(27 Oct 2023, 7:26 pm)Storx wrote Aye you're right, there nor are Class 156's either really with their single doors at the end which are horrid for dwell times.

But, I'd rather stuff like 170s or 185s were eventually cascaded on to the Durham Coast Line or Tyne Valley Line, than binned off completely.

Still prefer a 158 over both of them like.
Always had a soft-spot for them.