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Northern Unit Refurbishments

Chris125

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Just to confirm is it 17 or 26 323s moving to Northern? Seem to be seeing different numbers from different sources...

In late October Tony Miles of Modern Railways Magazine confirmed that, despite initial reports to the contrary, the current deal was for 17 extra 323s.
 
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Prompted by the fact that I'm currently travelling into Manchester on the completely un-modified (still purple and brown, old toilet, no PIS displays, old livery) 150110, I'm wondering... when are the final units expected to toddle off for modification?
21 days and counting, today, really isn't long.
 

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Prompted by the fact that I'm currently travelling into Manchester on the completely un-modified (still purple and brown, old toilet, no PIS displays, old livery) 150110, I'm wondering... when are the final units expected to toddle off for modification?
21 days and counting, today, really isn't long.
Of the 150s I have 150 110, 111, 122 and 201, 209 , 210, 226, still left to visit works so not going to happen for Dec31. 6 units are in works, 107, 215, 218, 224, 228, 268.
PRM seems to take around 4 weeks and so my best guess is all done by end of Feb.
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Of the 150s I have 150 110, 111 122 and 201, 209 , 210, 215, 226, 268 still left to visit works so not going to happen for Dec31. 4 units are in works, 107, 218, 224, 228, and PRM seems to take around 4 weeks. My best guess is all done by end of Feb.
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Did you miss this?
1809 Newton Heath - Kilmarnock should be 150268: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O67572/2019-12-08/detailed
1235 Neville Hill - Bristol Barton Hill is shown as 158907: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O67540/2019-12-08/detailed
 

northernchris

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Of the 150s I have 150 110, 111 122 and 201, 209 , 210, 215, 226, still left to visit works so not going to happen for Dec31. 5 units are in works, 107, 218, 224, 228, 268.
PRM seems to take around 4 weeks and so my best guess is all done by end of Feb.
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150215 is also in works now as confirmed by @3270
 

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Above path running from Crewe works. I'd guess either the last 170 to do 170 457 or ex Scotrail 158 789 which went to Crewe Oct 28.
See if this afternoons return working taken up. Most likely to be one of the last 158s runnng around without PRM 158 906 or 910.
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Sat on a 150, waiting at a station for a long time. Got up to close the door as it's freezing cold outside, and the damn door won't close !

Bring back slam doors I say.
 

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Above path running from Crewe works. I'd guess either the last 170 to do 170 457 or ex Scotrail 158 789 which went to Crewe Oct 28.
See if this afternoons return working taken up. Most likely to be one of the last 158s runnng around without PRM 158 906 or 910.
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Apparently ex Scotrail 170 457 which (the last 170 to do) was on the path from Arriva taincare Crewe to Nevill Hill. See what if anything goes the other way.
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So as far as I can gather from this forum Heaton has it's target of 31 x 156 but maybe only 16 of it's target 18 x 158. (So looks like they are running a couple or so 142 until the end of the year / until units come back from works).

However, they will have the 5 unmodified ex-Scotrail 156. Can these only run with a PRM'ed unit in 2020 ? If so, can the work with the North East diagrams ?
 

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I hear 158 901 (ex Crewe works) is out in its shiny new white livery on the Calder Valley today.
Not sure if it's just been PRMed and painted or the full monty wifi etc.
Not many 158s left to PRM.
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superkev

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Path tonight NH to Crewe works. May be return working for one arriving from Crewe earlier.
Anyone have unit numbers of today's moves. One from Doncaster and one to too Doncaster plus one from Crewe so far.
Certainly eating away at the 150, 158, 170 PRM work. The 156s usually carried out at Wolverton are not so fast with quite a few still to do.
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