern electrics configuration and may attract comments from passengers who should be assured it will be refurbished in due course' Thus assuming it's still got its Thameslink interior!!