Northern (Arriva Rail North)

[boby32]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
No trains between Preston and Blackpool.

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-th...ool-north/

[Gordon V]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(12/11/2017 07:18)childwallblues Wrote:  On Tuesday 150206 was noted in the new livery at Wigan North Western on the train to Blackpool North.

It's near numerical neighbour 150205 is also repainted

[mikestone]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
Northern's May 2018 track access application has appeared on the NR website.
Pretty much as expected except the extension of Blackburn Victoria trains to Rochdale and the permanent splitting of Blackpool South-Colne service at Preston.
Hazel Grove trains continue to run to Blackpool, but Blackpool-Victoria will start from Preston.
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[knutstransport]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(16/11/2017 09:38)mikestone Wrote:  Northern's May 2018 track access application has appeared on the NR website.
Pretty much as expected except the extension of Blackburn Victoria trains to Rochdale and the permanent splitting of Blackpool South-Colne service at Preston.
Hazel Grove trains continue to run to Blackpool, but Blackpool-Victoria will start from Preston.
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Which document are you viewing?

The ones here: http://archive.nr.co.uk/browseDirectory....ber%202017 show the Liverpool to Blackpool service being reinstated, with Macclesfield services running to Blackpool and Alderley Edge services running to Wigan via Bolton, with Hazel Grove-Preston/Blackpool and Victoria-Preston/Blackpool services ceasing to operate as through services.

Strangely there's also a mention of Stockport-Altrincham-Chester services continuing (possibly a mistake) and Piccadilly-Greenbank only services operating on Sundays (possibly also a mistake) and a single Sunday service from Carlisle to Blackpool via Clitheroe being timed for a 319 - if Northern think that service will be completly under the wires they're showing optimism!

[knutstransport]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
Smartcard season tickets for Northern, TPE and Merseyrail to launch next year: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north...government

[jonesy3001]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(16/11/2017 12:02)knutstransport Wrote:  Smartcard season tickets for Northern, TPE and Merseyrail to launch next year: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north...government

Does that mean the extended platforms 15 and 16 at piccadilly will be built along with the leeds - manchester electrification?

[507022]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(18/10/2017 20:16)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Thanks to the rail replacement work between Blackpool and Preston - we get an early peek into how the increased Sunday service is going to work on the Liverpool - Wigan/Preston service:

https://be803fe5c416e39d38ae-aa21086260d...-FINAL.pdf

Interesting to note the extra train per hour runs non-stop Liverpool - Huyton, then all stops to Wigan giving Eccleston Park and Bryn Sunday services for the first time in years. Does anyone know if these stations previously had a service on a Sunday? I know I don't recall theses stations having a 7 say service.

The times are supposedly altered from 13 November but they are still operating in the existing times

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
I was referring to the times from the December timetable change.

[Sprinterdriver]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
I believe 319385 has arrived at Allerton behind 37884 this afternoon.

SD.

[childwallblues]

RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)
The last 319/3 to come north.