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trainmania100

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By my reckoning there are 12:
003 / 007 / 009 / 014 / 028 / 032 / 034 / 046 / 049 / 056 / 060 / 089 assuming 062 was the middle set of todays convoy. Can anybody confirm that it was ?

Many thanks.
I've got them, with the addition of
053, 048, 038, 031, not sure if they're still there or if my records are out of date
 
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142 031 / 048 / 053 went to Kingsbury on 10/01/20 as far as I am aware but you are right 038 is still at Gascoigne making 13.
 

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How many remain at Gascoigne Wood? Must only be a few left now.
I count 13
Last updated 20/1/20 at 08:46
Number - Operator - Livery - Depot - Notes

142003 - (unknown owner at present) - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - awaiting transportation
142007 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off Lease 5/1/20
142009 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off Lease 13/12/19
142014 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off lease 4/1/20
142028 - off lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off lease 7/1/20
142032 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off lease 4/1/20
142034 - Off lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off lease 7/1/20
142038 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off Lease 13/12/19
142046 - Off lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - off lease 7/1/20
142049 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off Lease 17/12/19
142056 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off Lease 5/1/20
142060 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off lease 23/12/19
142089 - Off Lease - Unbranded Northern Purple and Blue - Gascoigne Wood - Off lease 4/1/20
 

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As the Worksop stored 142s seem to allocated to various private or preservation groups I suspect they will depart by road and may not appear in here.
K

Given a number of the recipient railway's don't have a mainline connection, I'd have said it was a racing cert they'll be shipped by road - both the EKR and Rushden aren't mainline connected.
 

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Given a number of the recipient railway's don't have a mainline connection, I'd have said it was a racing cert they'll be shipped by road - both the EKR and Rushden aren't mainline connected.

not sure about Rushden but a pacer can’t even get close to the EKR by rail as 142 are heavily restricted the nearer they get to London.
 

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not sure about Rushden but a pacer can’t even get close to the EKR by rail as 142 are heavily restricted the nearer they get to London.

Don't know if they're cleared to Leicester as that would make sense as a route to EMR Kingsbury - unlikely to have been cleared south of Leicester on MML as no call for them to do so.
 

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Just moving along slightly, are the Class 144s in considerably better condition then the 142s?

Just wondering why the 142s are being sent off to scrap with the 144s having the derogation when less crew sign 144s than 142s.

my gut feeling is that the 142s are the ones that were on the news and target of the disdain, whereas the similar 144s weren’t in the firing line in quite the same way?
The original plan was for the 144s to start being withdrawn first, in part because they have a smaller operating area and fewer depots sign them... With all the delays and the way the derogations work, their limited area now works in their favour as the derogations for the units are on specific routes and services.

The rust thing might also be a factor but it won't be the main one.
 

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With all the delays and the way the derogations work, their limited area now works in their favour as the derogations for the units are on specific routes and services.
Aren't they dispensations...? I believe that more modern stock with minor non-compliance issues has received derogations, which I understand to be a more long-term exemption from compliance with law.
 
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Actually on the topic of the withdrawn units, are any preservation movements thinking about acquiring the bench seats from the 142 being scrapped? The reason I ask is that the 143/4 sets that are up for preservation will come with their current interiors. It'd be great to see some of these retro fitted to as new condition, bus seats and all. I really liked the 144s pre-refurb, it'd be nice to experience that again rather than the current claustrophobic environments they have.

From memory, the bus bench seats fitted to 144s when new were of a slightly different design to the 142s. I think that they had more of a slope on them.
 

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It would make sense that they'd be a bit different. At that time I think bus body manufacturers still used their own seat designs, in which case there would be differences. I can't remember the specific details though.
 

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The three recent 142's that have gone to Kingsbury have been added to the list. I want to see more purple than orange.

Red - withdrawn.
Orange - scrapped / sent to be scrapped
Yellow - converted to other use (does not include food tins or razor blades).
Green - modified for Passengers of Reduced Mobility.
Blue - in storage.
Purple - preserved.
Pink - can operate provided that they are coupled to a PRM compliant unit.
Black - class 142 units that are still in service, subject to change in the coming months.


