DarloRich
Veteran Member
I don't disagree that a good proportion of passengers probably dislike 'old, draughty, noisy etc' trains. The issue I have is that the very same could be said of a Class 150, especially a /1 with low back, 2+3 seating, rattling doors, constant noise and vibration, and exactly the same issues with draughts and hit & miss heating provision. How many of these people demanding Pacers be cut up are also campaigning for a Sprinter cull at the same time? Do we have politicians shouting about them and the DfT banning them from franchises? Errr no, in fact more will be arriving from GWR and they'll all be fitted with brand new bogs to give them another decade or so of life. Hence, I'm fairly convinced that the railway knowlege of many of those leading this 'campaign' extends no further than a vague grasp of what a Pacer is.
I am happy to agree but at least the 150 looks like a train! The pacer looks like a bus on rails and that makes an east target.