(01 Aug 2015, 7:48 pm)northern156 wrote
One of the main reasons there's so many on the services (especially on Saturdays/ School Holidays) is because they're an enthusiast magnet - ie people who wouldn't necessarily travel on them regularly.
One of the main reasons the DfT wanted them in (apart from the stock cascades) was for the Sellafield workers; the sets cope fine with the amount of people who get on (2C41 northbound, 2C34 southbound).
Additionally the number of times you see a one-car 153 working a Carlisle - Barrow (and beyond) is minimal now. Mostly 156 as a minimum with one working a 142.
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I have 0646 Maryport-Barrow, 0920 Barrow-Carlisle, 1208 Carlisle-Barrow as a single 153. It joins up with a 156 for 1643 Barrow-Carlisle before running 2037 Carlisle-Whitehaven, 2151 Whitehaven-Workington on its own
142 diagram is 0519 Preston-Barrow, 0803 Barrow-Sellafield, 0903 Sellafield-Barrow, 1010 Barrow-Carlisle, 1252 Carlisle-Lancaster then onto Morecambe shuttles for the rest of the evening