(27 Oct 2023, 9:09 pm)Andreos1 wrote 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.

Aye good trains the Class 158's to be fair. Good little work horse.

Can't see the Class 185's going anywhere bar the scrap yard personally. Greedy trains those as an understatement. The Class 175's seem to be struggling to find a home aswell, never been on them but from a passenger point of view they always seem decent enough trains - aware of the big problems with their bigger brothers the Class 180's though.

Hopefully we can get some new trains for once for up here though, I'll count some chickens though, mind there has been talk of Hydrogen trains in Teesside on and off.