Today is the first day of service for Northern's new Class 195 and Class 331 fleets, with these being the first brand new trains for the Northern rail franchise in its current form.
Seven Class 195 units have entered service on the Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness and Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport (as well as one journey between Lime Street and Wilmslow) routes as well as the Oxenholme to Windermere shuttle. The units which have entered service are 195102 and 195116-121.
On the east side of the Pennines, two Class 331 units (331106 and 331110) have entered service on the Leeds to Doncaster route.
June's fleet news update will be posted very soon.
