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It looks like 319426 is another unit for Northern, it's currently at Long Marston in Northern's livery.
 

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319372 is another 319 to arrive at Allerton for Northern. It was dragged up on Saturday. Only 373 of the sub class has not come north.
 

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Thanks all for the updates, sorry I've just returned from a week's holiday in Croatia.
 

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It looks like 319426 is another unit for Northern, it's currently at Long Marston in Northern's livery.
Was this the unit "dressed up" as a 769 and numbered 769000 at Rail Live?
 

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319431 reported to be at Brush, but don't think I'll update the list since its already been in use with Northern.
 

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RAIL magazine 860 (Refurbishment for 319)

Stored 319373 has moved to Wolverton works for internal refurbishment, before moving to Northern. Porterbrook is supplying additional four car 319s to cover for lack of FLEX Class 769s. Of the 26 319/3s sent off lease by Govia Thameslink Railway, 24 had moved to Northern in several batches entering traffic from 2015 onwards. That left two (319372/373) stored at Long Marston. both have now been leased to Northern with the former in traffic
 

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RAIL magazine 860 (Refurbishment for 319)

Stored 319373 has moved to Wolverton works for internal refurbishment, before moving to Northern. Porterbrook is supplying additional four car 319s to cover for lack of FLEX Class 769s. Of the 26 319/3s sent off lease by Govia Thameslink Railway, 24 had moved to Northern in several batches entering traffic from 2015 onwards. That left two (319372/373) stored at Long Marston. both have now been leased to Northern with the former in traffic

One for this thread i think;
https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/northern-unit-refurbishments.128846/page-130
 

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319214 was moved from Wolverton to Crewe Centre Sidings on Monday, any idea who's taking this?
 

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319373 is coming to Northern, but only on a short term loan. We've had a brief about it as it has not had the PRM modifications ie it still has the original 2 toilets, door open buttons, roller destination blind etc, although guard door controls have been fitted at each position.
 

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319373 is coming to Northern, but only on a short term loan. We've had a brief about it as it has not had the PRM modifications ie it still has the original 2 toilets, door open buttons, roller destination blind etc, although guard door controls have been fitted at each position.
It's already with Northern, but haven't seen any photos of it in service yet. Maybe they'll use that opportunity to paint the unit into Northern colours?
319372 and 319446 are still in GTR colours, I actually saw one at Manchester Piccadilly a few weeks ago but I was unable to snap it as I was just about to board a Virgin Trains Pendolino back to London Euston
 

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It's already there. Maybe they'll use that opportunity to paint the unit into Northern colours.
Not happening. 372 and 446 aren't being Northernised and they're on short term lease, 373 is short term loan so it's going to be here for only a matter of months.
 

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Not happening. 372 and 446 aren't being Northernised and they're on short term lease, 373 is short term loan so it's going to be here for only a matter of months.
That's interesting, thought Northern wanted to take on all 319/3's with 319446 becoming a FLEX unit
 

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319214 was moved from Wolverton to Crewe Centre Sidings on Monday, any idea who's taking this?

WMT are due extra 319s, so presumably it's for LNWR.

That's interesting, thought Northern wanted to take on all 319/3's with 319446 becoming a FLEX unit

They're to cover for the units undergoing conversion to 769s. I suppose 319446 could be converted into one of the eleven 769s due for Northern, but I suppose we'll have to wait and see what happens.

319442 has gone for conversion today.
 

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Northern 319 update:

Allerton: 319446, 448, 458 (319373 is stored here ahead of entry to service).
Long Marston: 319426.
Loughborough: 319424, 431, 442, 450.
Converted: 319434, 456.
 

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Is there any news on 218 coming back? I heard that it was rumoured to be but I have not heard anymore and it never seems to be mentioned nowadays.
 

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Seems insane all these great units going to waste. Why don’t they put them with South Eastern who have a massive stock shortage. Or bring them back over on the Central section. I miss the streak of yellow as the Connex class 319 “Brighton Express” units sped south through Clapham Junction.
 

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Seems insane all these great units going to waste. Why don’t they put them with South Eastern who have a massive stock shortage. Or bring them back over on the Central section. I miss the streak of yellow as the Connex class 319 “Brighton Express” units sped south through Clapham Junction.
There have been plans like that before but they have all since been dropped:(
 

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Seems insane all these great units going to waste. Why don’t they put them with South Eastern who have a massive stock shortage. Or bring them back over on the Central section. I miss the streak of yellow as the Connex class 319 “Brighton Express” units sped south through Clapham Junction.
I wouldn't call the 319s 'great' but personally. They are cramped and increasingly dilapidated and only have <10 years left in them. Not to mention they are an inferior unit to the many of the trains they have replaced on the Northern network in the 323s.

However if the 769 project is a success though, they are certainly an upgrade on the 150s/156s in Northern's network and could be an affordable panacea as a large expensive new diesel train order would be very difficult.
 

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I wouldn't call the 319s 'great' but personally. They are cramped and increasingly dilapidated and only have <10 years left in them. Not to mention they are an inferior unit to the many of the trains they have replaced on the Northern network in the 323s.

However if the 769 project is a success though, they are certainly an upgrade on the 150s/156s in Northern's network and could be an affordable panacea as a large expensive new diesel train order would be very difficult.
With the May timetable change there is now a Lime Street-Piccadilly-Airport-Crewe service which is shared between 319s and 323s. So whilst the 319s now additionally work on the Airport-Wilmslow-Crewe services the 323s now work on Piccadilly to Lime Street service and also from Lime Sreet to Warrington Bank Quay. So not a takeover but a job share.
 

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319373 is now in service with Northern.
319442 is now at Loughborough.
319456 has been converted to Class 769.
 

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Could not northern have 2 at newcastle to do the morpeth/chathill services? Yes, I know they go to metro centre but perhaps that could be covered by other units, or maybe use Cl 769's
 

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