Farewell Central Trains 158782...

With the recent order for a "special" Northern Rail liveried Class 158 for the City of York model railway, the decision was taken to provide my Central Trains example as part exchange. The youngest of the seven 158 models, it was more an impulse purchase and hasn't seen much operation since it's purchase last year. As it's in Central colours, it therefore made the ideal candidate to be part-exchanged, with a model more relevant to the layout taking it's place.

The final day of operation for the 158 was Sunday 18th December 2011, where it traversed a number of lines before being boxed up for posting. A few days previously, I operated a "farewell tour" for the model, aimed at being it's last full day of operation, traversing every section of track on the layout. The final strech, bearing a commemarative headboard. The removal of this unit from traffic does therefore mean that there are not enough units to operate the full service, with 2 units already out of traffic. This yet again provides the chance for loco hauled MK2 stock on some of my routes, whilst others suffer the delights of a single Class 153!

Below is the farwell tour video, and also an additional image.

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