Atomic Systems

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:36 pm**

Shaun123 wrote:142023/142041 have been repainted in Northern Livery so they won't be going anywhere yet!

Seen one! IMO they suited their old colours better... NT livery doesnt look good on them.

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:38 pm**

I think Pacers are quite nice myself, I grew up with them. I like the rythm of their wheels, and the bouncyness is just hilarious! They sound quite hellfire aswel!

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:43 pm**

daandmda wrote:I think Pacers are quite nice myself, I grew up with them. I like the rythm of their wheels, and the bouncyness is just hilarious! They sound quite hellfire aswel!

I wouldn't say that round here if I were you...

There's a lot of people who have suffered them for years and have a lot of bent up Pacer Rage inside them...

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:37 pm**

AlistairW wrote:
richard222 wrote:I think we should be looking abroad for pacer units for units such as Stadler GTWs and Bombardier Talents

Richard J
Possibly, but do they 'fit' as it were? I don't mean gauge wise I mean could you mentally picture such a design being used in the UK? I can't think of any train design that we have 'pinched' from the Europeans except for the Eurostars of course (feel free to prove me wrong on this one mind!). I doubt the idea will ever take off, although I'm not saying its a bad one! They could well hold the answer to many branch line operations across the country.

395001, by Pacer Replacement are you referring to the CSR Ziyang trains which currently features on your display picture? No order for such trains were ever placed and were merely speculative, I think that idea has quietly died off... (Thank goodness).

All Desiros are "euro-trains" shoehorned into the UK loading gauge.

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:46 pm**

AlistairW wrote:
daandmda wrote:I think Pacers are quite nice myself, I grew up with them. I like the rythm of their wheels, and the bouncyness is just hilarious! They sound quite hellfire aswel!
I wouldn't say that round here if I were you...

There's a lot of people who have suffered them for years and have a lot of bent up Pacer Rage inside them...

They can think what they want but I love Pacers!

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:47 pm**

I'll second that!

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:50 pm**

shaun123 wrote:I'll second that!

That in agreement with me or the post above mine?

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:04 pm**

shaun123 wrote:I'll second that!

Its also nice to see the new Northern Rail liveried Pacer unit aswell, and it shows that there is still some thing left in them if money is being spent on them. Long live the Pacers!

Matt C

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:22 pm**

daandmda wrote:
shaun123 wrote:I'll second that!
That in agreement with me or the post above mine?

Your post!

Posted: **Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:28 pm**

shaun123 wrote:
daandmda wrote:
shaun123 wrote:I'll second that!
That in agreement with me or the post above mine?
Your post!

Ahh well I suppose everyone has their embarrasing thing that they like, you admit to liking Pacers,- I as a devout Midland man admit that I love firing 57XX panniers!.................

But sure this is a bit far fetched

Long live the Pacers!

Regular commuter using them are you?

Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:22 am**

davidaward wrote:
Long live the Pacers!
Regular commuter using them are you?

I usually am, 4 an hour on my local line plus some more on the other. You get used to them...

Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:40 am**

One trip on them ever left me quite willing to kick them in.

Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:20 am**

The Picture I got is the pacer replancement under the number of 395001 where did you get it from

Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:43 am**

395001 wrote:The Picture I got is the pacer replacement under the number of 395001 where did you get it from

The 395 class (Including 395001) is certainly not a pacer replacement. They're High-Speed Hitachi built trains to run on the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link between Kent and St Pancras. They will operate domestic routes on the 3rd rail and join the High Speed Line somewhere in Kent and run at 140mph to the centre of London. Certainly not Pacer replacements.

http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/ma ... age_id=353
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=4177
http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic.php?t=70961

Cheers,
Ali

Posted: **Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:00 pm**

Nice to see some Pacer fans coming forward! I used to dub them 'Smile Trains' because of an inset on the front, to me as a child it looked like a smiling mouth.