Northern Class 142 sightings

[KvW]

Mega apologies. Got it completely wrong! 142 011 worked the 17:19 Pic to new Mills and 036 is on 17:49 to Sheffield. No idea what worked the 16:49 to Sheffield.

A pair of 150s.

 

[Killingworth]

A pair of 150s.

Off topic but it would help revenue protection if pairs of 150/2s were worked together instead of so often being a 150/1 and 150/2

 

[WesternLancer]

The two weekday evening Hope Valley stopping turns booked for 4 car sets have reliably produced 142s since the new year: one set works the 16:49 Man Picc - Sheffield, 18:14 SHF - MAN, 19:49 MAN - SHF and 21:14 SHF - MAN and the second set works the 17:49 MAN - SHF, 19:14 SHF - MAN, 20:49 MAN - SHF and 22:47 SHF - MAN.
Tonight gave 142036 on the first turn and 142051 on the second. Last night 142051 and 142045 were out, each accompanied by a 150 or 156. The full length trip on the 'stopper' costs £7 for an adult single each way, if bought before departure. A Derbyshire Wayfarer covers Sheffield to New Mills Central which is useful if starting from my end of the route. Here's 142051 at Sheffield platform 7 last night, awaiting its 21:14 departure to Manchester Piccadilly. *Edited to correct a unit number*
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Great picture!

 

[KvW]

142011 is on the 18:14 Sheffield - Man Picc diagram this evening. The second Hope Valley 4 car set is a pair of 150/1s. First time this year I've seen 011 in Sheffield.

 

[John Taylor]

Are any ex Merseyrail 142s likely to be out tommorow?

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Are any ex Merseyrail 142s likely to be out tommorow?

Wouldn't it be cheaper to hire a dominatrix?

 

[IamTrainsYT]

142011 is on the 18:14 Sheffield - Man Picc diagram this evening. The second Hope Valley 4 car set is a pair of 150/1s. First time this year I've seen 011 in Sheffield.View attachment 73327

Nice photo

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Are any ex Merseyrail 142s likely to be out tommorow?

Most likely

 

[John Taylor]

Any Class 142s out today?

 

[bristollh]

Seen so far are:

142078 on 0625 Clitheroe to Rochdale and return.
142090 on 0818 Blackburn to Rochdale (started from Bolton).
142047 on 0825 Clitheroe to Rochdale.
142035 on 1018 Blackburn to Rochdale.

Hope this helps

Jeff

 

[KvW]

Excellent. Thanks for that. I know where I'm heading today!

 

[John Taylor]

Thanks for the information

 

[IamTrainsYT]

any doing new mills or rose hill?

 

[KvW]

142078 with 158815 at Manchester Victoria today forming the 12:18 Rochdale - Clitheroe

 

[KvW]

142047 approaching Hall i' th' Wood on the 12:25 Clitheroe to Rochdale
Thank you for the info Jeff, I've been after this one

 

[323 Class]

Excellent photo.

 

[323 Class]

At Salford Crescent today 01/02/2020 142035 +158872

 

[Leyland155]

Seen so far are:

142078 on 0625 Clitheroe to Rochdale and return.
142090 on 0818 Blackburn to Rochdale (started from Bolton).
142047 on 0825 Clitheroe to Rochdale.
142035 on 1018 Blackburn to Rochdale.

Hope this helps

Jeff

Thanks for the info! I managed to travel on 142047 and 142078. It's always fun to travel on a pacer running 'express' between Salford Crescent and Bolton

 

[ed1971]

For the second Saturday running, there was no 142 coupled to the 10:35am Kirkby to Manchester Victoria today.
142035 +158872 were also on the 17:54 Rochdale to Blackburn.

 

[IamTrainsYT]

For the second Saturday running, there was no 142 coupled to the 10:35am Kirkby to Manchester Victoria today.

Do you have a photo? Would love to see

 

[WesternLancer]

Planning to use a Northern £10 rover on saturday. Which routes would I be most likely to have a good chance of riding on a Class 142? All suggestions welcome.

I assume better chance in the north west? (as opposed to South Yorks routes out of Sheffield)

Thanks.

 

[Karl]

Planning to use a Northern £10 rover on saturday. Which routes would I be most likely to have a good chance of riding on a Class 142? All suggestions welcome. Thanks.

I was just about to ask the same question.

Blackburn, Rochdale and Clitheroe seem the best bets.

I can't believe I'm searching out these buggers! It was Exemouth 1986 when I first experienced a 'Skipper'.

 

[WesternLancer]

I was just about to ask the same question.

Blackburn, Rochdale and Clitheroe seem the best bets.

I can't believe I'm searching out these buggers! It was Exemouth 1986 when I first experienced a 'Skipper'.

Yes, I noted that from the posts ref last w/e. Maybe some other routes?

Got to use these newspaper vouchers for something of note! I can't recall 1st time I rode on a Pacer, but presumably it was 1980s too.

 

[John Taylor]

When are the Class 142s expected to be finished from service?

 

[djpontrack]

I can't believe I'm searching out these buggers! It was Exemouth 1986 when I first experienced a 'Skipper'.

My first class 142’s for haulage were on the 5th of February 1986 when I had 142024 from Truro to Falmouth and back, later the same day I had 142018 from Plymouth to Gunnislake and back.

 

[ed1971]

142043 coupled to a 150 was on the 9:35am Kirkby to Manchester Victoria today. The weekday working of this is still regularly seeing a 142/150 combi.

 

[ed1971]

My first class 142’s for haulage were on the 5th of February 1986 when I had 142024 from Truro to Falmouth and back, later the same day I had 142018 from Plymouth to Gunnislake and back.

Quite a different beast back then with the Leyland TL11 engines and SCG gearboxes. My first trip on one was around Christmas 1986 from Wigan NW to Preston. I always liked some Pacer thrash on he WCML!

 

[ed1971]

Do you have a photo? Would love to see

Sorry no. I don't usually take photos of trains. I mainly take ones of vintage buses at rallies. I did however snap a 142 at Carnforth station last May. I will look for it. I think that it was 142090.

 

[WesternLancer]

142043 coupled to a 150 was on the 9:35am Kirkby to Manchester Victoria today. The weekday working of this is still regularly seeing a 142/150 combi.

does that route get them on saturdays too?

 

[ed1971]

does that route get them on saturdays too?

The 9:35 Kirkby to Manchester Vic does not have a 142 on it on Saturdays. Until two weeks ago the Saturday 10:35 Kirkby to Manchester Vic had a 142/150 combi on it, but the last two Saturdays it has just been a 150/1.