The Class 195 will instead replace the
Class 156 trains on existing services from Manchester Airport to Liverpool via Warrington Central from December 2018.
[24] It was previously expected they would first replace the
Class 185s sub-leased from
TransPennine Express on the Manchester Airport to
Barrow-in-Furness route - however Northern will retain the 185s until the end of 2019 and will sub-lease
Class 170s to TransPennine Express to operate an amended December 2018 timetable in a
quid pro quo agreement.