Northern Pacer Withdrawals - Info?

[Anonymous10]

142096s destination blind

I'd hate to see it for tfw and northern as well as all other operators

 

[Anonymous10]

Not necessarily. They won’t have been to Nottingham for a start.

It’ll be a standard Northern DMU blind. The same list will probably have been found in other Northern DMUs that had roller blinds.

How do you know they haven't

 

[NorthernSpirit]

142096s destination blind

Excellent save, it'd be nice to see both the internal and external Merseyrail LED screens preserved from a Pacer too.

 

[Mat17]

It’ll be a standard Northern DMU blind. The same list will probably have been found in other Northern DMUs that had roller blinds.

Indeed, see here for an ex-101 blind,

https://www.railcar.co.uk/topic/destination-blinds/northern-2003

 

[warwickshire]

Brilliant! So the northern pacers have covered east to Cleethorpes, west to Barrow, south to Nottingham and north to errrr Dumfries? Why and how Dumfies?

Anyway I noticed Wakefield had both its stations listed individually on the blind but poor old Bradford with 2 stations has to make do with just plain old Bradford.

Those chunky yellow on black fonts look great there, stick them behind 30 years of filth, wear and tear on the front of s pacer and they were barely legible. Did any ever get electronic destination signs?

Dumfries they did to around early 2000 late 1999. Especially on the Carlisle ex Dumfries morning service in northern spirit livery. Ie ecs Carlisle to Dumfries to carlisle then to Newcastle via hexham Al'so did evening trip as well ie Newcastle to workington ie regular br rrne and majority off northern spirit days. Maybe and could have happened recently ie northern and arriva but they did go.

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Yes point taken, Glossop and Hadfield are terminating stations.

The ex merseyrail ones claim to have

I should have put the destination to hadfield and took a pic

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Excellent save, it'd be nice to see both the internal and external Merseyrail LED screens preserved from a Pacer too.

I would agree however can imagine it being expensive

 

[IamTrainsYT]

142065 has joined 142068 on driver training at York. It was swapped out for 142071

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Not necessarily. They won’t have been to Nottingham for a start.

It’ll be a standard Northern DMU blind. The same list will probably have been found in other Northern DMUs that had roller blinds.

I remember seeing a destination blind being changed at Ilkley on a 308, several of the destinations I saw scroll past would have needed a bit of a run-up for that unit to get there. Huddersfield and Sheffield were both on there. Pre-privatisation I saw a 142 pull into Shipley towards Bradford with "Skegness" on the front!

 

[warwickshire]

Also have received some information on 142090 it does have a restriction due to a damper fault. Hence not used often last work was last week when it did a southport and ecs back. It maybe now be in store other forums and a recent notification elsewhere has indicated that there is one unit at nh in store. Also this is the only one not moved this week.

 

[D365]

I would agree however can imagine it being expensive

The LED matrix display itself wouldn't exactly be expensive if you could acquire one. The critical part would be working out how to get a working display on it.

 

[Llama]

142090 was joined by 142078 last night.

 

[warwickshire]

142090 was joined by 142078 last night.

Interesting point because I noticed that 142078 also was on the mcv side a lot as well but at least used. So is 4 on 4 now. So iff short which I was told today ie two 150 on as well. So looking for certain that after March 6 to end March or may tt ie 769 depending the two northern side diagrams remain. Ie mcv. Also interesting to see that a 195 is asap going to work nmc and rose Hills before Sheffield ie on those diagrams that do rose Hill and new Mills Central only. As we know the clearance run took place and approved late January. So way forward I's looking like maybe in March 195 on romiley locals iff no 150. Cheers for head up on that

 

[323 Class]

Passed Newton Heath on tram this morning and 142090 & 078 seem to be in the forgotten siding. There was 1 other pacer that I couldn't work out but either 045, 051 or 058.

 

[323 Class]

Apologies, cant seem to edit the duplicated photos on my phone

 

[darylyates17]

142045 is on the Rose Hills with 150103

 

[HSP 2]

What is the best way to view the 142s that are stored on Heaton? National rail or Metro?

Thanks.

 

[Llama]

Re. the destination blinds, they're not unique to Pacers, they're the same blinds fitted to every Northern unit that retains them. They were standardised about ten or twelve years ago, prior to that the ex-FNW and ex-ATN units had different blinds.

 

[warwickshire]

Passed Newton Heath on tram this morning and 142090 & 078 seem to be in the forgotten siding. There was 1 other pacer that I couldn't work out but either 045, 051 or 058.View attachment 74662View attachment 74662 View attachment 74663 View attachment 74662 View attachment 74663 View attachment 74662 View attachment 74663

That will be 142051 which did am kirkby. 058 is on the Blackburn currently at rest Wigan sidings . 142045 should be currently at romiley on way to rose hill

 

[Anonymous10]

Passed Newton Heath on tram this morning and 142090 & 078 seem to be in the forgotten siding. There was 1 other pacer that I couldn't work out but either 045, 051 or 058.View attachment 74662View attachment 74662 View attachment 74663 View attachment 74662 View attachment 74663 View attachment 74662 View attachment 74663

Is that a 153 I see there too

 

[IamTrainsYT]

How the times have changed, Manchester Piccadilly 21/9/19

 

[323 Class]

Is that a 153 I see there too

Yes it's a 153, there were 3 if I remember and it seems that on 3 services I saw at Manchester Victoria, all had a 153 with a 158

 

[Anonymous10]

Yes it's a 153, there were 3 if I remember and it seems that on 3 services I saw at Manchester Victoria, all had a 153 with a 158

Where as in Wales the 153 apart from in rhymmny where they are connected to a 150 are operating on their own surprises me a little tbh

 

[YorksDMU]

Centre car 55857 Has been removed from 144021 and is now part of the formation of 144008

It has, and here’s a photo’ of 144021 at Beverley today on the 12.30 to York. Haven’t seen that set as a two car unit since before the MS was inserted into it.

 

[323 Class]

Anyone seen that Starling bank advert?
It's a flying helicopter shed with a front like a pacer with the 3 panel windows .

 

[SteveyBee131]

How the times have changed, Manchester Piccadilly 21/9/19

Crumbs! That's only 6 months ago! Feels ages since I saw that many Pacers in service at once!

 

[WillPS]

How do you know they haven't

Not cleared south of Chesterfield (I thought?)...

 

[SteveyBee131]

Not cleared south of Chesterfield (I thought?)...

Correct

 

[SteveyBee131]

Though I've no idea why

 

[Cletus]

The East Kent Railway are happy with their 142. Wonder what the locals will think?

The East Kent Railway - at our line speeds they’re surprisingly smooth and quiet! Fantastic equipment for today’s heritage lines