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« on: November 11, 2009, 12:55:17 »

Hi everyone I stayed in paignton last week with a friend and happend to notice for the whole week there was not one single class 143 on the exmouth/barnstaple/paignton lines have they moved again because I couldent even see any on exeter st davids sidings! Whats happend to them ? Undecided
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« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2009, 12:59:22 »

Hi everyone I stayed in paignton last week

Firstly, poor you  Cheesy

with a friend and happend to notice for the whole week there was not one single class 143 on the exmouth/barnstaple/paignton lines have they moved again because I couldent even see any on exeter st davids sidings! Whats happend to them ? Undecided

They will be about, two should be working in Bristol, the other 6 (?) either hidden in the shed at Exeter or working on Devon Metro services. Spending hours at Exeter would probably make it possible to see them all.
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« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2009, 19:43:58 »

plus there are a few stopped at exe and spm depots for various repairs
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2009, 10:56:28 »

working on Devon Metro services.

During the thankfully short period the failed Devon metro timetable was in operation under Wessex trains you would be very unlikely to find a 143 anywhere near Devon.
Devon Metro was dumped best part of 5 years ago

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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2009, 17:30:07 »

Call it triangle of doom if you must!
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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2009, 15:05:16 »

Thanks for that everyone ! lol @ poor us staying in paignton  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2009, 11:09:35 »

Call it triangle of doom if you must!

We do  Grin
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