Bloody hell. That pacer engine roar !!!! Thought it was gone from the mainline for ever.
Little video of it stopping at Bramley
So it ran via the planned route. Wonder what the third rail fuss was about then.
Glimpse of the inside in this video (not mine so I can't comment on the 'Last ever' tag):I’d like to see what they’ve done inside the unit. It looks like they’ve at least repainted it as it’s back to cream from light blue.
Of course 003 was one of the Oldham 5 which kept its original layout and got the bare bones Serco refresh. Will be interesting to see if they’ve sourced the original brown/beige/blue seat covers and parcels area internal doors.
Very much doubt it’s the last ever. Looks like clickbait from the publisher of that video.Glimpse of the inside in this video (not mine so I can't comment on the 'Last ever' tag):
Hunt's Cross was an issue at least once. Something on a pacer I was on contacted the third rail as we entered the station (from Liverpool), causing much smoke, evacuation of the train and it going out of service.Hunts Cross for example was never an issue for 35 years
Thanks. Good job done on that glimpse.Glimpse of the inside in this video (not mine so I can't comment on the 'Last ever' tag):
I can imagine them being very handy for Branch Line Society-type track bashing tours.Probably run a few affordable enthusiast tours in pairs I would imagine, like they do with their Scotrail DBSO set. 2x142 can probably reach a lot of lines that traditional railtour stock can’t.