Owd Bob Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) 13-7-'20. 2.20pm. Thought i'd seen a ghost today. 142 068 +150 146. Crow Nest Junc' Hindley. Edited July 13, 2020 by Owd Bob 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 I started this thread a year and a half ago with a Pacer photo at Penistone, and yesterday took my first train trip since March 2020, to Penistone. All services in the hands of 150s unsurprisingly, but I kind of missed the dreadful screech of them negotiating the S-bend into the platforms there. Are they still hanging on in the NW, Wales and Devon? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 From postings elsewhere, South Wales sees the most workings currently. Devon area has some diagrams too but always paired with a sprinter. manchester area seems to be reduced to a handful of units in use and also always paired with a sprinter I think. There is supposedly another increase in overall service levels being requested by DfT so whether this means more pacers, only time will tell. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 24-8-20. 2.20pm Hindley crows Nest Junc' 142 065. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted September 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2020 A reminder of where it started; one of my slides from 1982. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 13 hours ago, ColinK said: A reminder of where it started; one of my slides from 1982. Whereabouts is that? I know that contraption got about the country quite a bit (or was it shunted from pillar to post?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2020 Caught On TV today, close enough maybe? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Hmm, has bogies, too good for a pacer... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted September 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2020 10 hours ago, eastwestdivide said: Whereabouts is that? I know that contraption got about the country quite a bit (or was it shunted from pillar to post?). It's at All Stretton and the unit was working a Central Wales line service. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 4, 2020 17 hours ago, eastwestdivide said: Hmm, has bogies, too good for a pacer... Very true.......it was a special “Hybrid” secret development model 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted September 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 5, 2020 On 03/09/2020 at 11:50, boxbrownie said: Caught On TV today, close enough maybe? Surely its a 3xx emu that was used on Merseyside? Its got the yellow panel coming around the front in that swoopy thing that matches the body profile.... AndyG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 A 2+3 car 144 just came south, running empty from Heaton to Worksop, for storage or sale or scrap? I think some have been roaded out of Worksop to new owners or the scrappie. Bad photo to follow if ever I get my camera working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted September 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2020 I heard that the Mid Norfolk took delivery of a Pacer today, does anyone know which one please? Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 9-9-20. 11.14am. Unidentified 142 probably 065 or 068, meet 66 155 & 66 167 at Crows Nest Junc' Nr. Hindley Lancs' 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpendle Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Owd Bob said: 9-9-20. 11.14am. Unidentified 142 probably 065 or 068, meet 66 155 & 66 167 at Crows Nest Junc' Nr. Hindley Lancs' Any idea what the 66's were doing there? Other than heading towards Wigan Thanks, John P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, jpendle said: Any idea what the 66's were doing there? Other than heading towards Wigan Realtimetrains has a light engine movement 0944 Peak Forest to Wigan at the right time, which is half an answer. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R01381/2020-09-09/detailed and there was a similar return working later in the day. Fuelling perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Not sure what the 66 runs are in aid of but there have been quite a few every morning all this week except for Mon' and with return runs in the late afternoon and evenings, not all were at the times as stated on Realtime trains. I saw three 66's within half an hour on Weds' morn'All in all it made a nice surprise for me at this location and i've kopped a few 66's this week. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busmansholiday Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Today I've been on this; I'd forgotten how bad they were. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 10 hours ago, Busmansholiday said: I'd forgotten how bad they were. Quite a pretty face though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted September 24, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2020 On 11/09/2020 at 00:34, uax6 said: I heard that the Mid Norfolk took delivery of a Pacer today, does anyone know which one please? Andy G 142061 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb56125 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 142 078 at Chester with a working to Manchester Piccadilly via Northwich. Mark 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 So Northern are still using a few 142s in conjunction with 150s, but only in the NW I think. Meanwhile, someone’s photographed a new 195 on a Hope Valley service at New Mills. Bit of an upgrade! https://twitter.com/robertlargan/status/1306988248317784064 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 After years of catching one nearly every time I go on the train locally, I can't believe it's been six months since I even saw one. Here's 144001 at Rotherham Parkgate back on 29 Feb 2020: [Slight upload problem first time - "upload failed" - but there's an undeleteable empty frame left over] 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Two 144s, 002 and 005, worked from Keighley KWVR-Worksop today (8 Oct 2020), via the Rotherham-Woodburn Jn freight line past the Magna centre, here disappearing into the undergrowth literally a minute before the RHTT leaf spraying train came the other way: Edited October 8, 2020 by eastwestdivide date 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb56125 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 142089 at Eastleigh Works on 8th October 2020 142018 at Rainford on 28th October 2020. 142058 at Upholland on 28th October 2020 Mark 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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