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I remember going down to Codnor Park Junction to see one of those (with extra power cars) en route to the Settle & Carlisle when it was "at risk" - now THAT deserved an award for bravery!maxnod:58571 wrote: And finally a visitor, familiar to Southerners, but a Stranger to us in the Midlands and all points north...
A Hastings 'Thumper' unit on a Railtour from.....
Hastings!
one of my managers was on that trip, he spent a good while reminiscing to me about it!MDLR:58584 wrote:I remember going down to Codnor Park Junction to see one of those (with extra power cars) en route to the Settle & Carlisle when it was "at risk" - now THAT deserved an award for bravery!maxnod:58571 wrote: And finally a visitor, familiar to Southerners, but a Stranger to us in the Midlands and all points north...
A Hastings 'Thumper' unit on a Railtour from.....
Hastings!
I see the LEV was also running....................
Strange that the 'Thumper' has attracted more comments than Matt's L&MVLR 'R. B. Earle'bessytractor:58699 wrote:one of my managers was on that trip, he spent a good while reminiscing to me about it!MDLR:58584 wrote:I remember going down to Codnor Park Junction to see one of those (with extra power cars) en route to the Settle & Carlisle when it was "at risk" - now THAT deserved an award for bravery!maxnod:58571 wrote: And finally a visitor, familiar to Southerners, but a Stranger to us in the Midlands and all points north...
A Hastings 'Thumper' unit on a Railtour from.....
Hastings!
I see the LEV was also running....................
(although I suppose somebody would have said if they were 
)
George:58784 wrote:Theres another LEV at NNR - the infamous LEV1 its now in running order, and the NRM who owns it has finally given us permission to paint the under frame i believe.
Although of course LEV1 is much more ugly than RB004 :lol:
! Having been forced to train on 142 & 143 Leyland/hunslet/BREL knackers the thought of anyone preserving the Lev & RB is just beyond strange. Worst possible things I have ever witnessed! 
maxnod:58806 wrote:Cable brakes!!??!! FFS!!??
(Errm, can I say that on here?)
That said 1 pacer should be preserved, as a warning!Hate to say it... but with the change of job I've got... I (will) end up working on 142/3's, 150/1 & /2's 153s and maybe the odd 158! Ohhh the joys:)Pendo Pilot:58808 wrote:Oh I forgot to mention the terrible flange squeal (that makes migrane inducing noise in the cab), the lack of sanding & the fact they slide like a greased goose, freight derived suspension & flipping bus doors that break train wire 4 & shove the brakes in if you hit any bump going.
I thought the same, and said so to a friend at school (this was many many moons ago). He agreed with reservations pointing out a couple of very pertinent facts. He lived near Cattal, on the Harrogate loop where those things had just been introduced. First, the first gen units they'd had before were on there very last legs and hadn't been brilliant to start with. Second, Maggie's government didn't like trains and railways, especially unprofitable ones, and only with the greatest reluctance did it allow BR to spend it's own money on the provincial sector. There was no money for shiny new "proper" DMUs, so Leyland Nationals were the only option. We could have had them on parcel van chassis..............or on rubber tyres with numberplates front and rear. Yes, they're a very inferior sort of train but a **** sight better than no trains at all. Whatever else they may have done, they did at least keep some lines open we might well have otherwise lost.Pendo Pilot:58804 wrote: However the whole thread is ruined thanks to those rancid Leyland/ thatcher sell off pieces of junk!