eastwestdivide Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Welly said: ...By the way, if anyone wants a picture of Pacers on the Sheffield - Lincoln line, I think they only work this route on Sundays at the moment. Yes, the Lincoln trains in the week are now worked through from Leeds via Barnsley semi-fast as 158s normally. The plan is for the Leeds-Lincoln to miss out the smaller stations between Sheffield and Worksop, with an additional stopping train every hour between Sheffield and Retford or possibly Gainsborough. Possibly from this May? Edited February 23, 2019 by eastwestdivide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 A bit cruel making the Welsh Pacers carry big adverts announcing their demise: I was quite amused recently when a couple of passengers were looking at a "road map" (as they called it) for the TFW franchise. "Pacers replaced in 2019," one read out, followed by "What's a Pacer?" They were on one at the time. They haven't been used as a political football in these parts so I think have a somewhat lower profile than in other parts of the UK. 3 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted February 25, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2019 Facing an uncertain future, 144018 basks in the the spring sunshine in the siding between Platforms 6 and 7 at Doncaster station on 24.02.19: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 On 20/02/2019 at 19:19, 62613 said: It looks like using one particular set, or two coupled together, to fulfil two or three services. That. Concatenating unit diagrams to reduce dead time. See also Huddersfield - Lincoln and Leeds- Hull via Harrogate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhOh Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) ? Edited March 23, 2021 by OhOh 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Daisy Hill Station. 26-2-'19. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2019 Well, I’m travelling back from York to Hull on the 16.48 departure. It’s formed of 155345 and 142018. You can guess which unit I’m enjoying the return journey in. Best regards, Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted March 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2019 Today (01/03/2019) 142042 forming 2C74 Hull - Sheffield at Gilberdyke. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 57 minutes ago, Market65 said: Well, I’m travelling back from York to Hull on the 16.48 departure. It’s formed of 155345 and 142018. You can guess which unit I’m enjoying the return journey in. Best regards, Rob. Good use of "enjoy" as a relative term there. Some of those 155/153s are a bit stinky and noisy I find. Meanwhile, here, a Welsh one in Yorkshire on its way from Doncaster Works back home 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hals1967 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Here are some at Hessle on 12th Feb 2019. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted March 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2019 Here is Northern 144002 working 2W17 arriving at Brighouse earlier today. A short journey for which I feel that a Pacer is ideally suited - Leeds to Huddersfield via Bradford Interchange. And by way of a treat for those not living in a part of the country where a Pacer is likely to turn up - here's a video of 144002; 144002 working 2W17 departing Brighouse on 1st March 2019. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Not being near to the land of nod(ing donkeys!), here's a few pictures of the ones I've seen on my travels around the country. All are of the Northern flavour. I've not as yet sampled a ride on one, something to do this year before they start to disapear. 142086 brings up the rear of a service at Hatfield & Stainforth, didn't get the other unit number - 09.10.2013 Passing a 225 set in clinging onto GNER colours, 142087 leaves Doncaster - 08.08.2011 142095 departs Crowle with a service bound for Worksop - 19.04.2014 Passing near to Nethertown, in Cumbria, 142096 is seen with a Barrow service - 07.07.2010 Seen hustling through Burton Salmon is 144004 - 09.10.2013 6 months later, 144004 is seen again arriving at Doncaster with a working to Scunthorpe - 18.04.2014 In the dying late Autumn light, 144011 calls at Althorpe - 08.10.2013 Seen the very next day, 144011 slows for the stop at Hatfield & Stainforth - 09.10.2013 Andy. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted March 2, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Sorry, can't manage this year - I've not been to Wales or Northern routes yet - but here's two slightly earlier images from 23rd March 2013; interior of a Class 143 on the Cardiff to Fishguard service (coupled to a 150 which continued alone beyond Carmarthen) and 143616 entering Whitland from Pembroke Dock: Edited March 2, 2019 by Northmoor Missing text 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted March 2, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2019 10 hours ago, SWT442 said: Not being near to the land of nod(ing donkeys!), here's a few pictures of the ones I've seen on my travels around the country. All are of the Northern flavour. I've not as yet sampled a ride on one, something to do this year before they start to disapear. 