Class 142
001 - Unit preserved. Due to move to the National Railway Museum in York.
002 -
003 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood. Unit set to be preserved by a private owner?
004 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
005 - First to be withdrawn, now scrapped (updated as of 7th December 2019)
006 -
007 - was in storage at Barrow, moved to Heaton TMD and now at Gascoigne Wood.
008 - Scrapped (Collided with a class 87 at Winsford in 1999).
009 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood
010 -
011 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
012 - at Landore TMD? being stripped of spare parts.
013 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
014 - was in warm storage at Heaton TMD, now at Gascoigne Wood.
015 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
016 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
017 - in storage at Worksop, Unit to be preserved at East Kent Railway?
018 - in warm store at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
019 - in storage at Worksop, unit to be preserved by the Waverley Route Heritage Association
020 - in storage at Worksop, unit to be preserved by the Waverley Route Heritage Association
021 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
022 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
023 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
024 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
025 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
026 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
027 - in storage at Worksop, unit to be preserved by Chasewater Railway?
028 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood
029 - Unit preserved at Chasewater Railway
030 - Unit preserved at Chasewater Railway
031 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
032 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood.
033 - Converted to a Police Training Unit by South Wales Police at Bridgend rugby pitch.
034 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood
035 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
036 - Unit to be preserved at East Kent Railway (is this still going ahead?) - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
037 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
038 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood
039 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
040 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
041 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
042 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
043 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
044 - Scrapped, second class 142 unit to be dismantled at CF Booths (the first being 005).
045 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
046 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood.
047 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
048 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
049 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood (soon moving to Newport Docks or Landore)
050 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
051 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
052 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
053 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
054 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
055 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
056 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood.
057 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
058 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
059 - Scrapped (Collided with buffer stops at Liverpool Lime Street in 1991.)
060 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood.
061 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
062 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
063 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
064 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
065 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
066 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
067 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
068 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
069 -
070 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
071 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
072 -
073 -
074 -
075 -
076 -
077 -
078 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
079 - at Landore TMD? being stripped of spare parts.
080 -
081 -
082 -
083 -
084 - in storage at Worksop, unit set to be preserved by Rushden Historical Transport Society.
085 -
086 - at Canton, spare parts unit.
087 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
088 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury.
089 - was in warm storage at Newton Heath TMD, moved to Heaton TMD and now at Gascoigne Wood.
090 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
091 - in storage at Worksop, unit set to be preserved by Rushden Historical Transport Society.
092 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
093 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury.
094 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
095 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
096 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury. The last of the class lost for good.

Class 143
601
602
603 - set to be preserved at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613 - Scrapped (Unit caught fire near Nailsea & Backwell in 2004).
614
615 - Scrapped (Unit caught fire in 2005).
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625

Class 144 - All units stabled at Neville Hill TMD, can run on specified routes and can run solo.
001 - "Penistone Line Partnership"
002
003 - set to be preserved at the Great Central Railway at Ruddington.
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
011
012 - 144 Evolution has full PRM modifications. (Possibly the last ever Pacer in service?)
013
014
015
016
017
018
019
020
021
022
023

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It would make sense that they'd be a bit different. At that time I think bus body manufacturers still used their own seat designs, in which case there would be differences. I can't remember the specific details though.

Here is an interior shot of an original Class 144:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66289212@N07/36102605525
The seat difference to the Class 142s is only very slight. Therefore, someone wanting to restore a 144 to original condition using 142 bench seats would be able to get away with it.
 

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The electrics on a Pacer are only slightly more advanced than they were on the Titanic and all control voltages are 24v. It almost certainly wont be terminal (pun intended). At the worst probably just some relays needing swapping, anything more delicate (TPWS, OTDR, GSMR, TCA, throttle timing units, brake control unit) is fairly modular.
 

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We are delighted to say that 142019 and 142020 will be joining Pacer demonstrator unit RB004 at the Waverley Route Heritage Association. We will be collecting them from Worksop in the next few weeks and look forward to welcoming them in their new home.
 

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They are the ones 028 came with. Driver told to take it off. Could It have a safe future

Could there be a chance that Chasewater (who else) has decided to aquire a fouth unit, considering that they have already got 142027, 029 and 030. Its the obvious choice to complete the collection with 028.

I'm just waiting to see.
 

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The GWR class 143.603 side swiped by a wave at Dawlish took out 3 window units

https://twitter.com/Richard_rail/status/1217861924282667009

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/waves-smash-train-windows-at-dawlish.198525/page-2#post-4389121

Will it be repaired or replaced by a Northern unit?
Unlikely to be replaced if it's decided uneconomic to repair. GWR no longer sign 142s and that's all that's available from Northern. Even if 144s were available, AIUI they're distinct enough from 143s that crews would need a conversion course. Different ride height too IIRC.
 

