‘Northern Rail’, part of the ‘ARRIVA’ group are the most prominent operator in and out of Leeds with services radiating to all points of the compass.
‘TransPennine Express’, part of ‘First’ group operate across the North of England and into Scotland serving both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The link South and to London is currently in the hands of ‘Virgin East Coast’.
Since this blog was first written, ‘Virgin East Coast’ has been stripped of the East Coast franchise which is now being run in a form of Nationalization by ‘London North Eastern Railway’.
Class 142 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 142060. BREL Pacer DMU
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
I am sure that everyone by now knows the story of the trains derived from the Leyland National bus that despite their poor reputation are still in widespread use.
Class 144 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 144002. BREL / Walter Alexander Pacer DMU
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
‘Walter Alexander’ are part of the ‘Alexander Dennis Ltd’. group of today.
Class 150/1 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 150118. BREL York Sprinter DMU
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Class 150/2 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 150275. BREL York Sprinter DMU
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Basically the Class 150 but with corridor connections.
Seen in a ‘Northern Rail’ livery that was new to me.
Class 322 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 322482. BREL York EMU
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Originally built for the London Liverpool Street to Stanstead Airport Service.
Class 333 ‘Northern Rail’ No. 333 010 ‘in ‘West Yorkshire Metro’ livery. Siemans Mobility and CAF EMU
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Built for use out of Leeds and Bradford to Ilkley and Skipton.
These units wear a hybrid livery combning elements of ‘Northern Rail’ and ‘West Yorkshire Metro’.
Class 91 ‘Virgin East Coast’No. 91114, ‘Durham Cathedral’. BREL Crewe
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
This loco also carries the additional branding under the forward cab window.
THE VERY REVEREND
MICHAEL SADGROVE
DEAN OF DURHAM 2003-2015
British Mark 4 railway coach No. 12208 ‘Virgin East Coast’. Metro Cammell / GEC-Alsthom
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The livery used by ‘Virgin East Coast’ owes a lot to the similar livery worn by trains of the ‘Furka Oberalp’ railway in Switzerland.
Class 185 ‘TransPennine Express’ No. 185126. Siemens Desiro DMU
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
