Pace Yourself - photos of the final(?) Pacer countdown

[eastwestdivide]

9 minutes ago, vulcan product fan said:

144013 at a cold Doncaster today

Over on the right - has that 319/769 been split apart again? I thought I saw it formed up as a whole unit last week.

Edited November 6, 2019 by eastwestdivide
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[vulcan product fan]

hi yes part of it was in the building on wabtec that you can see inside from platform 8.

[adb968008]

I wonder if pacer demise is of interest to bus preservationists ?

 

those original seats (at least the pairs if not the triples) might be of use.

Are there other parts that are common Leyland sizes ? - Doors, Windows etc ?

[woodenhead]

Trip out today - Flixton-Oxford Rd-Lancaster and back.

 

I've seen the following classes:

• 150
• 195
• 319
• 323 (on Chat Moss services)
• 331
• 390

But no 142s.

 

These 195s are a bit rough on the WCML - I was having trouble getting my mouse to click on an agree icon for another thread.

[Owd Bob]

The Wigan area is still a good place to see the pacers, and now it's finally stopped raining i'll get the speed boat out and go see if i can find a few this aft'.....that's if the line has been re-opened at Atherton.

[adb968008]

4 hours ago, Owd Bob said:

The Wigan area is still a good place to see the pacers, and now it's finally stopped raining i'll get the speed boat out and go see if i can find a few this aft'.....that's if the line has been re-opened at Atherton.

No truth to the rumour that due to flooding in the Atherton area, pacers have been seen diverted nodding and floating down the Ship canal to Manchester then ? Boat owners complaining that due to the bouncing excessive waves are being created along the bank sides... but theres a queue of pacers at Castlefield locks stuck in the one platform bottle nevk that exists there since roman times.

Edited November 8, 2019 by adb968008

[KeithMacdonald]

23 minutes ago, adb968008 said:

No truth to the rumour that due to flooding in the Atherton area, pacers have been seen diverted nodding and floating down the Ship canal to Manchester then ? Boat owners complaining that due to the bouncing excessive waves are being created along the bank sides... but theres a queue of pacers at Castlefield locks stuck in the one platform bottle nevk that exists there since roman times.

 

Eeee - you get all the luck, round our way it's just bicycles and supermarket trolleys.

[25901]

Well as I’ve broken my thumb (god knows how) and sick note is in I think a bit of 142 hunting might now take place. Beats watching Last Of The Summer Wine or Loose Women, then again you can watch plenty Loose Women on a Friday night at Leeds station. 

[eastwestdivide]

1 hour ago, KeithMacdonald said:

Eeee - you get all the luck, round our way it's just bicycles and supermarket trolleys

Eeeh, you get all the luck, round here they fish them out with super strong magnets and then weigh them in at the scrappie. What's the Pacer/shopping trolley exchange rate these days?

 

43 minutes ago, 25901 said:

bit of 142 hunting might now take place. Beats watching Last Of The Summer Wine

Mostly 144s in Last of the Summer Wine country I think (Penistone line), and last time I looked (Wednesday), pacers covered 3 out of 4 of the possible pacer services I saw going through Rotherham (the other was a pair of 153s).

However, right at the moment Rotherham's flooded out, along with other spots in the area. At some point today, Doncaster-Scunthorpe services were running via Adwick and the freight line via Thorpe Marsh, as Kirk Sandall was flooded. Those are probably pacers too. Happy hunting.

[60091]

Gone from the Newcastle area ? 

Although I haven't spent hours watching, not seen a Pacer on the Tyne Valley Line since mid October. Was also at Newcastle Central twice today... none to be seen ! 

 

[Northmoor]

There must still be plenty bouncing up and down the South Wales Valleys......

[sir douglas]

on odd working seen today on a Wakefield to Knottingley. x2 2 car pacers together instead of the usual pacer & sprinter pairing. and at the same time passing the other way was a sprinter pairing

[KeithMacdonald]

1 hour ago, Northmoor said:

There must still be plenty bouncing up and down the South Wales Valleys......

