AIUI the only current operators of 150s with (a) replacements ordered, and (b) no subsequent leases arranged for those 150s, is Transport for Wales. Northern won't be getting rid of anything diesel once the Pacers are disposed of, so 150 replacement will be down to the next franchisee.
I would hope that any spare 150s will be used to double up diagrams that have become single units as a result of the Pacer withdrawals.
Barring any accidents, I doubt you'll see any 150s scrapped in at least the next 5-10 years.
I can't remember but it is sustained from Brent Cross to just north of Borehamwood (about 10 miles) and with short headways in the peak, required very tight running at those speeds to prevent them delaying HSTs and Meridians.
Well there are 30 class 707s coming up soon. They are quite new, have provision for easy 25kV conversion, and with PRM toilets added would easily meet the requirement for snappier 100mph stoppers on the MAN to PRE route. They also have a massive capacity so that they can handle large volumes of passengers. As a bonus, the ride on good track is nowhere near as bad as the Civitys.
Although it has a 25kV capability the 707 was primarily specified to operate on the third rail network where the capacity of the power supply limits the maximum current and therefore the maximum power that can be used. It therefore has a lower power:weight ratio than some other modern units, so while it might beat a 319/769 I doubt it would match a 331.
I think that is where the 707's will stay too.
There clearly isn't any intention of spending more money on new trains for Northern, even if Johnson tries to bribe the locals for continued conservative support, (see Clarence Yard's comment above). The choice of CAF designs might not be seen as a particularly good one; more 2-car trains with tables and spread out 2+2 seating won't help the the overloading much and will do nothing for the lack of paths. Getting diesel hydraulic trains with no chance of conversion to bi-mode or even electric is beginning to look like a lame decision.
It all depends of where you live I suppose,
Have northern accepted any? I doubt porterbrook would say to northern the trains they ordered are unreliable and terrible. If any have been accepted they should be better than a prius.
To be fair, the list of things that's better than a Prius isn't a short one
769450 was accepted by northern beginning of December. 769442 was the next unit being tested followed by 769008 for tfw.
If so the DfT have an obvious solution to Part 1 of Bribe the North (but don't actually spend too much darling - and make sure you call them new trains).
In so much as they're less comfortable, less reliable and slower? I'm not really sure what use this comparison serves. I do hope you're right, I have no desire to see the project be unsuccessful, but you'll have to do a bit better than "they're excellent, stop talking"!
Still a big risk this project. We'll only see if they're upto scratch when operating 18+ hours a day. The current reliability of the 319s with Northern is woeful and a good part of the reason why the 323s will be replacing them come 2021. Strapping diesel engines on it isn't going to make reliability any better.
Where I travel isn't limited to where I live. Yes I have travelled fron Wigan to Southport a couple of years ago. As far as changing train services or even timetables, - just look around. They aren't set in stone so get over it, (even the TL services aren't). Yes of course mums net & co. at Harpenden was having a whinge on the local news during the problems last May, (2019). But things do change and there are likely to be as many losers as winners. Meanwhile, pure diesels continue to poison passengers and residents from Piccadilly/Victoria to Bolton just so that a few passengers can travel on trains that don't have their times altered at all. Eventually new bimodes that are actually acceptable for outer suburban routes like Manchester To Southport will arrive on UK lines, but meanwhile, class 769s (if they are successful) will be instrumental in improving the environmental impact of services that travel along the Manchester-Bolton corridor.
I would dispute that someone who appears to be a teenager with anger issues, and very poor grammar, is somebody who actually knows what they are talking about.To be fair, the list of things that's better than a Prius isn't a short one
Good to hear though, thanks for the update! It's good to hear from someone who actually does know what they're talking about.
Lithium batteries, like most new power sources have a development history which includes certain hazards. Lithium-ion, the current type being deployed has a failure rate of 1 in 200,000 which can be further mitigated by better construction and protection. Just like there were the random fires caused first by a few laptop batteries and more recently by Samsung Galaxy 7 mobile phones (ISTR). Now diesel engines emit CO2 and NOx compounds which cause various life changing and ending healt problems. Petrol engines cause more CO2 emissions than diesel, still some NOx emissions and many fires. Note: every petrol and diesel engine causes these emissions, (i.e. not one in 200,000 but one in one), so Lithium-ion and other battery technologies likely to be deployed in transport aren't even in the same league as hydrocarbon fuels, and as development continues, the risks will fall even lower. Hydrocarbon emissions will still be killing millions of innocent non-users even with a perfect drive of whatever kind, even if those products meet their optimistic sales claims.