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Northern Class 142 sightings
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bristollh
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142057 and a 150 on 1150 Wigan - Alderly Edge and 142040 with a 150 on 1249 Alderly Edge-Wigan.
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4 car 142s where out on the Calder Valley this aft including 042 passing through Sowerby Bridge heading east around 2.30.
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A few noted out and about in the Manchester area today:
142003+142056 on Victoria-Stalybridge shuttles
142034+150210 on a Victoria-Wigan Wallgate
142011+142058 on a Victoria-Clitheroe
142007+156429 on a Victoria-Stalybridge
142055 solo on a Piccadilly Sheffield
142003+142056 on Victoria-Stalybridge shuttles
142034+150210 on a Victoria-Wigan Wallgate
142011+142058 on a Victoria-Clitheroe
142007+156429 on a Victoria-Stalybridge
142055 solo on a Piccadilly Sheffield
323 Class
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Same as Thursday. See full size picture up the screen.
IamTrainsYT
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simon7929
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Last day in the NE for 142s was Saturday. Only 142013/32 and 65 were around in the area. Thirty years plus service. Such a sad day indeed.
Number 70 on Saltburn/Darlington/Bishop services this morning.
Number 70 on Saltburn/Darlington/Bishop services this morning.
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Is 070 out all day?
simon7929
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Can't answer that one unfortunately. But 071 is also out in North East along with 063. Number 71 is on Bish/Darlington/Saltburn services.
Yes. 1121, 1321, 1521, 1721, 1921 Darlington - Saltburn and return workings. 2024 Saltburn - Darlington is it's last passenger working today then back empty to Heaton.
142071 is on 1025, 1325, 1625, 1925 Bishop - Saltburn finishing with 2059 Saltburn - Darlington.
142063 is on the Tyne Valley, 1046 Newcastle-Carlisle at the moment.
The other Saltburn units are 156438, 156471, 158796.
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I knew it was too good to be true.
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There are only twelve 142s in use across the whole of Northern today so they'll be gone soon enough.
Think of it as a surpise encore performance.
There are only twelve 142s in use across the whole of Northern today so they'll be gone soon enough.
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I'm in Morpeth now waiting for 063! Going to take it all the way up to Carlisle. I'm so happy, I thought I had missed my chance to do this again! It's on the 14:55 from Morpeth.
Kingspanner
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Gotta admire someone prepared to go to those depths of self-flagellation....
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Why do you still say 'last day' when two were out today?
IamTrainsYT
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The north west ones will be staying till February, only the north east ones have been withdrawn
In Post 1425 it was stated that only 12 Class 142s were in use on the whole Northern network today.
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IamTrainsYT
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Yet they are still short forming services? Typical northern
I suppose Northern can't win. They get slated by the press for retaining some Pacers longer than planned, but on the other hand they'd get slated for overcrowding or cancellation of services due to unit shortages.
SteveyBee131
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That's about the sum of it!
To me it proves that the powers that be (some of which probably don't know very much about the ins and outs of running a railway), can't have it both ways. They want rid of Pacers, they're quite well on the way to that. They wanted it before the replacements were ready (not entirely Northern's fault), so they got short-forms and cancellations instead. The Pacers could've stayed a bit longer to help iron things out for a little while until the new stock settled in and things are in the right place...
But of course, that would be too simple!
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Any Pacers out in the North East today?
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Apparently one 142 is currently on the way to Bridlington on a service from York
Can't believe they are scrapping Pacers when they are the only DMUs capable of running upside down.
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I note its the posh seats at front and rear with the bench (bus) seats in the middle unit.
Hope the welsh aren't fussy.
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