It is true, Pendo's are overcrowded, and there was rumour of building a 10th coach, but that has fallen on deaf ears. As for the Voyagers, well, they are clearly overcrowded, and the foolish non gangway idea was ridiculous, so even with a 2 unit voyager, lemmings, sorry passengers say at Man Picc cram into the nearest unit leaving the front unit empty, with no easy way of getting to the quieter unit.
Also, I dont find First, they kept 101's for a long time up in Manchester & had 31's on the Blackpool-Manc. Since Northern took over things have gone downhill, with many trains short-formed, and delays commonplace, and also got rid of two reliable, comfy for passengers and enjoyable for enthusiasts loco-hauled services.