Northern Rail To Withdraw their Class 319 Trains

Northern Rail have confirmed they have reached and Agreement with Porterbrook to Retain their Seventeen Class 323s along with an agreement to take on the Twenty-six examples due to be released by London North Western Railways, This will allow the Class 319s who are also owned by Porterbrook to be retired from Service. 

Northern Rail 319361 at Thatto Heath

The Original plan was for Northern to release their allocation of Class 323s and retain the Class 319s however the 323s are far better performance wise and are newer than the outgoing Class 319s. 

Northern Rail 323239 at Liverpool Lime Street

Class 319s currently in operation with Northern Rail are 319361 - 319386 along with 319446, Twenty Seven in total. No date has been given for when the Class 319s will be retired.

319382 at Manchester Piccadilly

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