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Why "recently formed"? Is it a cut-and-shut?Northern’s recently formed 150008 is taking charge of Northern’s half of the now shared Huddersfield-Dewsbury-Leeds stopper following todays timetable change. Seen here at Huddersfield on 2J55 0859 to Leeds.
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Huddersfield 15/12/2024 Recently formed 150008 is seen here at Huddersfield operating 2J55, the first in a number of years Northern all stations service to Leeds via Dewsbury. Northern now share the Leeds to Huddersfield stopper with Transpennine Express following the December timetable change...www.flickr.com
Yes 150008 is unit 150111 with half of 150226 (57226) in the middle, it’s been in service in its new formation for a week or two. 150007 has the 52 end of 150226 in the middle of 150132.
They have also made it pick up only at Reading, and moved the Plymouth train back to 1904 so presumably there is some intention to manage loadings.
It's Monday and Saturday according to RTT, 1W14 0604 Carmarthen to Manchester: but every day except Sunday according to TfW's published timetable
It's a backward step, surely, on this route. A 185 replaced by a 150?
It could be seen as a backwards step going from a 185 to a 150, however observing all the passengers boarding yesterday morning they all appeared to be nonplussed by the change in train type.
That makes sense even if not universally popular with those in the cheap seats.
Until the summer time when they will miss the AC of a 185 to board a hot sweaty 150
I very much suspect it's to aid the signallers with routing after Lea Bridge to make them stand out that they must go on the Meridian Water bay track.
Aha, that makes a lot of sense.
Headcodes clashes - 2Mxx at Stratford is for interregional trains on the NLL via New Lines/Primrose Hill
But those have been going on for ages surely?
It's an odd one, that. I wonder if, with Sleights station building being a private residence, they don't want people who been out drinking in Whitby all day getting off there hammered?
Agree. But its been like running a Pendolino on the Wrexham Bidston... but hopefully that
The 06.01 I caught, to Hull, terminated at Leeds this morning too.
From late August next year the service transfers entirely to Northern and is diverted to Bradford interchange whilst Huddersfield is in its interim state. 150s are not great for comfort or journey time as you can see the Hull to Liverpool behind the Northern 2Jxx from Leeds catches it up and has pathing added to it.
Indeed - and trains via the Primrose Hill and New lines are hardly a new thing, there are three on Saturdays and frequent services via either connection if other lines are shut.
Not really, it's just going back to previous operation. The 185 just happened to be what TPE had available in their fairly standardised fleet, as used on the Redcar Central service, and they don't have any other "local" units. They did have 170s at one time. The 150 is currently used on most "local" routes by NORTHERN, though they run 170s on some routes. Cross-country are similar, they run the Nottingham – Birmingham service alongside the Leeds – Birmingham trains. I suppose in an alternative universe, TPE running 170s replaced by NORTHERN running 170s might have happened and no-one would have noticed.
