331103/05/07/12 are all in service out of Lime Street. 331017/019/111 are still on Edge Hill whilst 331015/016/102 were noted on Allerton Depot yesterday. These are in addition to 331001/05/07/08 which have been in service for some time on Liverpool to Blackpool services.
Very interesting.
I noted unrefurbished (?) 319372 in service today at Wigan NW while several refurbished units have gone off-lease. I thought this one would have been one of the first to go.
319372 has been running in and out of Liverpool this week. The previous week I noted it at Blackpool North on Manchester services.
Liverpool Lime Street - Wigan North Western
Which interoperate with Crewe-Manchester Piccadilly (arrival from Liverpool in Crewe works back to Manchester and vice-versa). So these services are also operated by 323s and 331s.
Blackpool North - Liverpool were on 331's have gone back to 319's
The 331s should be doing Blackpools, although if that isn’t the case then fair enough.
Blackpool/Liverpool is generally 331, but there's at least one run that interworks using a 319 - the 0636 from Liverpool and 0804 return from Blackpool is still booked a 319.
