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It would be an idear for the DFT to give Transpennie Express some New longer trains ie a Class 223 as i think i have said before to be simmler to the Medrians but Built to six car formation to run on most of there services Like L/Pool to Scarbough etc and then Replace Northerns 156's with the ammount of 185's required for these routes. (L/Pool B/pool etc)
Then then replace Northerns 150's with TPE's 170's and put the exess 185's on the Manchester to Hull routes to increse capacity on that route and to same doubling up of 170's.
And 170's could repalce some of the 142's.
Then the 185's and 170's to Operate as :-
L/Pool to Manchester Victoria Via Rainhill Stooping Service (Class 170 Operated)
L/Pool to Manchester Airport Express (185 Operated)
L/Pool to Blackpool Express (185 Operated)
L/Pool to Wigan Stopping Service) (170 Opertaed)
L/Pool to Manchester Ox Rd to Stop Half hourley at Hunts Cross (170 Operated)
L/Pool to Warrington Ban Quay to become a Turn back at Earlestown and to the Man Airport Express (185 op) to Stop at Rainhill to provide a mutch needed extra train to Manchester and a fast Service to Liverpool.(170 Op)
Also trains to turn back at Man Vic no longer serving Stayley bridge as there are pleanty of trains out from Manchester that go Via Stayley Bridge.
It would also reduce the ammount of trains needed therefore saving money and providing better quialty service with mutch needed better trains.
150's & 142's to be kept to the Manchester area as GMPTE don't fund the trains as mutch as Mersytravel therfore not mutch cost to be accured by Northern 185's are now old stock the same with the 170's.
East midalnds trains also could do with Longer trains to they could have a Class 224 say built to Stagecoach Spec and Seven coaches and simmler to the Medrians.
Althogh i have yet to ride a Medrain i do like the idear of them and seen them a few times in the flesh they seem to look the part and as iam quite impresed with the voyager i would immagine that the medrains are as good as them.
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