In normal passenger service that is probably correct, but as I mentioned earlier in this thread, 156502 reached Dover enroute to Holland in 1989.
I can think of at least two occasions when I've caught one to or from Menston, so yes. Somewhere I have a photo of 150207 at Bradford FS in First North Western colours.
Yes, i deffo remember seeing 142s in orange, blue, and chocolate & cream working those Chester to Helsby via Hooton trains. But im not sure if any 15x sets worked across it. I would imagine they mustve done if they were short of a 142.
Yes you are correct I did have a two car 156 on a afternoon pm service from helsby to Chester via hooton back in summer 1992. After 108 dmus ended. Just before 101s and 142s was commonly used on this line. Which in turn got replaced by emus due to ellesmere port electrification. On a network north west rail rover zone 3 day ticket remember them at the time. But that's keeping those old special day tkts brief only for this thread.
I witnessed them arriving at Cardiff - which is just as poor at narrowing down the route!
Chester-Hooton-Helsby and Bidston-Wrexham went over to Pacers at much the same time as Merseyrail reached Hooton. At that time the 150/1s were based at Derby and working long-distance services, more likely to appear at Chester bound for Holyhead.
Doesn't anything leaving Brighton travel North of Brighton?
I mean north of the West Coastway
I seem to recall a 158 (or maybe a pair) travelling to Hillside for the Open golf one year... went up the freight line from Wavertree, on at Bootle, dropped off at Hillside and went on to Southport. I seem to remember a piece on it in Rail and I'm sure it mentioned it getting stones or bottles thrown at it in the slightly less salubrious areas of north Liverpool. I could of course have made all that up.
Tweedbank is either 2x158 or 170
Was operated by 153’s prior to the peaple movera
Yep. There was a tunnel closure (Knightswood?) between Westerton and Anniesland in the 1990s or early 2000s IIRC so for the duration of the closure Milngavie was served by extended Maryhill trains
I know Buxton services ran from Manchester Victoria and Denton to Stockport, whether this was the same time
During the very early 1990s when the Stourbridge Town branch was being worked by both 121s and 153s, both 150106, and 150122 worked it. On 2 occasions around the sane time I know 158s also worked it. Never saw a 156 tho.Thanks both for clarifying.
Around 2010-2012 ish, there was a regular diagram which used any 2 Pacer or Sprinter units in multiple, covering a 333 on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines.
Can't be certain as it's a long time ago, but I think I had the odd 155 and 156 amongst the sea of 142s & 144s before the wires went up.
