sprinterguy
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I agree, that's an absolutely great site, really interesting to have a peruse through.SprinterGuy - if you haven't already, then check out the great info on railcar.co.uk as it's 1st Gen DMU nirvana. I can't recall if it's that, or another, site with a marvellous photo of a pair of GWR Hawksworth carriages (suitably modified) marshalled between a pair of Driving Motor Brake units (think it was the single-cab GW cars but it may have been a 1st Gen class).
There's so much in that anecdote that has now changed: Loco hauled Liverpool-Newcastle, the "Peak" and mark 2 carriages in regular service, the DMU...I suppose nowadays the Huddersfield-Leeds would be a 142 or 156 or similar, and the Transpennine working would be a 185, and there'd end up being massive delays as they wouldn't be able to go near each other thanks to their incompatibility!Once failed at Morley Low Station with the 1300hrs DMU from Huddersfield to Leeds.
I got the protection in between the DMU and the tunnel mouth.
Behind us was a Peak on a Liverpool Newcastle job. He came up behind us a propelled us into Leed City.
I remember that the DMU driver toggeled the gear box and I went round the 2 car set pulling the strings to equalise the brakes.
That was in 1981. When we got to Leeds we went pass to Sheffield Midland on a West Country HST.
We went via Wakefield Westgate down to Kirkgate and up Oakenshaw Bank via Royston Jct ,through Cudworth and joined the S and K at Wath Road Jct.
We then worked the 1655hrs DMU back to Huddersfield via Penistone.( 2 car Metro Cam flyer.)
I concur, I've never seen a 158+142 combo, not even when watching the stock shunts at Heaton depot. I have seen 158+156+142 ECS, but never the 142 coupled directly to the 158 (Or at least, I can't recall any instance). Assumed their must be some sort of issue there to preclude them working together.Although I've various DMU combinations, like 158+150, 142+153, 150+153, and 142+143, I've never seen a 158 work in multiple with a Pacer. Any reason why