142086 brings up the rear of a service at Hatfield & Stainforth, didn't get the other unit number - 09.10.2013 Seen the very next day, 144011 slows for the stop at Hatfield & Stainforth - 09.10.2013 Andy. In addition to showing Northern Rail's Pacers (as they were the operating TOC at the time), these two photos also show something else that has now passed into history - Hatfield Main Colliery and the rail linked coal loading point. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) taken at Oakenshaw junction almost a year ago, it was on a driver training course. only 1 of 2 times ive seen anything on that curve Edited March 2, 2019 by sir douglas 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 A couple from the early '90's at a guess. Seen at night at Wigan N.W. and Warrington B.Q. in heavy rain. I never wasted valuable film on these, i just used the last of a roll up on 'em. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, Owd Bob said: A couple from the early '90's at a guess. Seen at night at Wigan N.W. and Warrington B.Q. in heavy rain. I never wasted valuable film on these, i just used the last of a roll up on 'em. Makes me wonder just how many of what we think are the most interesting photos for showing the most ordinary that's now gone were taken for the same reason. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Reorte said: Makes me wonder just how many of what we think are the most interesting photos for showing the most ordinary that's now gone were taken for the same reason. Yes, and sometimes it's frustrating when in an old photo there's "too much train, not enough railway". 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, eastwestdivide said: Yes, and sometimes it's frustrating when in an old photo there's "too much train, not enough railway". All those locations with interesting details for modelling that never had that many trains, and the photographers still managed to get the timing wrong! Even when you want the trains they always seem to have the loco blocking interesting stock detail... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I always take my camera out and about when its Snowed, not just to take pics' of trains. A couple of 142's were seen whilst passing my nearest Station at Daisy Hill, Westhoughton, Lancs' sometime in the 1990's. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 01/03/2019 at 17:23, Market65 said: Well, I’m travelling back from York to Hull on the 16.48 departure. It’s formed of 155345 and 142018. You can guess which unit I’m enjoying the return journey in. Best regards, Rob. Go on......give us a clue? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Market65 Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 It was the Spr.................I’m saying no more. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 Living in Atherton I have become more than familiar with Pacers these many years. Here's a few snaps that I took on a day out last August: 142053 resting in the bay at Wigan North Western. One of the batch with larger, centrally-placed destination indicator. 142030 had the head of a 'lash-up' of its fellows at Lime Street 142031 in the bay at Chester General under that odd disconnected piece of overall roof. Probably be heading for Piccadilly via the Cheshire Lines. And finally 142037 is about to depart having deposited me back at a verdant Atherton station at the end of a grand day out. Apart, that is, from the seventy five minute wait at Bidston due to the cancellation of a Wrexham service which caused me to cancel the Wrexham - Shrewsbury and return leg of the day. Apart from the Pacers I also photographed the following classes on the day: 150/2, 390, 319, 185, 350, 158, 507, 175, 221 and 66. A varied collection. David 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, DavidLong said: One of the batch with larger, centrally-placed destination indicator I think those large, sort of faint dot matrix-style indicators are on those fitted with the horrible 3+2 Merseyrail "sit up and beg" seats 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owd Bob Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Great to see the Atherton line so busy again David even if it is just DMU's and an occasional 66. Just wondering what will replace the 142's on this line? Seeing as how the platforms at a few stations are being lengthened, a few of the old HST sets would be great around here. Hard to think that this route was nearly closed in the '80's. Shame that Daisy Hill and Atherton have'nt got any wheelchair or pushchair access yet despite local campaigns to get them put in. Hag fold has a ramp but who'd leave a car parked around that estate all day Wigan Wallgate. Early '90's. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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