Leeds and Manchester and on services between Liverpool and Manchester. Northern Rail inherited a fleet of Class 142, 144, 150, 153, 155, 156 and 158 diesel multiple units and Class 321, 323 and 333 electric multiple units from Arriva Trains Northern and First North Western. In October 2006 Northern Rail leased six former Central Trains Class 158s that had been on loan to First Great Western. In March 2007 Northern Rail announced it would be acquiring a further 30 Class 158s from Arriva Trains Wales, Central Trains and First Great Western to replace 26 Class 142 Pacers. In the event, Northern Rail received only 19 Class 158s, but did gain eight centre carriages from East Midlands Trains in 2008 that were inserted into Northern's ex-First North Western Class 158s. Twelve of the Class 142s were placed in store, then sublet to First Great Western from late 2007; five were returned to Northern Rail in the autumn of 2008 with the remaining seven following in the autumn of 2011. From December 2008 until December 2011 Northern Rail leased three Class 180s for use on to and services. From July 2011 Northern Rail received 18 Class 150s from London Midland. In 2011, Northern Rail received the five former Stansted Express Class 322s from First ScotRail. In March 2015 the first Class 319s entered service on the to service. Fleet at end of franchise Stations In 2009, Northern Rail operated 471 stations; more than any other train operating company in the UK. The number fell to 462 later in the same year following closure of the Oldham Loop Line, and increased to 463 by 2013. New stations include Buckshaw Parkway in 2011, and James Cook in 2014. By 2013, trains operated by Northern Rail called at 526 stations. Depots The maintenance depots used by Northern Rail were located at: The train crew depots were located at: To run the Cleethorpes to Barton service, one class 153 was stabled at Cleethorpes overnight and was cleaned, the train crew which ran the service were First TransPennine Express staff. References External links Official website |- Defunct train operating companies Regional rail in the United Kingdom Companies based in Manchester Nederlandse Spoorwegen Railway companies established in 2004 Railway companies disestablished in 2016 Serco 2004 establishments in England 2016 disestablishments in England History of transport in Greater Manchester