jointed track in yorkshire

[metromuppet]

hi all
is there much jointed track left up in the leeds doncaster nottingham sheffield area?
Does anyone know of any jointed track that has any pacers going over that route?
Many thanks.

 

[mumrar]

hi all
is there much jointed track left up in the leeds doncaster nottingham sheffield area?
Does anyone know of any jointed track that has any pacers going over that route?
Many thanks.

What an odd request, if you're constipated there are plenty of over the counter remedies you can get. Asking for one at a pharmacy is far less embarrassing than travelling by pacer

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I think there is some on the Joint Line ( Doncaster - Lincoln via Gainsbourough ); I have a friend who lives in Saxilby; I'll ask him.

And, OP, like me you enjoy a lively ride, then?

 

[ainsworth74]

There are a few bits on the Leeds - Harrogate line, the first section as far as Burley park can be quite fun in a pacer, and there is another section closer to Harrogate but I can't remember where exactly

 

[stuartmoss]

Isn't the Penistone line jointed?

 

[GNERman]

There are a few bits on the Leeds - Harrogate line, the first section as far as Burley park can be quite fun in a pacer, and there is another section closer to Harrogate but I can't remember where exactly

Basically the whole Harrogate Line is from Skelton Junction...

 

[ainsworth74]

Basically the whole Harrogate Line is from Skelton Junction...

I wouldn't have said the whole line was jointed, there are few long sections for sure, but there are also a few long sections which aren't.

 

[YorkshireBear]

penistone and hallam lines? i think some of hallam just been upgraded but not all of it, it can be very fun on a pacer sometimes

 

[Ploughman]

Not that much of the Harrogate - Skelton line is jointed.
Most of it is CWR and a fair proportion of the Huddersfield - Penistone - Barnsley line is CWR as well.
Although there are some stretches of jointed.
The York - Scarborough and Hull - Seamer still have some jointed track dating back to 1931.

 

[metromuppet]

Many thanks guys- As a southerner, the pacers are a novelty and as jointed track is becoming more rare I would like a few more rides on a pacer!

 

[ainsworth74]

I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at the thought of a Pacer being a novelty

 

[142094]

Get on the Bishop Auckland line, lots of jointed bits and 95% of the time a Pacer. If you were really hardcore, you could do Bishop Auckland - Stanhope on another type of Pacer as well.

 

[Bedpan]

I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at the thought of a Pacer being a novelty

They definitely are a novelty for those of us living in the south. I've only ever been on one once, from Wigan to Bolton, which was quite an experience particularly as the line has sections of jointed track. As for discomfort - I can't say that I found it that bad (although this may have been because of the novelty of travelling on it). Infinitely more comfortable than the Class 139 to Stourbridge Town which is the worst boneshaker I have ever travelled on.