EMR Class 153 to Northern+Progress of the 5 ScotRail Class 153 Bike and Luggage Vans

[Stephen Lee]

Accessibility update letters published by @transportgovuk last week show 10 stored @EastMidRailway Cl.153s will head to @northernassist, replacing 8 there.

There are news about 10 EMR 153s due to transfer to Northern, replacing 8 Class 153s.

I wondered if it is a stopgap or permanent?

Also does anyone have ideas whether the 5 ScotRail Class 153 "Dogbox" Bike and Luggage Vans are in service now, or they are in driver training?

 

[JonathanH]

There are news about 10 EMR 153s due to transfer to Northern, replacing 8 Class 153s, i wondered if it is a stopgap or permanent?
Also does anyone have ideas whether the 5 ScotRail Dogbox Bike and Luggage Vans are in service now? Or they are in driver training?

It could potentially be because the EMR ones are in better condition or because the lease costs are different. In particular, some of the 153s have a worse 'sag' problem than the others.

 

[43096]

There are news about 10 EMR 153s due to transfer to Northern, replacing 8 Class 153s, i wondered if it is a stopgap or permanent?
Also does anyone have ideas whether the 5 ScotRail Dogbox Bike and Luggage Vans are in service now? Or they are in driver training?

Posted elsewhere but believe this is more dud gen from Rail. The dispensation letters are because Northern are using EMR 153s for the Barton branch service, so the dispensation needs to be in Northern’s name. There are letters issued for both Angel and Porterbrook fleets as I understand it.

 

[Stephen Lee]

Have news about the Scottish DogBoxes?

It could potentially be because the EMR ones are in better condition or because the lease costs are different. In particular, some of the 153s have a worse 'sag' problem than the others.

 

[InOban]

Given that they were needed to provide extra capacity during the peak season, there is currently no urgency for them