(27 Feb 2016, 11:59 am)DanPicken wrote 142084 is about to do the 12:01 from Metrocentre to Morpeth.
Not rare...
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(03 Mar 2016, 7:39 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Or if you want to travel a bit further and ride 158794 which cant be beat.
No pacers for me.
(03 Mar 2016, 7:47 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Ill only do that if grandad can spare a day as me and friend only do the north east. Weve planned a few days for the coast n castles
(03 Mar 2016, 7:53 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Its a a good day out I recommend it, Just try to avoid 144s because they are terrible. 142,150s,153s,155s,158s,321/9s,322s,333s and more.I think I'd like to do a day on Northern Rail or something similar, just as something different to do, Lee's trip the other day sounded quite intresting.
Coast and Castles will be good enjoy your trip
(03 Mar 2016, 7:59 pm)Jimmi wrote I think I'd like to do a day on Northern Rail or something similar, just as something different to do, Lee's trip the other day sounded quite intresting.
Been sampling a few 142's between Aycliffe and Darlington within the last few weeks, yesterday I got 142079 which wasn't the best but it wasn't too bad.
(04 Mar 2016, 9:52 pm)northern156 wrote My ears are burning.
142025 is my all-time favourite 142.
The ex-First Great Western batch (of which 142067 is a member) aren't too bad mechanically but the 3+2 bench seating is horrible; the same could be said for the ex Merseyrail units too (although some are furnished with half-working PIS which displays the destination of the train only [sometimes]). That batch are horrible both inside and out in my opinion!
Once suffered 142053 working with one engine from Sheffield to Manchester via the Hope Valley. The route isn't the most exciting but having various drunks on the train (midday on a Thursday) and crawling pretty much everywhere (never got above 50mph) didn't add to that at all...!
(04 Mar 2016, 9:52 pm)northern156 wrote My ears are burning.
142025 is my all-time favourite 142.
The ex-First Great Western batch (of which 142067 is a member) aren't too bad mechanically but the 3+2 bench seating is horrible; the same could be said for the ex Merseyrail units too (although some are furnished with half-working PIS which displays the destination of the train only [sometimes]). That batch are horrible both inside and out in my opinion!
Once suffered 142053 working with one engine from Sheffield to Manchester via the Hope Valley. The route isn't the most exciting but having various drunks on the train (midday on a Thursday) and crawling pretty much everywhere (never got above 50mph) didn't add to that at all...!
(14 Mar 2016, 10:23 pm)northern156 wrote Can't be many as most are ex-ATN. Bench seated ones are typically Newton Heath units or ones that transferred from First Great Western
(15 Mar 2016, 6:19 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com wrote Is 142023 bench seated
(15 Mar 2016, 6:41 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote Nope, Has High backed ATN Seating
(17 Mar 2016, 1:26 am)Bus_User wrote 142023 is a bus seat pacer although i don't think its an ex FGW as it does not have the bright pink poles unlike some others do.
Regarding the question how many pacers are bus seated in the North East then from my observations it does seem to be the main ones are 142023, 142027, 142029, 142064, 142067, 142068 and 142070 so in actual fact, they are quite rare up here unless electrification has made the allocations more loose these days, I mean there has probably been times where a Newton heath pacer has been allocated to North East diagrams and I have also noted more ex FNW 156's have been allocated in the North East than in the past.
(17 Mar 2016, 1:26 am)Bus_User wrote 142023 is a bus seat pacer although i don't think its an ex FGW as it does not have the bright pink poles unlike some others do.
Regarding the question how many pacers are bus seated in the North East then from my observations it does seem to be the main ones are 142023, 142027, 142029, 142064, 142067, 142068 and 142070 so in actual fact, they are quite rare up here unless electrification has made the allocations more loose these days, I mean there has probably been times where a Newton heath pacer has been allocated to North East diagrams and I have also noted more ex FNW 156's have been allocated in the North East than in the past.
(17 Mar 2016, 4:47 pm)Andreos1 wrote There definitely seems to have been an increase in 156's appearing.
There is usually at least one on the Saltburn line in addition to anything up to Northumberland or along the Tyne Valley.
I had whichever one is in the Settle Line livery at the weekend for the first time in a few years.
A point to note, is that it hasn'the had any of the modifications others have with regard to NSA's or its front blind.