From rail technology magazine:
Northern’s Class 319s take to the rails
Sam McCaffrey paid a visit to Allerton depot to see what Northern Rail has done with the Class 319s that have been sent up from Thameslink, ready for electric operations. He heard more from Rob Warnes, planning and programmes director at Northern Rail.
On the outside, the electric Class 319/3s that Northern Rail has refurbished for operation between Liverpool and Manchester look slick and flash. The two-tone purple livery and white Northern Electrics branding looks modern and sophisticated, giving you the expectation of finally stepping onto the train of the future that the north has long been waiting for.
How disappointing then when you board: a new moquette and extensive paint job ultimately can’t disguise the 319s’ true age. Sitting down as the train glided out of Liverpool South Parkway, on a journey to Crewe for driver training, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was aboard what would eventually become known as the north’s electric Pacer. Unkind souls refer to the 319s as “clapped out” – they have done an awful lot of miles since the 1980s – and although a lot of effort has gone into these predominately cosmetic improvements, many in the north will wonder why they get hand-me-downs, even on new electric infrastructure, when London commuter routes get new-built electric trains like the Class 700.
To confirm 319361-369/71-72/74-79/82-83/86 moving to northern?
This from Abrail which also claims all 319/0s are in FCC or plain white liveries but. I am sure 008/013 still wear southern livery?