Recent content by eternal142

Thanks for the information guys, really interesting. Quite a history our 158's have had and nowhere need the simplified idea I had in my head!! I would have thought that 51 185’s would have make quite an impact, but the arguments above have put me right! I guess we are stuck with 142’s for a...

This answers my question...really interesting thanks. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- agreed, pehaps some of the non Manchester Caldervale metro trains....not really necessary for a 158, equally Middlesbro - Carlisle not really suited to a pacer.

sorry, I meant through a process of cascading from the 185's, the 158's will have replaced something... somewhere down the bottom of the pile something (perhaps a 142) should have gone. I beginning to think my question is a hell of lot more complicated than I originally thought...

Very true...interesting comments thanks guys. I had assumed seen as Northern seem to have quite a lot (less the WYPTE and NorthWestern) that the bulk would have come from TPX. Never a simple answer where the DFT involved eh. I want to know what impact the 185's had on rolling stock...

I am wondering, while it was some time ago, when Northern got all the TPX 158's (of which they now seem to have quite a lot) what happened to whatever they replaced?? Every single time recently I have headed to Yorkshire for many Caldervale, Hull York & York - Leeds journeys I have traveled...