NORTH East line train passengers will have to wait up to another five months before all three six–carriage VLocity train sets are operational.

A Department of Transport spokesperson confirmed that the other two train sets (12 carriages) have not yet undergone conversion works required to transform the train bogies to suit the standard gauge North East line.

The first of the six–carriage VLocity trains carried its first passengers on December 30 last year, however, passengers have mainly had to put up with the 40 year old 'classic' f...