Date: 17/07/2017

The Welsh Government is to provide £19m and operator Arriva Trains Wales £1m to lease five Class 319 Flex electro-diesel multiple-units for use on the Wales & Borders franchise from 2018 until at least 2021.

First announced by Porterbrook Leasing and Northern franchise operator Arriva in December 2016, the Class 319 Flex concept is based on fitting diesel alternator powerpacks to the driving cars of four-car dual-system EMUs made surplus by the delivery of Siemens Class 700 EMUs for the Thameslink route.

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UK: The Welsh Government is to provide £19m and operator Arriva Trains Wales £1m to lease five Class 319 Flex electro-diesel multiple-units for use on the Wales & Borders franchise from 2018 until at least 2021. First announced by Porterbrook Leasing and Northern franchise operator Arriva in December 2016, ...

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Thameslink trains formed by dual voltage class 319 units pass at Blackfriars station in July 2005. A St Albans service is running into platform 5 off Blackfriars Bridge, while a through train for Sutton is standing at 4. The reopened (1988) north-south route via Snow Hill Tunnel and the Metropolitan widened lines continues behind the camera. The buildings forming the backdrop all stand on the other side of the River Thames.
Location: Blackfriars
Company: London, Chatham and Dover Railway
23/07/2005 John Furnevel

In the new timetable which started on 17 May, Northern began operating class 319s between Liverpool and Preston. On 20 May 2015, 319367 worked the 1800 from Liverpool Lime Street and is seen here arriving at Leyland.
Location: Leyland
Company: North Union Railway
20/05/2015 John McIntyre

Northern Class 319 nos. 367 and 361, still in their white base livery with blue doors, seen at Lime Street's Platforms 1 and 2 in June 2017.
Location: Liverpool Lime Street
Company: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
20/06/2017 Colin McDonald

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