PHILIPE
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Who said Pacers were banned east of Reading ? I had a very close link with the movement at the time and it wouldn't have gone if it hadn't been cleared. It was the talk of the office the next morning.
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Have pacers ever been used "down south"
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Who said Pacers were banned east of Reading ? I had a very close link with the movement at the time and it wouldn't have gone if it hadn't been cleared. It was the talk of the office the next morning.
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themiller
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It’s a shame it’s not like that, now. It’d make new train introduction a lot easier.
PHILIPE
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Nowadays a new unit is only shewn with Route availability to cover the routes they are intended to work over. They can, however, be "cleared" over another route retrospectively should the requirement arise. As an example, Class 170s have only recently been cleared to work between Bristol Parkway and Bristol Temple Meads not that they were physically unable to work over the route but just not shown due to no the fact there was originally no requirement.
randyrippley
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Yes, and it survived for a few years when they came north
At one stage we had Pacers working through Lancaster with both versions of the Provincial livery, Mersey yellow, Manchester orange, GW chocolate and cream, and also West Yorks red and cream. On some days you could see the lot
No they aren't just a rumour. They go through platform 2 at Hunts Cross on a daily basis, sometimes use platform 7 at Chester and are cleared to use platform 3 at Southport although I've never known this happen. All of which are third rail. Not sure if one ever made it to Bury on third rail track or used electrified platforms at Victoria
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Harbornite
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I've seen ATW 143s at Cheltenham and Gloucester on Maesteg services.
Ciderking
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Some Pacers went to Eastleigh Works for overhaul.
PHILIPE
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If you see 143s you can see TFW 142s also on them regularly.
jamesontheroad
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The LEV1, although not strictly a Pacer, spent some time in East Anglia when it was on trial, on the East Suffolk lines I believe. I don’t think there was ever regular Pacer service after that.
PHILIPE
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Waiting for Turbos from London area to be released to the Cascade
anthony263
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Shame there is no photo
Bringback309s
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I can't even find a pic of the 158 at Paddington, even more annoying I was on it but didn't have a camera... and of course back then not having a camera on you was normal!
Thanks. I just wanted to make sure I don't need to drop everything to make a final visit to Exeter just yet.
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