No Decorum Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Might be the option for a North American delivery pack too.. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2414862 Well done North America for sorting out the ride problems! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim76 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Any news on this? I noticed it is no longer on the website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 Any news on this? I noticed it is no longer on the website. We are in the early stages of design, so all is well. Charlie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim76 Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Great, had me worried for a minute there Charlie. Cheers, Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 PLEASE REGIONAL RAILWAY LIVERY OF CLASS 142 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanach Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I'm in for Manchester PTE liveried one . Reading this it sounds a popular request! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim76 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I'd definately be interested in a Greater Manchester one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 I'd definately be interested in a Greater Manchester one. I hate orange & brown: I'd definately be interested in a Greater Manchester one. I hate orange & brown: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted September 21, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) I hate orange & brown: I hate orange & brown: I love that livery, as a kid I remember these coming to service, the Hornby model followed shortly after. For some reason, I decided to make concerted efforts to photograph 142002, culmulating in about a dozen or so pictures of it around manchester. And your unit in that picture .. 002 :-) Edited September 21, 2017 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 I love that livery, as a kid I remember these coming to service, the Hornby model followed shortly after. For some reason, I decided to make concerted efforts to photograph 142002, culmulating in about a dozen or so pictures of it around manchester. And your unit in that picture .. 002 :-) I prefer: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm81 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Chocolate (mmmm!) and cream for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted September 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2017 Having endured a 142 out of Leeds yesterday at the back end of peak time, this is how I like them to look. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 My choice for the ones after Northern and Chocolate and Cream would definately include this; Id also be after the standard Regional Railways as per Charlie's photo above. Plus the obvious provincial, but with the yellow twin doors rather than the 4 folding leaf type. Can see me buying a load of these of Charlie once they arrive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) My choice for the ones after Northern and Chocolate and Cream would definately include this; 142017%20Metro%20Centre%20120596g-L.jpg Id also be after the standard Regional Railways as per Charlie's photo above. Plus the obvious provincial, but with the yellow twin doors rather than the 4 folding leaf type. Can see me buying a load of these of Charlie once they arrive. Anyone out there got access to a real 142???????????????? We need the diamensions of the Leyland Bus Route Blind above the drivers windows, all diamensions please!! Edited October 17, 2017 by charliepetty 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendlerail Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 The 1st batch had a different blind panel when build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted October 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2017 I read elsewhere, there’s thoughts to repainting a 142 into a “1980’s heritage livery”. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliepetty Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 The 1st batch had a different blind panel when build. Its not the small blind with glass, its the whole panel above the windows on the front end. Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37038 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Its not the small blind with glass, its the whole panel above the windows on the front end. Charlie If you can get to (near) Fleetwood, then there is a complete 142 cab end that may be available for measuring... http://www.pwrs.org/contact/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Having endured a 142 out of Leeds yesterday at the back end of peak time, this is how I like them to look. blade.png Cheers, Mick So you would rather walk home, because if the 142 wasnt there that would have been the only alternative. They might not be the best (by a long way) but they are being used for far busier services than they were intended to be used on and that isnt the 142s fault! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) So you would rather walk home, because if the 142 wasnt there that would have been the only alternative. They might not be the best (by a long way) but they are being used for far busier services than they were intended to be used on and that isnt the 142s fault! To be pedantic, the alternative would have been to wait for the next train, or the next or the next. 150/156/158 most likely. I agree, they have been a victim of their own success in saving lines that may have been closed and generating extra passengers, but thankfully, the time has come to move on. Cheers, Mick Edited October 19, 2017 by newbryford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) To be pedantic, the alternative would have been to wait for the next train, or the next or the next. 150/156/158 most likely. I agree, they have been a victim of their own success in saving lines that may have been closed and generating extra passengers, but thankfully, the time has come to move on. Cheers, Mick To be really pedantic, if everyone did that when a 142 turned up they would never get home because they wouldnt physically fit on the alternative trains. All the Pacers have punched well above their weight for a lot longer than they were designed to be in use and for that we should be eternally thankful, imagine if we were trying to shift the current passenger numbers without the Pacers and no alternatives? Actually lets not. Edit- The best way (and probably most cost effective) to get rid of the Pacers would be to electrify some lines and use second hand/redundant EMUs but we all know Graylings views on electrification (or any expenditure) outside the M25 dont we! Edited October 19, 2017 by royaloak 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2017 Edit- The best way (and probably most cost effective) to get rid of the Pacers would be to electrify some lines and use second hand/redundant EMUs but we all know Graylings views on electrification (or any expenditure) outside the M25 dont we! Seconhand 319s are already contributing to the demise of 142s............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 How many years will it take till we flock to a heritage line to see and jump on a class 142 and recreate those (rose tinted glasses on) journeys......? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted October 21, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) How many years will it take till we flock to a heritage line to see and jump on a class 142 and recreate those (rose tinted glasses on) journeys......?Withdrawal of class 144s starts September 15th 2018 with full withdrawal by January 5th 2019.Withdrawal of class 142s starts November 10th 2018 with full withdrawal by November 12th 2019 So i’d imagine they will start popping up on preserved lines in 2019. Class 153 withdrawals have already started and should be complete by November 9th 2019. Replacements are 150’s in 3 car formations (with some cars being modified to become permanent 3 car sets), plus 156/158s all cascaded from elsewhere. Edited October 21, 2017 by adb968008 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted October 28, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) Been up in Sheffield, Pacer/Skipper heaven! 142's run the Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly stopping services and 143's do the Cleethorpes and other runs; Lovely trip to Edale and back in a 142 The non-rail enthusiasts in the group were a little surprised to find bench seating! Had to sit along side Hope Sidings whilst a 66 and EWS aggregate wagons reversed in. Sheffield-bound 142 entering Totley Tunnel from Grindleford Station. Edited October 28, 2017 by ruggedpeak 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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