PACER NEWS

[spartacus]

If was a case of pacers or closures for most of us in then North. No money for anything new, which is northing new.

[andylloyd]

To be honest,
i'd love to see the 142's withdrawn from the NE aswell.
Am getting sick of them on the Tyne Valley line. The 156's are ok and so are the 158's.
PLease get shot of them all

Cheers

Andy

[JohnBuzz]

I smashed MY RIBS on the bus seats of a pacer on the way home from the dartmoor railway

[jackandyclare1]

There's othing wrong with pacers, yes they're really bouncy, but that gives them character. And incase there are people looking at this forum saying "Why are pacers bouncy, I thought they all had bogey-wheels" Go to a station where pacers go through, just look at the wheels, you'll understand. But if anyone has ever been between Manchester Victoria and Salford Central on a pacer, you should do it, it's really bouncy there. It should be branded as one of lifes great adventures, one of the 50 things to do before you die. etc. etc

[arch4497]

And incase there are people looking at this forum saying "Why are pacers bouncy, I thought they all had bogey-wheels"

No, I was looking at this and saying "Why are you re-opening so many old threads on Pacers?"

[RichyV]

And incase there are people looking at this forum saying "Why are pacers bouncy, I thought they all had bogey-wheels"

No, I was looking at this and saying "Why are you re-opening so many old threads on Pacers?"

ROFL

[GlennMitchell]

I love 'em!!! Pacer on Sheffield-Leeds fast between meadowhall and Barnsley - BOING BOING BOING BOING. Why pay £30 to go to Thorpe Park or Alton Towers??

Glenn

[AlistairW]

They were sent up North because they broke everything down South.

It was a major humilation for BR that they had to bring 40 year old units out of store to replace them and not something I'm sure they did lightly.

As Allypally said they were sent North as having only 2 axels created excessive wear on the bendy track. (Sorry couldn't think of a better word for bendy.)

Cheers,
Ali

[ianmacmillan]

But they were only sent to the north of England.


Pacers are banned in Scotland.

He he

[bgstrowger]

As Allypally said they were sent North as having only 2 axels created excessive wear on the bendy track. (Sorry couldn't think of a better word for bendy.)

Cheers,
Ali

Curvy? Voluptuous?

[arabiandisco]

As Allypally said they were sent North as having only 2 axels created excessive wear on the bendy track. (Sorry couldn't think of a better word for bendy.)

Cheers,
Ali

Curvy? Voluptuous?

Big Boned? Track with a slow metabolism?

[daveannjon]

But they were only sent to the north of England.


Pacers are banned in Scotland.

He he

What's the nearest they to get to London?

DaveW

[allypally]

Swindon I think.

[spartacus]

But they were only sent to the north of England.


Pacers are banned in Scotland.

He he

Not entirely true. They've been up to Glasgow and Kilmarnock quite a lot for work to be done on them, originally all via Dumfries, but while the Gretna - Annan work was done they were cleared via Carstairs!

[TRAINPLANNER]

But they were only sent to the north of England.


Pacers are banned in Scotland.

He he

Not entirely true. They've been up to Glasgow and Kilmarnock quite a lot for work to be done on them, originally all via Dumfries, but while the Gretna - Annan work was done they were cleared via Carstairs!

As Spartacus said 142 units are not totally banned is Scotland as there is one heading for Glasgow now.