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Quite a few technical differences between 143s and 144s, especially under the solebar.
 

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Here is an interior shot of an original Class 144:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66289212@N07/36102605525
The seat difference to the Class 142s is only very slight. Therefore, someone wanting to restore a 144 to original condition using 142 bench seats would be able to get away with it.

In fact some of these seats survive in a class 103 set.

https://preserved.railcar.co.uk/Images/103/56169-Int-2007-05-06-Helston-Diesel-Group.jpg

How many of the surviving Northern 142s actually make it out in service on a day to day basis? Are they mostly concentrated around Man Vic?
 

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The two class 142 units that have gone to Newport Dock and an update to 142027 has been added to the list. Even though its been used as a spares unit on a heritage railway, unit 142027 is still regarded as preserved according to the list.

Red - withdrawn.
Orange - scrapped / sent to be scrapped
Yellow - converted to other use (does not include food tins or razor blades).
Green - modified for Passengers of Reduced Mobility.
Blue - in storage.
Purple - preserved.
Pink - can operate provided that they are coupled to a PRM compliant unit.
Black - class 142 units that are still in service, subject to change in the coming months.


Class 142
001 - Unit preserved. Due to move to the National Railway Museum in York.
002 -
003 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood. Unit set to be preserved by a private owner?
004 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
005 - First to be withdrawn, now scrapped (updated as of 7th December 2019)
006 -
007 - was in storage at Barrow, moved to Heaton TMD and now at Gascoigne Wood.
008 - Scrapped (Collided with a class 87 at Winsford in 1999).
009 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood
010 -
011 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
012 - at Landore TMD? being stripped of spare parts.
013 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
014 - was in warm storage at Heaton TMD, now at Gascoigne Wood.
015 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
016 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
017 - in storage at Worksop, Unit to be preserved at East Kent Railway?
018 - in warm store at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
019 - in storage at Worksop, unit to be preserved by the Waverley Route Heritage Association
020 - in storage at Worksop, unit to be preserved by the Waverley Route Heritage Association
021 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
022 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
023 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
024 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
025 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
026 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
027 - Unit preserved by Chasewater Railway as a spare parts donor for 029 and 039 + any other Pacer they aquire.
028 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood
029 - Unit preserved at Chasewater Railway
030 - Unit preserved at Chasewater Railway
031 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
032 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood.
033 - Converted to a Police Training Unit by South Wales Police at Bridgend rugby pitch.
034 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
035 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
036 - Unit to be preserved at East Kent Railway (is this still going ahead?) - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
037 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
038 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood
039 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
040 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
041 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
042 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
043 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
044 - Scrapped, second class 142 unit to be dismantled at CF Booths (the first being 005).
045 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
046 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
047 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
048 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
049 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood (soon moving to Newport Docks or Landore)
050 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
051 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
052 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
053 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
054 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
055 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
056 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood.
057 - Scrapped, Newport Docks
058 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
059 - Scrapped (Collided with buffer stops at Liverpool Lime Street in 1991.)
060 - in storage at Gascoigne Wood.
061 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
062 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
063 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
064 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury
065 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
066 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
067 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
068 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
069 -
070 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
071 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
072 -
073 -
074 -
075 -
076 -
077 -
078 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
079 - at Landore TMD? being stripped of spare parts.
080 -
081 -
082 -
083 -
084 - in storage at Worksop, unit set to be preserved by Rushden Historical Transport Society.
085 -
086 - at Canton, spare parts unit.
087 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
088 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury.
089 - was in warm storage at Newton Heath TMD, moved to Heaton TMD and now at Gascoigne Wood.
090 - must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
091 - in storage at Worksop, unit set to be preserved by Rushden Historical Transport Society.
092 - Scrapped, Newport Docks.
093 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury.
094 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
095 - in warm storage at Heaton TMD, must be used with PRM Compliant unit.
096 - Scrapped, EMR Kingsbury. The last of the class lost for good.

Class 143
601
602
603 - set to be preserved at the Swindon and Cricklade Railway
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613 - Scrapped (Unit caught fire near Nailsea & Backwell in 2004).
614
615 - Scrapped (Unit caught fire in 2005).
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625

Class 144 - All units stabled at Neville Hill TMD, can run on specified routes and can run solo.
001 - "Penistone Line Partnership"
002
003 - set to be preserved at the Great Central Railway at Ruddington.
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
011
012 - 144 Evolution has full PRM modifications. (Possibly the last ever Pacer in service?)
013
014
015
016
017
018
019
020
021
022
023

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