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Title: End of Pacers In Sight Post by: trainer on December 03, 2014, 22:50:04 The Chancellor has made an announcement about rolling stock in the North. It appears to mark the end of the Pacers in that part of the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30311722 An extract from the BBC report: Quote It means the Northern Rail and Trans-Pennine Express routes will see the current "pacer" trains replaced with new and modern vehicles. Mr Osborne said in his Autumn Statement announcement that the current rolling stock was "ancient and unpopular". Title: Re: End of Pacers In Sight Post by: chuffed on December 04, 2014, 08:26:20 I cannot help noticing the number of your post ! Yep, those old pacer trains are a devil, especially when driven by Old Beezlebub !
Title: Re: End of Pacers In Sight Post by: trainer on December 04, 2014, 09:00:34 I cannot help noticing the number of your post ! Yep, those old pacer trains are a devil, especially when driven by Old Beezlebub ! Sadly your post is out of date already! :D (For those reading this in 2020 my post was my 666th) Title: Re: End of Pacers In Sight Post by: Rhydgaled on December 04, 2014, 09:14:25 No details? It says "new and modern vehicles" but I wonder if they really mean that they have approved/funded the London Underground stock convertion. And did they say ALL Pacers or could it just mean the end of the 142s, which was expected anyway?
Title: Re: End of Pacers In Sight Post by: eightf48544 on December 04, 2014, 09:50:30 Headline in December Modern Railways
Poterbrook to Create Pacer Demonstration ^800,000 on refurbished 144 to show possible life extension ::) ??? This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |