surfsup Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 23 hours ago, charliepetty said: There is nothing to stop EFE Rail doing one and using the same chassis, I only hope the use the same approach as on the 143/144. As I thought the whole thing was ill thought out and rushed, please also note that, this is why Rapido and ourselves are not using Maytex in China as so far EFE products have not exactly been 'world beaters' Not long for the skip!! Sorry Charlie, I don't think that's one of EFEs - It's far too clean for a start and doesn't look like it's covered in effluent! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted March 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 11/03/2023 at 20:32, charliepetty said: There is nothing to stop EFE Rail doing one and using the same chassis, I only hope the use the same approach as on the 143/144. As I thought the whole thing was ill thought out and rushed, please also note that, this is why Rapido and ourselves are not using Maytex in China as so far EFE products have not exactly been 'world beaters' Not long for the skip!! I'd buy one of those (the one on the left I mean) 😈 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborus Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 11/03/2023 at 20:32, charliepetty said: There is nothing to stop EFE Rail doing one and using the same chassis, I only hope the use the same approach as on the 143/144. As I thought the whole thing was ill thought out and rushed, please also note that, this is why Rapido and ourselves are not using Maytex in China as so far EFE products have not exactly been 'world beaters' Not long for the skip!! How long for the 142? Are we looking at this year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Ouroborus said: How long for the 142? Are we looking at this year? A bit of urgency might make sense, given the shenanigans going on. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 18/03/2023 at 18:29, Ouroborus said: How long for the 142? Are we looking at this year? Thats the plan. Charlie 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiftyfour fiftyfour Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Another three months of silence, how long until we hear the squeal of wheel flanges... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 We are working on this with all the livery drawings arriving, please bear in mind our Class 156 (now arrived) was 9 months later than planned, so please bear with us. The Secons running sample is awaited, but again delayed for some reason !!!! Charlie (Its a little frustrating but thats where we are today) 5 1 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Glad my new 156’s have arrived and now gives me time to save back up for 142’s and 144’s! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 18, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) Just when you thought it was safe to reenter the railway… The bounce and squeal is back… just close your eyes and imagine its Wigan Wallgate (Not mine)… fyi… it was 1130 days between August 11th 1968 for the fifteen guinea special, and September 15th 1971 and 6000 King George V’s test run to Newport. Its 780 days between May 29th 2021 and TFW retiring 143601/143609 and 142003s run to Crewe. but for Northern its 960 days since November 27th 2020 and todays run. For many of us its 1212 days since Boris ordered lockdown and was last time many got to ride a pacer. The clocks now running on the first railtour.. Edited July 18, 2023 by adb968008 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmtree-line Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Charlie. Given you are now looking at the next batch of liveries for the successful 156, can one assume that the decorated sample/s of the 142 are due shortly, with production shortly after? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb4141 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Hi Charlie, What is the current state of play with the 142’s? Have a few on order, so wondering when I’m likely to get my mitts on them? Nick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb4141 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 On 18/09/2023 at 15:33, nickb4141 said: Hi Charlie, What is the current state of play with the 142’s? Have a few on order, so wondering when I’m likely to get my mitts on them? Nick Hi Charlie, Any news on this? Are they still going ahead? Nick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 08/10/2023 at 09:05, nickb4141 said: Hi Charlie, Any news on this? Are they still going ahead? Nick Awaiting a production slot, the factories currently are ver bust with the UK market place, worth waiting for though. Other manufacturers have the same issues too!!! Charlie 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Scottish-Exile Posted October 9, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2023 Order placed for the two Arriva Trains Wales 142's. Hoping their will be a DCC Sound option to upgrade to nearer the time of release? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted November 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) No 142 on display today at Warley. No eta, or timescale available when asked. Edited November 25, 2023 by adb968008 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmtree-line Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 One assumes that since EFE Rail are currently flooding the market with Class 143 and 144 Pacers that the Realtrack 142 is being held, to let the market calm down a bit. in 2016 the project was announced, in 2021the first CAD was said to have been completed, in March 2022 revised CAD was said to have been completed, October 2022 we saw the first EPs, As yet we have not seen any finalised EP's, nor any Deco samples. Maybe Charlie could let us know if its deco samples being waited on now? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 Yes its taking longer, far longer than we were promised, the Deco samples were expected ages ago, but we believe these are being done currenty. When we know, so will you. Charlie. 9 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroborus Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 email received 29/12 : "Order Status: Canceled Reversal" Is it not going ahead? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb4141 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Just checked my preorder for five 142’s and thankfully the order is not cancelled (at least not at the moment!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted January 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3 If you read the Accurascale and Cavalex threads then they are experiencing similar delays but the models always turn up in the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3 (edited) On 29/11/2023 at 22:09, charliepetty said: When we know, so will you. Charlie. I took that picture 12 13 years ago today. Now where's that one of Arran an Charlie after they locked themselves inside a single car of a 142.....? Edited January 3 by newbryford 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, newbryford said: I took that picture 12 13 years ago today. Now where's that one of Arran an Charlie after they locked themselves inside a single car of a 142.....? upon type testing for 333 EMU on nights on the Aire valley triangle train was full of test engineers from Germany all looking into there laptops and monitoring equipment doing brake test parameters I was the test coordinator for the ToC during a brief layover at likely for a brew i convinced the siemens lads we needed to do a crush test simulation in toilet cubical and one by one fitted ten germen engineers in to toilet the train leasing manager and chief siemens chap where in hysterics !! if only i had filmed it so two train spotters locked in a 142 or 10 germens locked in a train toilet will all end up page 4 of the Sun 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post charliepetty Posted January 13 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 13 Some Progress !!! 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dicky L Posted January 13 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13 Good to see Charlie, I am sure this model will be well worth the wait. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Need the samples to check over first !! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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