One of Northern’s “new” flexi units arrives in Southport on The testing of the trains has restarted on the Southport to Wigan line.


Cw 7564 769 458 arrives Southport One of Northern’s “new” flexi units arrives in Southport on The testing of the trains and the driver training has restarted on the Southport to Wigan line. These are electric multiple units that have been moved up from the south of the country and been reengineered with a diesel engine added to the electrical capability of the train. The service had left Wigan Springs Branch depot at and worked to Southport, then to Stalybridge, and back to Southport before returning to Springs Branch in Wigan. The unit is passing the retail park that is built on the site of the former steam shed and parcels depot. This arrival in Southport was at Photo image Cw 7564 Copyright Colin Wareing e-mail 07931 356204


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Location: Southport railway station, Southport, Merseyside, England, UK
Photo credit: © Colin Wareing / Alamy / Afripics
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