[Archive] Northern (Arriva Rail North)

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RE: Arriva Rail North

(21/01/2016 22:08)SL64 JDZ Wrote:  CAF will be building the 281 brand new carriages for the new franchise. The deal is being financed by the Eversholt Rail Group:

http://www.arrivarailnorth.org/keeping-y...-franchise

Breakdown is 31 x 3-car & 12 x 4-car EMUs and 25 x 2-car & 30 3-car DMUs.

The DMUs will be primarily used on Northern Connect services excluding the 2 North East routes which are getting refurbished 158s.

The various announcements hint that the 333s will go on to Leeds-Doncaster and 3 car EMUs which can be doubled up will supplement the 333s on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines and indicate Glossop will get new 4 car EMUs.

So possibly
* 16 x 3 car EMUs to Yorkshire to replace the 321s and 322s
* 15 x 3 car EMUs to Manchester to replace the 323s (except on the Glossop route but allowing for Macclesfield enhancements)
* 3 x 4 car EMUs for Glossop
* 7/8 x 4 car EMUs for Blackpool/Windermere Northern Connect services.
* 1/2 spare maintenance/spare EMUs for North West routes.