Comments on: Nick Clegg does not like class 142s http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/transport/nick-clegg-does-not-like-class-142s/ The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 By: Tim Hall http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/transport/nick-clegg-does-not-like-class-142s/comment-page-1/#comment-67755 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:47:57 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=11812#comment-67755 There are plenty of the things in South Wales. Cardiff Central is always crawling with them.

That BBC piece implies that the Manchester-Leeds route is Pacers, when it’s actually 185s, relatively new and spacious stock. Problem is overcrowding at peak times.

]]> By: Martyn Read http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/transport/nick-clegg-does-not-like-class-142s/comment-page-1/#comment-67754 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:34:11 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=11812#comment-67754 I blame the Northern Mafia who would have us all believe that every train between Birmingham and Hadrians wall is a pacer and none exist anywhere else. ..

]]> By: Tim Hall http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/transport/nick-clegg-does-not-like-class-142s/comment-page-1/#comment-67753 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:11:02 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=11812#comment-67753 I forgot they have a handful of 143s.

]]> By: Martyn Read http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/railways/transport/nick-clegg-does-not-like-class-142s/comment-page-1/#comment-67752 Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:02:33 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=11812#comment-67752 I keep having to remind people that FGW still rosters Pacers! ;)

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