Yes that's what I have as I included those in works as still requiring PRM.
From what I understand (from other users on this foeum) that keeping the 144s to send the remaining sprinters for PRM mods is part of the plan anyway. Bearing in mind that there probably will be around 10 units (hopefully) to go for PRM mods after january.
As of yesterday 158s are booked to work through to Southport, and Wigan crews have signed them since the May timetable change when the 158s started appearing on the Barrow to Manchester Airport run. (Southport crews are exclusively Merseyrail)
It's been said several times, 158s are cleared through Wigan Wallgate without restriction, they haven't run that way since FNW days until recently but there is no issue with route clearance. What is an issue is that less than a third of Wigan drivers are passed on 158s so you will find there is a good chance of unit swaps at Manchester Victoria if a 158 makes it on a Leeds-Southport service. There are no Northern traincrew based at Southport, it's a Merseyrail depot.
That'll be what I was half remembering then, apologies for the diversion!
Looks like none running so prob no refreshed units this week.
Thanks. I wonder if 150 128 has lost it Great western livery or just had PRM mods.
The GWR and original NH 150/1s are having the full mods and going back in plain blue and white livery, think its the former LM ones that are going back in old colours after PRM mods as they got done when they where 3 cars.
I was under the impression that Doncaster just did the PRM mods and occasionally repaint funded by the leasing company with the full refresh following on funded by Northern at Crewe.
Makes sense to me that the paint's being put on hold until the PRM mods are all done.
Many of the ex-GWR units were formed up as part of the 3 car Tyseley units. The only ones that left Tyseley earlier were 120/121/123-131 iirc which went to Silverlink 1st. All the rest were displaced by the 172s and either went straight to Northern or to Gw then northern but all were released from LM at the same time so would have had the same work
They seem to cancel more trips to and from works than they run.
