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Went on 220 today with Northern - seemed to perform really well with very good acceleration - was this a ‘good’ unit? Unit was much cleaner inside than Northern’s other units - vinyl deep cleaned etc. Northern need to up their game!

I presume the fresh air intake for the AC is the grill(s) usually seen on the center of the carriage (e.g., above window level - near the door indicator light on 185s)? If so, it would be interesting to see the air quality on class 185s - given the proximity of the exhaust stack to the fresh...

Was it the 331 to Blackpool that failed between Congleton and Kidsgrove? The 331 then appears to have been rescued and then failed again between Cheadle Hulme and Stockport. It looks like this failure is going to cost a few quid with the delays caused. A 323 would have been much easier to rescue.

Does anyone know if repair of the window frame corrosion is still to be undertaken? The corrosion was last attended to during the last c6 at Alstom (2012-ish I think) but all the frames around the opening hoppers now need attention.

The peak service on the Preston to Manchester via. Bolton has certainly deteriorated. Pre-2008 the service pattern from Chorley was good, with express services relieving the stoppers: 07.15 semi-fast to Man Airport operated by 2+3 car 175 - and subsequently 2 x 185 07.33 all stations to Man Pic...

Gemini rail case study on the 323 PRM works suggests PRM order TBC for the 17No. Northern 323s? Also says 2 units will be done at the same time, each taking 20 'working' days, with a train being delivered every 2 weeks. With approx 30 weeks to the end of the year, that would mean a maximum of...