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« Reply #30 on: January 14, 2008, 19:42:26 »
Quote from: smokey on January 14, 2008, 16:43:05
Quote from: qprrule on January 13, 2008, 21:29:47
Quote from: dewarw on January 13, 2008, 19:15:32
Quote from: devon_metro on January 13, 2008, 18:42:27
Shame really. Its possible to get a 159 to Paignton, instead the number of trains will be reduced and I will have to sit on a pacer!

Or probably stand!

I doubt FGW▸ (First Great Western)/Dft/XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) will increase the number of services to compensate.
They did when ATW▸ (Arriva Trains Wales (former Train Operating Company)) stopped train services down here and this will be a similar service level cut.

It was WESSEX that kept the trains running that ATW withdrew.
But ATW transferred two units to Wessex to run them, can't see SWT▸ (South West Trains) doing that some how!
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« Reply #31 on: January 14, 2008, 19:46:39 »
Will be interesting as the 1751 ish from Exeter St Davids, fairly peak hour all stopper, will need replacing and FGW▸ (First Great Western) don't have that many 142s spare with half of them tucked away in Exeter TMD▸ (Traction Maintenance Depot) broken!
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« Reply #32 on: January 14, 2008, 20:20:26 »
Quote from: smokey on January 14, 2008, 16:43:05
Quote from: qprrule on January 13, 2008, 21:29:47
Quote from: dewarw on January 13, 2008, 19:15:32
Quote from: devon_metro on January 13, 2008, 18:42:27
Shame really. Its possible to get a 159 to Paignton, instead the number of trains will be reduced and I will have to sit on a pacer!

Or probably stand!

I doubt FGW▸ (First Great Western)/Dft/XC▸ (Cross Country Trains (franchise)) will increase the number of services to compensate.
They did when ATW▸ (Arriva Trains Wales (former Train Operating Company)) stopped train services down here and this will be a similar service level cut.

It was WESSEX that kept the trains running that ATW withdrew.
Yeh with extra stock from ATW which the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) sorted out.
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« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2008, 11:23:59 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 14, 2008, 19:46:39
Will be interesting as the 1751 ish from Exeter St Davids, fairly peak hour all stopper, will need replacing and FGW▸ (First Great Western) don't have that many 142s spare with half of them tucked away in Exeter TMD▸ (Traction Maintenance Depot) broken!

Do we have an exact number regarding how many Class 142 units are out of action?
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« Reply #34 on: January 15, 2008, 17:39:04 »
No idea but in the middle of the day there were about 5 doing nothing in the yard!
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« Reply #35 on: January 15, 2008, 17:40:51 »
There is 1 that is gutted for spares and 1 thats dead I think.
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« Reply #36 on: January 15, 2008, 17:50:46 »
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There is 1 that is gutted for spares and 1 thats dead I think.

Yes - 001 is dead and hence was canibalised for spares.
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« Reply #37 on: January 15, 2008, 18:23:49 »
Not dead enought to get to Exeter in the first place though?
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« Reply #38 on: January 15, 2008, 18:30:21 »
Quote from: John R on January 15, 2008, 18:23:49
Not dead enought to get to Exeter in the first place though?

It got used for spares to keep the others running.
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« Reply #39 on: January 15, 2008, 18:31:44 »
Quote from: John R on January 15, 2008, 18:23:49
Not dead enought to get to Exeter in the first place though?

It required an engine drop and it was considered not worth it so as Jim said, got used for spares.
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« Reply #40 on: January 15, 2008, 18:44:58 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 14, 2008, 19:46:39
FGW▸ (First Great Western) don't have that many 142s spare with half of them tucked away in Exeter TMD▸ (Traction Maintenance Depot) broken!

And the other half running services - broken!

Surely a Pacer, by definition, cannot be not broken?
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« Reply #41 on: January 15, 2008, 18:50:41 »
There was only one out of action today by the looks of it.
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« Reply #42 on: January 15, 2008, 19:53:04 »
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There was only one out of action today by the looks of it.

Good!
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« Reply #43 on: January 15, 2008, 22:28:08 »
Quote from: Jim on January 15, 2008, 18:30:21
It got used for spares to keep the others running.

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« Reply #44 on: January 16, 2008, 09:53:28 »
Quote from: devon_metro on January 14, 2008, 19:46:39
Will be interesting as the 1751 ish from Exeter St Davids, fairly peak hour all stopper, will need replacing and FGW▸ (First Great Western) don't have that many 142s spare with half of them tucked away in Exeter TMD▸ (Traction Maintenance Depot) broken!
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