Operates between - Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York, Scarborough and Middlesbrough
13 sets of five-car carriages hauled by Class 68 locomotives
291 seats – 261 standard, 30 first class
Real-time passenger information system in every coach
Four toilets on-board, three standard and one universal access toilet
Storage for up to four bicycles
Free Wi-Fi on-board with power sockets at every pair of seats
Entertainment including films, news, magazines and more via Exstream available on your own device
Maintained by Alstom in Manchester
Our 13 five carriage Mark 5a coaches are being built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) and financed by Beacon Rail
The coaches will be pulled by Class 68 locomotives owned by Beacon Rail and leased from Direct Rail Services
These new trains operate between Manchester Airport and Liverpool to Glasgow and Edinburgh via Preston
View Nova 2These trains operate between Manchester, Sheffield and Cleethorpes; and Manchester to Hull.
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