Northern (Arriva)
Northern | |
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Basic information | |
company | Arriva Rail North Limited |
Concession and duration |
Northern April 1, 2016 - February 29, 2020 |
Parent company | Arriva Group |
statistics | |
fleet | 337 |
Train stations | 526 (475 managed) |
Main regions |
North West North East Yorkshire and the Humber |
Secondary regions |
East Midlands Staffordshire |
website | |
northernrailway.co.uk |
Northern , the brand name of Arriva Rail North , was the primary train operator in Northern England. The subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains took over the operation of the Northern franchise from Northern Rail on April 1, 2016 . On January 29, 2020, it was announced that at the end of February 29, 2020, Arriva Rail North would be withdrawn from the franchise due to below-average operating quality. The operation is to be temporarily continued by the state railway company Northern Trains .
Northern operated more stations than any other rail operating company in the UK.
Route network
Arriva Rail North operated a dense network of numerous regional connections in northern England , ranging from Carlisle and Newcastle upon Tyne in the north to Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham in the south and several hundred smaller stations to the large cities of Liverpool , Manchester , Leeds , Bradford , Sheffield and tie up Doncaster . In this network was also the route of the former Stockton and Darlington Railway .
Rolling stock
Existing vehicles | ||||||
model series | image | Type | V max |
passenger cars |
number | Construction year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BR class 37 | Diesel locomotive | 130 km / h | 2 | 1960-1965 | ||
British class Mark 2 | Passenger cars | 6th | 1972-1975 | |||
Control car | 2 | 1979 | ||||
British class 142 | Railcar (diesel) | 120 km / h | 2 | 79 | 1985-1987 | |
British class 144 | 120 km / h | 2 | 13 | 1986-1987 | ||
3 | 10 | |||||
British class 150 | 120 km / h | 2 | 58 | 1985-1987 | ||
British class 153 | 120 km / h | 1 | 18th | 1987-1988 | ||
British class 155 | 120 km / h | 2 | 7th | 1987-1988 | ||
British class 156 | 120 km / h | 2 | 42 | 1987-1989 | ||
British class 158 | 140 km / h | 2 | 37 | 1989-1992 | ||
3 | 8th | |||||
British class 180 | 200 km / h | 5 | 1 | 2001 | ||
British class 185 | 161 km / h | 3 | 4th | 2005-2006 | ||
British class 319 | Railcar ( electric ) | 161 km / h | 4th | 20th | 1990 | |
British class 321 | 161 km / h | 4th | 3 | 1991 | ||
British class 322 | 161 km / h | 4th | 5 | 1990 | ||
British class 323 | 140 km / h | 3 | 17th | 1992-1993 | ||
British class 333 | 161 km / h | 4th | 16 | 2000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ici: DB Arriva starts operating the Northern Rail network in Northern England. In: Eurailpress. DVV Media Group GmbH, April 4, 2016, accessed on November 13, 2016 : "DB Arriva took over the Northern Rail network in Northern England on April 1 , 2016. "
- ^ Department for Transport: Government decision on Northern Rail. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
Web links
- Website of Northern (English)