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Northern Class 331: Construction/Introduction Updates

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Spoke to a Northern driver doing training runs on Class 331's at Doncaster, he said he should be the first person from Doncaster to pass out on the trains this week out of 38 Doncaster based drivers.
Two Class 331;s doing driver training most of the day Yesterday.
Leeds based drivers still to train.
 

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007 now sat on the shed at Edge Hill. 109 there as well if that’s not already been mentioned. When are the 3 car ones getting sent out for training? Or have they already started?
 

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Class 331 passing through Wakefield Westgate this afternoon, always seems to be up and down through here, mostly sat in the sidings at 8am.
 

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103 in the process of being pieced up now. Awaiting two more cars to arrive.
 

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Class 331 passing through Wakefield Westgate this afternoon, always seems to be up and down through here, mostly sat in the sidings at 8am.
Thanks for the contribution as your first post on the forum! Yes they are undertaking driver training between Wakefield and Doncaster. The first drivers from Doncaster are already passed out (since Tuesday), so entry to service soon seems likely.
 
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Thanks for the contribution as your first post on the forum! Yes they are undertaking driver training between Wakefield and Doncaster. The first drivers from Doncaster are already passed out (since Tuesday), so entry to service soon seems likely.

I understand that Northern are working towards 1st July to introduce the class 331s into passenger service between Leeds - Doncaster. The usual caveats apply.

Also, September 2019 has been suggested as a date being aimed for, but I have heard two different suggestions (from usually fairly reliable sources) for what might be introduced:

1) 331s on NW triangle routes, and/or
2) 195s on Calder Valley routes
 

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I understand that Northern are working towards 1st July to introduce the class 331s into passenger service between Leeds - Doncaster. The usual caveats apply.

Also, September 2019 has been suggested as a date being aimed for, but I have heard two different suggestions (from usually fairly reliable sources) for what might be introduced:

1) 331s on NW triangle routes, and/or
2) 195s on Calder Valley routes
The intro onto Doncaster services should cascade 321/2s onto Airedale turns and see the end of DMU fill-ins. Get a Pacer out of Forster Square while you can!
 

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I'm still hoping Northern can fulfil some of their remaining TSR requirements by December so presumably they will need to have the 195s and 331s in service by then
 

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I understand that Northern are working towards 1st July to introduce the class 331s into passenger service between Leeds - Doncaster. The usual caveats apply.

Also, September 2019 has been suggested as a date being aimed for, but I have heard two different suggestions (from usually fairly reliable sources) for what might be introduced:

1) 331s on NW triangle routes, and/or
2) 195s on Calder Valley routes

I'm still hoping Northern can fulfil some of their remaining TSR requirements by December so presumably they will need to have the 195s and 331s in service by then
To be honest I think September will be too late to start phasing out the Pacers and 153's and to send the 323s for a start sending the 323s for a refurbisment / PRM mods and they cannot be withdrawn or sent for refurbishment (depending on what class of train we're talking about) until the 195s and 331s come into service.

As for the 331s in the leeds area then I think we can wait until September for them to be in service.
 
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An 11 car mash up has just been on Lime St! Currently heading towards St Helens Central. No idea what it’s doing but all 3 pans up.
 

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331104 is en-route to Edge Hill, leaving just 331112 to be delivered out of the 331/1s.
 

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Will the 331 class be a permenant fixture on the West Riding services between Donny and Leeds?
 

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Will the 331 class be a permanent fixture on the West Riding services between Donny and Leeds?
Yes, they will also assist the class 333's on the Airedale and Wharfdale services. But whether the 333s run on doncaster services too remains a mystery
 

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Will the 331 class be a permenant fixture on the West Riding services between Donny and Leeds?
My understanding is that 4-car 331s will run n the Doncaster line until Airedale services can be 6-car. At this time the 4-car 331s get swapped for 3-cars, and 333s take over on the Doncaster line.

But that is at least a couple of years away.
 

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My understanding is that 4-car 331s will run n the Doncaster line until Airedale services can be 6-car. At this time the 4-car 331s get swapped for 3-cars, and 333s take over on the Doncaster line.

But that is at least a couple of years away.

As I understand it Skipton crews will also be trained on them, so depending on how many 4 car 331 Neville Hill gets, they are likely to make appearances on the Aire / Wharfe lines too. This will allow the withdrawal of the some of the increasingly unreliable 321/322s.
 

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As I understand it Skipton crews will also be trained on them, so depending on how many 4 car 331 Neville Hill gets, they are likely to make appearances on the Aire / Wharfe lines too. This will allow the withdrawal of the some of the increasingly unreliable 321/322s.
It was reported on this thread on 7th June that 2 331 where to go to Skipton. Anyone know if this happened and are 331s actually cleared for the Aire valley lines?
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