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Northern DMU & Network Rail Rail Track Condition Monitoring Unit 153379

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I spent a short while at the end of the station tunnel in Blackburn on the east Lancashire Line near to Dasiyfield Junction on a warm and sunny 16th of July 2026, and observed the following train movements.

The 2N10 passenger service running from Preston to Colne was operated by Northern Class 153 Diesel Multiple Unit number 156419.

The 2Q55 Network Rail Track Condition Monitoring Unit running from Manchester Piccadilly to Blackburn and then from Blackburn to Garsdale was operational by class 153 Single Car Until TCMU1 number 153379.

The TCMU1 is a specific Network Rail Track Condition Monitoring Unit (Unit No. 153379)
IClass 153 single-car train used to inspect and monitor track conditions across the UK rail network.

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A video captures train movements near Blackburn on the east Lancashire Line on 16 July 2026. The 2N10 service from Preston to Colne was operated by Northern’s Class 156 DMU, number 156419. Additionally, the 2Q55 Network Rail Track Condition Monitoring Unit, operated by a Class 153 single-car unit numbered 153379, was observed running between Manchester Piccadilly and Blackburn, then to Garsdale. The footage includes views of Colne, Preston, Manchester Piccadilly, Garsdale, and other locations along the route.

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  • Platform ID 2bz3679MCbQ
  • Views 13
  • Date published 16 Jul 2026 19:44
  • Date added 16 Jul 2026 22:31
  • Recorded 20 Jul 2026
  • Locomotives 2
  • Headcodes 2
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