Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:07 pm
How long before one of them works a Penzance - Paddington then...enotayokel wrote:Rumour now that FGW are taking on 142s!
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:15 pm
'cos we got there firstMoonKid47 wrote:They need them for extra capacity, and good since Northern are getting rid of them for 158s.enotayokel wrote:Rumour now that FGW are taking on 142s!
Why didnt FGW order those 158s instead though......
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:26 pm
I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't do to with a Leasco trying to shift the 142s so reducing the lease costs massively.
AIUI Porterbrook have been doing good deals on the ex-TPX 158s - hence SWT and FGW have swapped/are swapping Angel 158s for Porterbrook.
Angel have now cottoned on and are discounting their stored 158s which Northern are taking on.
A similar situation is renewing our house insurance. To renew cost £300. As a 'new' customer - the exact same cover from the exact same company was £150
This is why there is currently a massive game of Pass-the-Sprinter going on
AIUI Porterbrook have been doing good deals on the ex-TPX 158s - hence SWT and FGW have swapped/are swapping Angel 158s for Porterbrook.
Angel have now cottoned on and are discounting their stored 158s which Northern are taking on.
A similar situation is renewing our house insurance. To renew cost £300. As a 'new' customer - the exact same cover from the exact same company was £150
This is why there is currently a massive game of Pass-the-Sprinter going on
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:16 pm
They sent a 153 once, so anything's possible...Thrashin wrote:How long before one of them works a Penzance - Paddington then...enotayokel wrote:Rumour now that FGW are taking on 142s!
Which end is the restaurant car?
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:21 pm
This is a Pacer, not a Pendoarabiandisco wrote:They sent a 153 once, so anything's possible...Thrashin wrote:How long before one of them works a Penzance - Paddington then...enotayokel wrote:Rumour now that FGW are taking on 142s!
Which end is the restaurant car?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:16 pm
They've had Pacers on the Old Shrewsbury - Wakefiled West Gate's before now.
good old Jolly that is:
Shrewsbury > Wrexham > Chester > Frodsham > Warrington > Earlestown > Manchester Victoria > Wakefield.
All stations
good old Jolly that is:
Shrewsbury > Wrexham > Chester > Frodsham > Warrington > Earlestown > Manchester Victoria > Wakefield.
All stations
Re: Pacer Replacement
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:00 pm
Pacers are fantastic little trains. They're not like all them German pieces of rubbish you get. They're British made using British materials in Britain. I think the 143's and 144's accelerate faster than the the 142's, I don't know why, maybe because they have a lighter chassis or are mid-engined or something but you'll have to see Jeremy Clarkson on that one. Also, sprinters and other trains, when you hear them go past and infact when you're on them, the clickety-clack sound of the wheels is boring and pathetic. Pacers have a better clickety-clack noise and they are really bouncy because of the 4 wheel per car set up. And the engines sound fantastic aswell at full throttle. And they've got huge windows, tonnes bigger than 156's, etc. etc
Re: Pacer Replacement
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:13 pm
well not actually the 142's are the worst trains ive been on and ive done the oldham loop on one and approached liverpool lime street on one and to be honest i prefer the 141's to all pacers