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This is a bit like watching a penalty shootout.... Have we got pundits in the ground to see what actually happens?

I’ve had word that both units are going to Landore this evening, you may want to see what has been set up in Genius (I don’t have access) this means either or both could be detached from their respective diagrams before the end and sent to Canton.

As it stands if both units stay on their passenger diagrams then revenue earning U.K. pacer operation ends tonight with 143 609 on the 22:38 Bridgend to Cardiff Central. Ironically this unit isn’t allocated for preservation.

Thanks for this, I’m not there myself but have a friend on his way to Cardiff now and the gen is much appreciated

Not all will be scrapped, no idea on numbers.

I doubt they will last beyond Saturday. I think it is 602 and one other off tomorrow so that leaves four or five useable units for the rest of the week. Forget any talk of an extension I happen to know that sales have gone through and the units end on or before May 31st but I strongly suspect...

143 601 is now parked on Canton depot and diagram 103 is running as 2x150 1622029029 143 616 has just turned up at Cardiff Central on the rear of the 11:37 Bridgend to Aberdare.

Many thanks for this, if I see any changes I’ll post here.

Thanks for the Gen, I am hoping to come down tomorrow for one last hoorah so any gen for the morning would be very much appreciated.

Not the elusive 616 by any chance.....

I have only seen 602 out so far this morning,attached to 150252.This was about 08.45 as my train was 09.00 to Carmarthen. 601 has just been detached from the rear of the 13:33 ex Penarth at Cardiff Central and run off to the depot.

If genius has screwed up can we assume 601 is still on 101 diagram?

Are any out today?

So as it stands if no more pacers drop after today then 143 616 has the honour of being the last one in passenger use.

They won’t go further beyond the end of May. Get them while you can!!

143 606 out today, currently on the 13:46 Bargoed to Penarth

I’ve seen reports the three GWR franchise asset units 617/8/9 are sold to the West Somerset Railway, anyone heard more on this?

Probably class 310

That’ll be the final pair off to meet their maker. Going to be strange going past the OOC HEX depot and seeing it empty....

I’m quite taken aback with all the interest in the 210 and the 457 project. With regard to the cab of the 457 the power controller we have appears to be off a 313 and it’s been there since we got the vehicle in 2000, no idea of when or why the swap occurred but the plan is to obtain the correct...