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Originally Posted by hstudent
I've not seen any former Arriva Trains Northern 142s on my local line (Manchester to Chester via Altrincham) for a bit, which is just as well because they always finish up extremly crowded due to their lack of seats.
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You spoke too soon. On Wednesday 142.065 (a former ATN train in Northern livery) ran the 07:39 Manchester to Chester service (That train is timetabled to originate from Blackpool at 06:08 and is said to have between 166 and 180 passengers on it's busiest section) It also ran numerous trains throughout the day on the Manchester to Chester line including the 15:01 Chester to Manchester service which is said to have between 150 and 160 passengers on it's busiest section during school and college term time. And remember Northern Rail say that the number of people standing should not exceed 35% of the seating capacity and people should not normally have to stand for more than 15 minutes.