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Did you go to the open day on the sunday? it was the first in 35yrs what did you think? Did you enjoy the units on show? What did you want to see that you didn't? Anything you wanted to do or see that you couldn't????

The cummins is a much better powerfull engine to that of the perkins & the 142 is a good unit although old to todays standards but still out there in service doing the buisness.

Plus I'm nosey and like to see what the other bloke does to earn his living...........and nothing beats sitting in a nice secluded spot waiting to see what turns up next, sun on yer back with a Tetleys beer in the other. Cheers mate....!:p:p:p Take yourself up to Huddersfield station 2x...

Inside the cab the panel to the right hand side of the driver there is a key pad this is used to key the number in of the destination, however when these have been used in the south they don't always tally with the north say london is code 525 leeds could be 525 they just need programming for...

Do they belong to fastline? If so they work nights when your all in bed and the railways are asleep.

153,155,156,158,142,144,150/1/2,321,333, think thats about it. A great job with plenty of time off but we do work through the night & bank holidays weekends etc.

As i work for the railway as a fitter repairing these things i know what i enjoy from a mechanical side of things but what do you like? I see many spotters at stations about the area when working i chat to a few, have taken the odd photo for them like underneath, engines,inside a cupboard...

Sounds like a rattly perkins.

142 what a fantastic train they keep me busy fixing them!