Northern Rail

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RE: Northern Rail

(25/02/2016 19:30)St Helens Rider Wrote:  I wonder how long the transformation will take. I remember when Northern took over, trains were in a million and one different liveries for quite a few years until things settled down. The Northern Electrics logo for example is quite large on the 319's, so unless it is temporarily painted over with a similar colour, it could look quite messy.

Considering that quite a few units are set to leave the fleet within a few years (the 142s, 144s and 323s - with the 321s and 322s quite possibly leaving as well) I don't think it'll take too long to repaint and refurbish the units that are going to be staying with Northern. Personally I think it's most likely that the units will be repainted as and when each unit goes for refurbishment - my guess considering how old they are is that the Class 150s will be refurbished first but I don't think it'll be too long before we find out

I'm interested to see what Arriva plan to do with the Class 153s too