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RE: Northern Trains Ltd

(30/08/2021 17:17)H101GEV Wrote:  It's encouraging to see the Liverpool - WBQ service returning as there were one or two rumours suggesting it never would. It never picks up as well as the Crewe service it runs alongside but more than one stopping train an hour via Rainhill is badly needed.

Speaking of which, I had a job fitting onto the 2027 Lime Street - Wilmslow service on Saturday. With a combination of the Bank Holiday and returning football fans, this service was completely full out of Liverpool and left a considerable number of people behind. In the future, six car 323s would be a massive help at certain times on this line.

I’m not sure whether 6 car trains will fit in the platforms, particularly between Wavertree and Rainhill.
Most are only long enough for four cars, I think.
The 6 cars on some of the Blackpool services are also affected with the conductor telling passengers in the rear two coaches to move forward to alight at certain stations. This does not exactly help performance on these lines