 

It's surprising what did bounce up the valleys, but some didn't bounce down again.

 

No I'm not talking about buxom Welsh lasses.

 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/elan-valleys-role-famous-dambusters-14886247

 

[Owd Bob]

I never did get to go out for a swim yesterday, as the local lines were deffo shut, but Wigan is the place to be to see the 142's, loose women and plenty of 'Compo' look-a-likes, and all on Wallgate.

[Northmoor]

11 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said:

 

It's surprising what did bounce up the valleys, but some didn't bounce down again.

 

No I'm not talking about buxom Welsh lasses.

 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/elan-valleys-role-famous-dambusters-14886247

 

Indeed, Wales played quite a role in Barnes Wallis's work.  Maenclochog tunnel in Pembrokeshire was targeted by dummy bouncing bombs, I think one bounced right through (it's not a long tunnel).

[ColinK]

You’ll find some South Wales pacers in this video I made recently.

 

https://vimeo.com/371346365
 

[KeithMacdonald]

Poor old Pacer.

 

The wheels have fallen off and nobody wanted it.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R867-Class-142-pacer-Provincial-Services-Single-car-body-seating-only-/113942810962?hash=item1a87855152%3Ag%3A7rEAAOSwGiFcvc7c&autorefresh=true&nma=true&si=B3cnquTW1OJrUsfxDvHdIFVG%2F6M%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[Rowsley17D]

Took the 0935 from Bentham to Lancaster this morning which was running 10 mins late and was freezing inside. Seen here arriving at Bentham

 

 

A few from arrival at Lancaster forming the 1016 to Morecombe.

 

 

[boxbrownie]

Both drivers OK thankfully........but it does include a Pacer soldiering on.......

[Owd Bob]

Just over an hour spent on 15-11-'19. on Wigan Wallgate between 1.15pm and 2.25pm and six 142 units were seen including 142 001. Others being..... 057, 031,048, 039, 056.

 

 

[Owd Bob]

A few more from yesterday on Wallgate.

 

[Market65]

I’ve had a good day out today going to the model railway exhibition in Wakefield, and went by rail round by Leeds from Hull. At Leeds various 142’s and 144’s were seen, and I took several photo’s of them.

Here’s 144020 on a service to Knottingley at 13.58:

 

142029 was in the adjacent platform after working in as the 144 departed.

 

And at 17.44, at platform 11b, was 144007. 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

 

 

 

 

[DRS Crewe On A Mission]

37 minutes ago, Market65 said:

I’ve had a good day out today going to the model railway exhibition in Wakefield, and went by rail round by Leeds from Hull. At Leeds various 142’s and 144’s were seen, and I took several photo’s of them.

Here’s 144020 on a service to Knottingley at 13.58:

 

142029 was in the adjacent platform after working in as the 144 departed.

 

And at 17.44, at platform 11b, was 144007. 

 

Best regards,

 

 Rob.

 

 

 

 

 

Excellent photos. I regularly pass through Leeds but don't really ever have the time for photos. 

 

I read last night on Twitter that apparently 16 or 17 Northern 142s have now been removed from traffic. No numbers were listed or any locations but that would seem appropriate considering that more 195s and 331s have entered service in the past few weeks. According to said Twitter post it's 16 or 17 removed from traffic currently due to not knowing if the 142 reinstated a few weeks ago has returned to store or not. 

[newbryford]

Freightliner and GBRf have already been contracted to move 142s for scrap.

Some to Sims Metals and possibly some to Eastleigh Works - for possible "further use" if platform end wibble is to be believed - RHTT conversion.

 

 

[DRS Crewe On A Mission]

29 minutes ago, newbryford said:

Freightliner and GBRf have already been contracted to move 142s for scrap.

Some to Sims Metals and possibly some to Eastleigh Works - for possible "further use" if platform end wibble is to be believed - RHTT conversion.

 

 

 

Thanks for that info Mick. I don't suppose you know when the first is due to go for disposal and where from etc? RHTT conversion sounds very interesting.