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    Northern Class 195: Construction/Introduction Updates

    Saw 195103 trundle through Wakefield Westgate at around 7:40am today. Looked to be on test, no internal lights on, heading south. Hopefully they will start running the Sheffield services soon - anyone know when they are going to enter services on this side of the Pennines?
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    Northern Class 331: Construction/Introduction Updates

    Saw 331105 at Wakefield Westgate this morning. Looked really nice, but a 2+2 layout of seating with an awful lot of tables does not really seem appropriate for this train”s proposed commuter lines (ie. Doncaster to Leeds) - do they all have this layout?
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    GBRF confirms conversion of Class 56s to Class 69s

    I think I just saw three Class 56s pulling about 4 mk2 or 3 coaches (in weathered InterCity livery) plus an extra Class 56 at the rear pass through Shipley station - was this convoy part of this?
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    LNER Azuma (Class 800/801)

    Just saw an unliveried unit go past my work at Shipley Testing for the Skipton to LKX route?
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    Finding record of broken down train (0812 Leeds to Bradford Foster Square, 21/03/2019)

    Hi all, thanks very much for your quick and detailed replies! I have sent this information back to them - I will see what they say if/when they get back to me.
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    Finding record of broken down train (0812 Leeds to Bradford Foster Square, 21/03/2019)

    Morning all, Is there anywhere I could find a record of a broken down train? I was on the 08:12am Leeds to Bradford Foster Square train on the 21st of March which broke down near Armley. I have contacted Northern Rail, who say that the train was working perfectly on this time and date. I was...
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    LNER Azuma (Class 800/801)

    Saw one pull in to Leeds this evening, most of the seat covers had been removed! Or not yet installed. I’m sure the ones that have been recently had dark grey seating installed...
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    LNER Azuma (Class 800/801)

    Saw a LNER livery 800/1 in Leeds station at around 17:15 - seems to be a regular run for these now.
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    GWR Class 800

    I saw some dinomination of 800 in Leeds yesterday at around 5:15pm. Unliverired, somi would imaging it was on test from LKX? Only just caught the front of it!
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    What is the average turnaround time to refurbish a train? 8 weeks or so? It’s going to be an awful winter of commuting with so many trains being refitted.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    When I get into Leeds at around 5pm on a weekday, there are usually 2 Class 170s parked up on platform 1 and 2. Why would they not want to run this rolling stock? The Sheffield line is in desperate need of some decent rolling stock.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    I understand this - the current 4 car 322 is a similar length, no? Barely standing room currently. People won’t get up 30mins earlier to get a different class of train to fit a capacity model. How long before a 4 car is full? Less than 18 months. 333s from Skipton are also rammed full in rush...
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    More rolling stock shambles from Wakefield Westgate this morning - 3 car Pacer from Doncaster (already full) arrived - they literally couldn’t shut the doors before it set off. Then a 2 car Pacer arrived - also full, before a full signal faliure stopped any more trains arriving or leaving. I...
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    I just travelled from Wakefield to Leeds on a Class 170 (Scotsrail livery) that was running on the Doncaster/Leeds route. It was half an hour late, packed due to it being only 3 carriages, but it was NEW. I could not Adam and Eve it when it appeared. I think it must have replaced the 322 unit...

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