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Northern Rail 319363 at Liverpool Lime Street

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Northern electrics are go!

RICHARD CLINNICK travels to the North West to see how Northern Rail’s new cascaded Class 319 electric multiple units are performing

Electrification 15 Apr

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Patrick McLoughlin’s TransPennine Express announcement

Secretary of State for Transport makes official announcement regarding Direct Award for TPE

23 Mar

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Electric services to Wigan and Manchester Victoria start in May

Northern Rail EMUs to serve new destinations from May.

13 Mar

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Northern applies for Todmordern Curve service

Northern Rail makes application for hourly service on newly-constructed Todmorden Curve

13 Mar

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North West wires are live

Class 319s enter traffic between Liverpool and Manchester.

5 Mar

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Warnes: Northern must retain DMUs

Northern Rail says DMUs must be retained, even though cascaded EMUs are entering traffic

2 Mar

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Brand new trains and Pacer replacement for North

Bidders must order new vehicles, run more trains, increase capacity and replace Pacers, says DfT in franchise ITTs

27 Feb

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Porterbrook’s rebuilt Pacer set to enter traffic in April

Northern Class 144 will re-emerge after a trial refurbishment.

13 Feb

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First refurbished Class 319 returns to Allerton

Northern Rail reveals new-look ‘319’.

12 Feb

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Sign on for the Neville Hill nightshift

RICHARD CLINNICK spends the night at the busy Leeds depot, and discovers a hive of activity as trains are maintained and prepared

Locomotives 21 Jan

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Locomotive-hauled trains to return to north west

Locomotive-hauled rolling stock will return to the Cumbrian Coast line as part of a plan which will see Northern receive additional Class 319s later this year.

8 Jan

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Invitation to Tenders for Northern Rail and TransPennine early next year

ITTs for two northern franchises published early next year

8 Dec

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First refurbished Class 319 for Northern Rail

First refurbished Class 319 returns to Allerton ahead of North West electric services

4 Dec

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Railway renaissance

In the final part of his All-Line Rover trip around the UK’s railways, PAUL BIGLAND focuses on the North, before a final trip back down to King’s Cross

Locomotives 21 Nov

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Pacers - the debate continues

Transport Minister says Department for Transport yet to assess feasibility of modernising Pacers

20 Nov

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Investment everywhere you look…

In the second part of his latest All-Line Rover trip around the UK, PAUL BIGLAND heads west into Wales and then north of the border.

TOCs 17 Nov

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Shortlists revealed for Northern and TPE franchises

Bidders will have to come up with innovative and ambitious proposals that will ensure a truly world-class rail network for the North.

3 Sept

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First cascaded Class 319 arrives in North West

The first of 14 four-car Class 319 (319361) electric multiple units that are being transferred from First Capital Connect to Northern Rail arrived on June 20.

9 Jul

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